ܩܫܒܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܩܫܒ̈ܐ

Etymology

From Aramaic קַשְׁבָּא (qašbā), from Akkadian 𒋡𒀾𒁉 (/⁠qašbu⁠/); also found in Arabic قَسْب (qasb).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [qaʃ.bɑː]

Noun

ܩܲܫܒܵܐ • (qašbā) m sg (plural ܩܲܫܒܹ̈ܐ (qašbē))

1. dried date

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܲܫܒܵܐ (qašbā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܩܲܫܒܝܼ (qašbī)		ܩܲܫܒܲܢ (qašban)
	construct	ܩܫܲܒ݂ (qšaḇ)	2nd person	ܩܲܫܒܘܼܟ݂ (qašbūḵ)	ܩܲܫܒܵܟ݂ܝ (qašbāḵ)	ܩܲܫܒܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qašbāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܲܫܒܵܐ (qašbā)	3rd person	ܩܲܫܒܹܗ (qašbēh)	ܩܲܫܒܵܗ̇ (qašbāh)	ܩܲܫܒܗܘܿܢ (qašbhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܩܲܫܒܝܼ̈ (qašbī)		ܩܲܫܒܲܢ̈ (qašban)
	construct	ܩܲܫܒܲܝ̈ (qašbay)	2nd person	ܩܲܫܒܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (qašbūḵ)	ܩܲܫܒܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (qašbāḵ)	ܩܲܫܒܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qašbāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܲܫܒܹ̈ܐ (qašbē)	3rd person	ܩܲܫܒܘܼ̈ܗܝ (qašbūh)	ܩܲܫܒ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (qašbōh)	ܩܲܫܒܗ̈ܘܿܢ (qašbhōn)

See also

• ܕܸܩܠܵܐ (diqlā)
• ܬܲܡܪܵܐ (tamrā)
• ܚܘܼܪܡܵܐ (ḥurmā)

Classical Syriac

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qaʃbɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [qaʃbe] (plural)

Etymology 1

From Akkadian 𒋡𒀾𒁉 (/⁠qašbu⁠/). Also found in Jewish Babylonian Aramaic קַשְׁבָּא (qašbā) and Arabic قَسْب (qasb).

Noun

ܩܫܒܐ • (qašbā) m (plural ܩܫܒܐ (qašbē))

1. dried date

Inflection

    inflection of ܩܫܒܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܩܫܒ	ܩܫܒܝܢ
construct	ܩܫܒ	ܩܫܒܝ
emphatic	ܩܫܒܐ	ܩܫܒܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܩܫܒܝ	ܩܫܒܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܩܫܒܟ	ܩܫܒܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܩܫܒܟܝ	ܩܫܒܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܩܫܒܗ	ܩܫܒܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܩܫܒܗ	ܩܫܒܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܩܫܒܢ	ܩܫܒܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܩܫܒܟܘܢ	ܩܫܒܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܩܫܒܟܝܢ	ܩܫܒܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܩܫܒܗܘܢ	ܩܫܒܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܩܫܒܗܝܢ	ܩܫܒܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܩ-ܫ-ܒ (q-š-b) related to awareness. Compare Hebrew קֶשֶׁב (qéšeḇ).

Noun

ܩܫܒܐ • (qašbā) m (plural ܩܫܒܐ (qašbē))

1. sign, beckoning

Inflection

    inflection of ܩܫܒܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܩܫܒ	ܩܫܒܝܢ
construct	ܩܫܒ	ܩܫܒܝ
emphatic	ܩܫܒܐ	ܩܫܒܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܩܫܒܝ	ܩܫܒܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܩܫܒܟ	ܩܫܒܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܩܫܒܟܝ	ܩܫܒܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܩܫܒܗ	ܩܫܒܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܩܫܒܗ	ܩܫܒܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܩܫܒܢ	ܩܫܒܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܩܫܒܟܘܢ	ܩܫܒܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܩܫܒܟܝܢ	ܩܫܒܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܩܫܒܗܘܢ	ܩܫܒܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܩܫܒܗܝܢ	ܩܫܒܝܗܝܢ

References

• “qšb”, 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, page 333a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 522b
• 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 1418a–b