ܩܢܝܢܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܩ-ܢ-ܐ (q-n-ʾ) related to possessing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qɛnjɑnɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [qɛnjɑne(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܩܢܝܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܩܢܝܢܐ)

1. possession, property, chattel
2. goods, substance
3. herd, beast of burden (especially cattle)
4. power, means

Inflection

    inflection of ܩܢܝܢܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܩܢܝܢ	ܩܢܝܢܝܢ
construct	ܩܢܝܢ	ܩܢܝܢܝ
emphatic	ܩܢܝܢܐ	ܩܢܝܢܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܩܢܝܢܝ	ܩܢܝܢܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܩܢܝܢܟ	ܩܢܝܢܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܩܢܝܢܟܝ	ܩܢܝܢܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܩܢܝܢܗ	ܩܢܝܢܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܩܢܝܢܗ	ܩܢܝܢܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܩܢܝܢܢ	ܩܢܝܢܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܩܢܝܢܟܘܢ	ܩܢܝܢܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܩܢܝܢܟܝܢ	ܩܢܝܢܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܩܢܝܢܗܘܢ	ܩܢܝܢܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܩܢܝܢܗܝܢ	ܩܢܝܢܝܗܝܢ

References

• “qnyn”, 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, p. 322b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 511a
• 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. 1385a