Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Root
ܩ ܪ ܢ (q r n)
1 term

Etymology

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From Aramaic קַרְנָא (qarnā), from Proto-Semitic *ḳarn-; compare Akkadian 𒋛 (qarnum), Arabic قَرْن (qarn), Hebrew קֶרֶן (kéren), Ugaritic 𐎖𐎗𐎐 (qrn).

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Noun

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ܩܲܪܢܵܐ (qarnāf sg (plural ܩܲܪ̈ܢܹܐ (qarnē) or ܩܲܪ̈ܢܵܬ݂ܹܐ (qarnāṯē) or ܩܲܪ̈ܢܵܢܹܐ (qarnānē))

  1. (animal anatomy) horn, antler
    • Genesis 22:13:
      ܘܡܘܼܪܸܡ ܠܹܗ ܐܲܒ݂ܪܵܗܵܡ ܥܲܝܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ ܘܚܙܹܐ ܠܹܗ، ܘܗܵܐ ܟܸܒ݂ܫܵܐ ܠܒܵܬ݂ܪܹܗ، ܕܒ݂ܝܼܩܵܐ ܒܣܲܢܝܵܐ ܒܝܲܕ݂ ܩܲܪ̈ܢܘܼܗܝ
      w-mūrim lēh aḇrāhām ˁaynūh w-ḥzē lēh, w-hā kiḇšā l-bāṯrēh, dḇīqā b-sanyā byaḏ qarnūh
      And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in a thicket his horns
  2. (music) horn, trumpet, bugle
    • Luke 1:69:
      ܡܘܼܩܸܡ ܠܹܗ ܐܸܠܲܢ ܩܲܪܢܵܐ ܕܦܘܼܪܩܵܢܵܐ، ܡ̣ܢ ܒܲܝܬܵܐ ܕܕܵܘܝܼܕ݂ ܥܲܒ݂ܕܹܗ.
      mūqim lēh illan qarnā d-purqānā, min baytā d-dāwīḏ ˁaḇdēh.
      And has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David
  3. (automotive) horn, hooter, klaxon
  4. (anatomy) cornea
  5. (business, finance) capital
  6. (orthography) projection, tittle, hook (of a letter)
  7. (botany) dittany
  8. kind of measure (equalling 12 pints)

Usage notes

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The plural ܩܲܪ̈ܢܹܐ (qarnē) is used for literal senses while ܩܲܪ̈ܢܵܬ݂ܹܐ (qarnāṯē) is used for figurative senses.

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Classical Syriac

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Semitic *ḳarn-; compare Akkadian 𒋛 (qarnum), Arabic قَرْن (qarn), Hebrew קֶרֶן (qéren), Ugaritic 𐎖𐎗𐎐 (qrn).

Pronunciation

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  • (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [ˈqar.nɑ]
  • (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈqar.nɑ]
  • (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈqɑr.no]

Noun

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ܩܪܢܐ (qarnāf (plural ܩܪܢܐ (qarnē) or ܩܪܢܬܐ (qarnāṯā))

  1. (animal anatomy) horn, antler; claw (of a crab)
    • Peshitta, Genesis 22:13:
      ܘܐܪܝܡ ܐܒܪܗܡ ܥܝܢܘ̈ܗܝ ܘܚܙܐ: ܘܗܐ ܕܟܪܐ ܚܕ ܐܚܝܕ ܒܣܘܟܬܐ ܒܩܪ̈ܢܬܗ
      wə-ʾărīm ʾaḇrāhām ʿaynaw[hy] wa-ḥəzā, wə-hā ḏeḵrā ḥaḏ ʾăḥīḏ bə-sawkəṯā ḇə-qarnāṯēh
      And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns
  2. (music) horn, trumpet
    • Peshitta, Luke 1:69:
      ܘܐܩܝܡ ܠܢ ܩܪܢܐ ܕܦܘܪܩܢܐ ܒܒܝܬܗ ܕܕܘܝܕ ܥܒܕܗ
      wə-ʾăqīm lan qarnā ḏə-p̄ūrqānā ḇə-ḇaytēh ḏə-ḏāwīḏ ʿaḇdēh
      And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David
  3. horn-shaped jar, phial
  4. (anatomy) cornea
  5. corn, horny excrescence
  6. (geometry) angle, corner
  7. (architecture) wing (of building)
  8. (military) wing (of army)
  9. extreme part
  10. top, peak, summit
  11. end, border
  12. arm, armrest
  13. (business, finance) capital
  14. power
  15. pride
  16. (orthography) projection, tittle, hook (of a letter)
  17. (botany) dittany
  18. kind of measure (equalling 12 pints)
Usage notes
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Usually, the plural ܩܪܢܐ (qarnē) is used for literal senses while ܩܪܢܬܐ (qarnāṯā) is used for figurative senses.

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Etymology 2

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From Persian قران (qerân).

Pronunciation

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  • (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [q(ə.)ˈrɑ.nɑ]
  • (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈqrɑ.nɑ]
  • (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈqro.no]

Noun

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ܩܪܢܐ (qərānām (plural ܩܪܢܐ)

  1. qiran, kran
  2. franc
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References

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  • qrn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2012-03-01
  • qrn2”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2021-07-22
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 331a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 520a
  • 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, pages 1412b-1413a