Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Etymology

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Root
ܩ ܢ ܛ (q n ṭ)
2 terms

Compare Arabic قَنَط (qanaṭ).

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard) IPA(key): [qɪn.tˤɑ]

Noun

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ܩܸܢܛܵܐ (qinṭām sg (plural ܩܸܢܛܹ̈ܐ (qinṭē))

  1. danger, risk, hazard, peril, calamity, jeopardy
    Synonym: ܩܹܘܲܢܕܹܝܢܘܿܣ (qēwandēnōs)
    Antonym: ܫܲܝܢܵܐ (šaynā)

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Classical Syriac

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [qɛntˤɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [qɛntˤe(ʔ)] (plural)

Etymology 1

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From the root ܩ-ܢ-ܛ (q-n-ṭ) related to fearing. Compare Arabic قَنَط (qanaṭ).

Noun

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ܩܢܛܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܩܢܛܐ)

  1. fear, dread
  2. danger, risk
  3. suspicion
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Etymology 2

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Possibly from Ancient Greek κελέοντες (keléontes).

Noun

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ܩܢܛܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܩܢܛܐ)

  1. beam (of a loom)
    Synonyms: ܢܘܠܐ, ܢܝܪܐ
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References

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  • qnṭ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2012-04-03
  • qnṭˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2012-04-03
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 323b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 510b
  • 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, p. 1382a