ܩܨܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܩ ܨ ܨ (q ṣ ṣ)
2 terms

Compare Arabic قَصّ (qaṣṣ, “top or middle of the chest”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [qɪsˤ.sˤɑː]

Noun

ܩܸܨܵܐ • (qiṣṣā) m (plural ܩܸܨܹ̈ܐ (qiṣṣē))

1. (anatomy) forehead (part of face above eyebrows)

   Synonym: ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܥܲܝܢܹ̈ܐ (bēṯ ˁaynē)

   • Revelation 22:4:

     ܒܸܬ ܚܵܙܝܼ ܦܲܐܬ݂ܹܗ، ܘܫܸܡܹܗ ܒܸܬ ܗܵܘܹܐ ܥܲܠ ܩܸܨܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ.

     bit ḥāzī paˀṯēh, w-šimmēh bit hāwē ˁal qiṣṣayhōn-.

     They shall see His face, and His name shall be on their foreheads.

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܸܨܵܐ (qiṣṣā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܩܸܨܝܼ (qiṣī)		ܩܸܨܲܢ (qiṣṣan)
	construct	ܩܸܨ (qiṣ)	2nd person	ܩܸܨܘܼܟ݂ (qiṣūḵ)	ܩܸܨܵܟ݂ܝ (qiṣṣāḵ)	ܩܸܨܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qiṣṣāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܸܨܵܐ (qiṣṣā)	3rd person	ܩܸܨܹܗ (qiṣṣēh)	ܩܸܨܵܗ̇ (qiṣṣāh)	ܩܸܨܗܘܿܢ (qiṣhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܩܸܨܝܼ̈ (qiṣī)		ܩܸܨܲܢ̈ (qiṣṣan)
	construct	ܩܸܨܲܝ̈ (qiṣṣay)	2nd person	ܩܸܨܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (qiṣūḵ)	ܩܸܨܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (qiṣṣāḵ)	ܩܸܨܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qiṣṣāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܸܨܹ̈ܐ (qiṣṣē)	3rd person	ܩܸܨܘܼ̈ܗܝ (qiṣūh)	ܩܸܨ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (qiṣṣōh)	ܩܸܨܗ̈ܘܿܢ (qiṣhōn)

Etymology 2

Root
ܩ ܨ ܐ (q ṣ ˀ)
1 term

Inherited from Aramaic קְצָא (qəṣā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [qɑːsˤeː]

Verb

ܩܵܨܹܐ • (qāṣē) (present participle ܩܨܵܝܵܐ (qṣāyā), past participle ܩܸܨܝܵܐ (qiṣyā))

1. (transitive, intransitive) to break and separate into pieces

   ܩܨܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܠܲܚܡܵܐ ― qṣē lēh laḥmā ― He broke the bread

   ܥܸܙܲܩܬܝܼ ܩܨܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇ ― ˁizzaqtī qṣē lāh ― My ring broke.

   • Matthew 26:26:

     ܘܟܲܕ݂ ܒܹܐ݇ܟ݂ܵܠܵܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܘ، ܫܩܝܼܠ ܠܹܗ ܝܼܫܘܿܥ ܠܲܚܡܵܐ ܘܡܒܘܼܪܸܟ݂ ܠܹܗ ܘܩܨܹܐ ܠܹܗ، ܘܝܘܼܗ݇ܒ݂ܹܠ ܠܹܗ ܠܬܲܠܡܝܼܕ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ ܘܐ݇ܡܝܼܪ ܠܹܗ: «ܫܩܘܿܠܘܼܢ ܐ݇ܟ݂ܘܿܠܘܼܢ، ܗܵܢܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܦܲܓ݂ܪܝܼ».

     w-kaḏ bēḵālā ìwā, šqīl lēh īšōˁ laḥmā w-mbūriḵ lēh w-qṣē lēh, w-yūḇēl lēh l-talmīḏūh w-mīr lēh: “šqōlūn ḵōlūn, hānā ìlēh paḡrī”.

     And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to the disciples and said: “Take, eat; this is My body.”

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܩܵܨܹܐ (qāṣē)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܩܨܹܐ ܠܝܼ (qṣē lī)	ܩܨܹܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (qṣē lūḵ)	ܩܨܹܐ ܠܹܗ (qṣē lēh)	ܩܨܹܐ ܠܲܢ (qṣē lan)	ܩܨܹܐ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qṣē lāwḵōn)	ܩܨܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ (qṣē lhōn)
	f		ܩܨܹܐ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (qṣē lāḵ)	ܩܨܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇ (qṣē lāh)
non-past	m	ܩܵܨܹܝܢ (qāṣēn)	ܩܵܨܹܝܬ (qāṣēt)	ܩܵܨܹܐ (qāṣē)	ܩܵܨܲܚ (qāṣaḥ)	ܩܵܨܹܝܬܘܿܢ (qāṣētōn)	ܩܵܨܝܼ (qāṣī)
	f	ܩܵܨܝܵܢ (qāṣyān)	ܩܵܨܝܵܬܝ (qāṣyāt)	ܩܵܨܝܵܐ (qāṣyā)
imperative	m		ܩܨܝܼ (qṣī)			ܩܨܹܝܡܘܼܢ (qṣēmūn)
	f		ܩܨܹܐ (qṣē)

See also

• ܬܵܒ݂ܹܪ (tāḇēr)
• ܫܵܡܹܛ (šāmēṭ)
• ܩܵܐܸܨ (qāˀiṣ)