ܩܢܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܩܢܝܐ

Etymology

From Aramaic קַנְיָא (qanəya), from Akkadian 𒄀 (qanûm); compare Arabic قَنَاة (qanāh), Ancient Greek κάννα (kánna), Hebrew קָנֶה (kané). Doublet of ܩܲܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (qanīṯā, “channel”), ܩܵܢܘܿܢܵܐ (qānōnā, “law, cannon”), and ܟܢܘܼܢܬܵܐ (knuntā, “wrist; plumb line”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [qan.jɑː] (in the singular)
  • IPA^(key): [qənaj.jɑː] (in the plural)

Noun

ܩܲܢܝܵܐ • (qanyā) m sg (plural ܩ̈ܢܲܝܵܐ (qnayyā) or ܩܲܢܝܹ̈ܐ (qanyē))

1. pen, reed pen
2. reed, cane, stem
3. straw, stalk, haulm
4. rope of twisted rushes

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܲܢܝܵܐ (qanyā)
number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܩܲܢܝܝܼ (qanyī)		ܩܲܢܝܲܢ (qanyan)
	construct	ܩܢܹܐ (qnē)	2nd person	ܩܲܢܝܘܼܟ݂ (qanyūḵ)	ܩܲܢܝܵܟ݂ܝ (qanyāḵ)	ܩܲܢܝܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qanyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܲܢܝܵܐ (qanyā)	3rd person	ܩܲܢܝܹܗ (qanyēh)	ܩܲܢܝܵܗ̇ (qanyāh)	ܩܲܢܝܗܘܿܢ (qanihōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܩܢܲܝܝܼ̈ (qnayī)		ܩܢܲܝܲܢ̈ (qnayyan)
	construct	ܩܢܲܝ̈ (qnay)	2nd person	ܩܢܲܝܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (qnayūḵ)	ܩܢܲܝܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (qnayyāḵ)	ܩܢܲܝܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qnayyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܢܲܝܹ̈ܐ (qnayyē)	3rd person	ܩܢܲܝܘܼ̈ܗܝ (qnayūh)	ܩܢܲܝ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (qnayyōh)	ܩܢܲܝܗ̈ܘܿܢ (qnayhōn)

Derived terms

• ܩܲܢܝܵܐ ܕܐܲܒ݂ܵܪܵܐ (qanyā d-aḇārā, “pencil”)
• ܩܲܢܝܵܐ ܕܢܲܡܛܵܐ (qanyā d-namṭā, “marker pen, felt-tip pen”)
• ܩܲܢܝܵܐ ܕܫܲܥܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (qanyā d-šaˁūṯā, “crayon”)
• ܩܲܢܝܵܐ ܡܲܩܫܝܵܢܵܐ (qanyā maqšyānā, “highlighter”)

 

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Akkadian qanûm.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qanjɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [q(ə)najjɑ], [qanjɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܩܢܝܐ • (qanyā) m (plural ܩܢܝܬܐ (qanyāṯā) or ܩܢܝܐ (qenayyā))

1. reed, cane, stem
2. straw, stalk, haulm
3. rope of twisted rushes
4. reed pen, pen
5. shaft, pipe, branch of candlestick
6. (anatomy) various senses: arm, forearm; elbow; shoulder; scapula, shoulder blade, wingbone; trachea, windpipe; urinary tract, penis
7. scale, balance, beam of balance
8. measuring rod
9. various units of measurement: cubit; 8 cubits; 6 fathoms; square rod

Inflection

Irregular inflection with a stem ending in Yodh.

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܩܢܐ	ܩܢܝܢ
construct	ܩܢܐ	ܩܢܝܬ ,ܩܢܝ
emphatic	ܩܢܝܐ	ܩܢܝܬܐ ,ܩܢܝܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܩܢܝܝ	ܩܢܝܬܝ ,ܩܢܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܩܢܝܟ	ܩܢܝܬܟ ,ܩܢܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܩܢܝܟܝ	ܩܢܝܬܟܝ ,ܩܢܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܩܢܝܗ	ܩܢܝܬܗ ,ܩܢܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܩܢܝܗ	ܩܢܝܬܗ ,ܩܢܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܩܢܝܢ	ܩܢܝܬܢ ,ܩܢܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܩܢܝܟܘܢ	ܩܢܝܬܟܘܢ ,ܩܢܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܩܢܝܟܝܢ	ܩܢܝܬܟܝܢ ,ܩܢܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܩܢܝܗܘܢ	ܩܢܝܬܗܘܢ ,ܩܢܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܩܢܝܗܝܢ	ܩܢܝܬܗܝܢ ,ܩܢܝܗܝܢ

    declension of ܩܢܝܐ

Proper noun

ܩܢܝܐ • (qanyā) m

1. (astrology, astronomy) Libra (constellation and zodiac sign)

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qannɑjɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [qannɑje] (plural)

Noun

ܩܢܝܐ • (qannāyā) m (plural ܩܢܝܐ (qannāyē))

1. possessor, owner, purchaser
2. rich man
3. (grammar) qualifier, indicator

Inflection

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܩܢܝ	ܩܢܝܝܢ
construct	ܩܢܝ	ܩܢܝܝ
emphatic	ܩܢܝܐ	ܩܢܝܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܩܢܝܝ	ܩܢܝܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܩܢܝܟ	ܩܢܝܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܩܢܝܟܝ	ܩܢܝܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܩܢܝܗ	ܩܢܝܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܩܢܝܗ	ܩܢܝܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܩܢܝܢ	ܩܢܝܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܩܢܝܟܘܢ	ܩܢܝܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܩܢܝܟܝܢ	ܩܢܝܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܩܢܝܗܘܢ	ܩܢܝܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܩܢܝܗܝܢ	ܩܢܝܝܗܝܢ

    inflection of ܩܢܝܐ

Etymology 3

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qɛnjɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [q(ə)najjɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܩܢܝܐ • (qenyā) m (plural ܩܢܝܐ (qənayyā))

1. trophy

Inflection

Irregular inflection with a stem ending in Yodh.

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܩܢܐ	ܩܢܝܢ
construct	ܩܢܐ	ܩܢܝ
emphatic	ܩܢܝܐ	ܩܢܝܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܩܢܝܝ	ܩܢܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܩܢܝܟ	ܩܢܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܩܢܝܟܝ	ܩܢܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܩܢܝܗ	ܩܢܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܩܢܝܗ	ܩܢܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܩܢܝܢ	ܩܢܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܩܢܝܟܘܢ	ܩܢܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܩܢܝܟܝܢ	ܩܢܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܩܢܝܗܘܢ	ܩܢܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܩܢܝܗܝܢ	ܩܢܝܗܝܢ

    declension of ܩܢܝܐ

References

• “qnh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “qny”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “qny²”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “qnyˀ**dzkwtˀ”, 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, pages 322b, 323b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 510b
• 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 1383b-1384b