ܩܪܝܢܐ

Classical Syriac

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qɛrjɑnɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [qɛrjɑne(ʔ)] (plural)

Etymology 1

From the root ܩ-ܪ-ܐ (q-r-ʾ) related to calling. Compare Arabic ق ر ء (q r ʔ), Hebrew ק־ר־א.

Noun

ܩܪܝܢܐ • (qeryānā) m (plural ܩܪܝܢܐ)

1. call, vocation
2. calling, invocation, appeal
3. reading, study, learning, erudition
4. science, knowledge
5. disputation
6. listening
7. (ecclesiastical) lection, lesson
8. holy scripture (especially Old Testament)
9. chapter
10. crowing, cockcrow

Inflection

    inflection of ܩܪܝܢܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܩܪܝܢ	ܩܪܝܢܝܢ
construct	ܩܪܝܢ	ܩܪܝܢܝ
emphatic	ܩܪܝܢܐ	ܩܪܝܢܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܩܪܝܢܝ	ܩܪܝܢܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܩܪܝܢܟ	ܩܪܝܢܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܩܪܝܢܟܝ	ܩܪܝܢܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܩܪܝܢܗ	ܩܪܝܢܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܩܪܝܢܗ	ܩܪܝܢܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܩܪܝܢܢ	ܩܪܝܢܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܩܪܝܢܟܘܢ	ܩܪܝܢܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܩܪܝܢܟܝܢ	ܩܪܝܢܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܩܪܝܢܗܘܢ	ܩܪܝܢܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܩܪܝܢܗܝܢ	ܩܪܝܢܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܩ-ܪ-ܐ (q-r-ʾ).

Noun

ܩܪܝܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܩܪܝܢܐ)

1. combat, strife
2. wrestling

Inflection

    inflection of ܩܪܝܢܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܩܪܝܢ	ܩܪܝܢܝܢ
construct	ܩܪܝܢ	ܩܪܝܢܝ
emphatic	ܩܪܝܢܐ	ܩܪܝܢܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܩܪܝܢܝ	ܩܪܝܢܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܩܪܝܢܟ	ܩܪܝܢܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܩܪܝܢܟܝ	ܩܪܝܢܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܩܪܝܢܗ	ܩܪܝܢܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܩܪܝܢܗ	ܩܪܝܢܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܩܪܝܢܢ	ܩܪܝܢܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܩܪܝܢܟܘܢ	ܩܪܝܢܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܩܪܝܢܟܝܢ	ܩܪܝܢܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܩܪܝܢܗܘܢ	ܩܪܝܢܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܩܪܝܢܗܝܢ	ܩܪܝܢܝܗܝܢ

References

• “qryn”, 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. 328a-b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 519b
• 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. 1409a-b