ܩܡܨܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܩܡܨܐ

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [qam.sˤɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [qam.t͡ʃˤɑː]

Noun

ܩܲܡܨܵܐ • (qamṣā) m (plural ܩܲܡܨܹ̈ܐ (qamṣē))

1. locust
   • c. 2014, ܕܝܬܩܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܒܠܫܢܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ, Aramaic Bible Translation, Inc., Matthew 3:4:

     ܠܒ݂ܘܼܫܵܐ ܕܝܘܿܚܲܢܵܢ ܡܸܢ ܣܲܥܪܵܐ ܕܓܘܼܡ̈ܠܹܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ، ܘܐܝܼܬ݂ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܠܹܗ ܙܘܼܢܵܪܵܐ ܕܓܸܠܕܵܐ ܒܚܲܨܹܗ، ܘܡܹܐܟ݂ܘܼܠܬܹܗ ܩܲܡܨܹ̈ܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܘܕܸܒ݂ܫܵܐ ܕܒܲܪܝܼܵܐ.

     lḇūšā d-yōḥannān min saˁrā d-gumlē ìwā, w-īṯ wā lēh zunnārā d-gildā b-ḥaṣṣēh, w-mēḵultēh qamṣē ìwā w-diḇšā d-barīyā.

     John wore a garment of camel 's hair and a leather belt around his waist, and his food was locusts and wild honey

2. (proscribed, dialectal) grasshopper

   Synonym: ܚܲܪܓܘܼܠܵܐ (ḥargūlā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܲܡܨܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܩܲܡܨܝܼ (qamṣī)		ܩܲܡܨܲܢ (qamṣan)
	construct	ܩܡܲܨ (qmaṣ)		2nd person	ܩܲܡܨܘܼܟ݂ (qamṣōḵ)	ܩܲܡܨܵܟ݂ܝ (qamṣāḵ)	ܩܲܡܨܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qamṣāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܲܡܨܵܐ (qamṣā)		3rd person	ܩܲܡܨܹܗ (qamṣēh)	ܩܲܡܨܵܗ̇ (qamṣāh)	ܩܲܡܨܗܘܿܢ (qamṣhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܩܲܡܨܝܼ̈ (qamṣī)		ܩܲܡܨܲܢ̈ (qamṣan)
	construct	ܩܲܡܨܲܝ̈ (qamṣay)		2nd person	ܩܲܡܨܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (qamṣōḵ)	ܩܲܡܨܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (qamṣāḵ)	ܩܲܡܨܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qamṣāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܲܡܨܹ̈ܐ (qamṣē)		3rd person	ܩܲܡܨܘܼ̈ܗܝ (qamṣūh)	ܩܲܡܨ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (qamṣōh)	ܩܲܡܨܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (qamṣayhōn)

Classical Syriac

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qamsˤɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [qamsˤe] (plural)

Noun

A locust

ܩܡܨܐ • (qamṣā) m (plural ܩܡܨܐ)

1. locust
   • 1886, Peshitta, Matthew 3.4:

     ܗܘ ܕܝܢ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܗܘܐ ܠܒܘܫܗ ܕܤܥܪܐ ܕܓܡܠܐ ܘܐܤܪ ܚܨܐ ܕܡܫܟܐ ܥܠ ܚܨܘܗܝ ܘܡܐܟܘܠܬܗ ܩܡܨܐ ܘܕܒܫܐ ܕܒܪܐ ܀

     John wore a garment of camel 's hair and a leather belt around his waist, and his food was locusts and wild honey

2. parsnip

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܡܨܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܩܡܨ		1st person	ܩܡܨܝ		ܩܡܨܢ
	construct	ܩܡܨ		2nd person	ܩܡܨܟ	ܩܡܨܟܝ	ܩܡܨܟܘܢ	ܩܡܨܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܡܨܐ		3rd person	ܩܡܨܗ	ܩܡܨܗ	ܩܡܨܗܘܢ	ܩܡܨܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܩܡܨܝܢ		1st person	ܩܡܨܝ		ܩܡܨܝܢ
	construct	ܩܡܨܝ		2nd person	ܩܡܨܝܟ	ܩܡܨܝܟܝ	ܩܡܨܝܟܘܢ	ܩܡܨܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܡܨܐ		3rd person	ܩܡܨܘܗܝ	ܩܡܨܝܗ	ܩܡܨܝܗܘܢ	ܩܡܨܝܗܝܢ

References

• “qmṣ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 322a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 509a
• Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana, Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, →ISBN, page 1379a