ܩܫܝܫܬܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology
From the root ܩ-ܫ-ܫ (q-š-š) related to growing old. Compare Arabic قِسِّيْسَة (qissaysa(t)) and Hebrew קְשִׁישָׁה (qəšîšâ).
Pronunciation
Noun
ܩܫܝܫܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܩܫܝܫܬܐ, singular masculine counterpart ܩܫܝܫܐ)
- ancient, ancestor, foremother
- elder, grandmother
- (Christianity) priestess, pastoress, presbyteress
- chief or presider of a banquet; host
Inflection
declension of ܩܫܝܫܬܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܩܫܝܫܐ | ܩܫܝܫܢ |
| construct | ܩܫܝܫܬ | ܩܫܝܫܬ |
| emphatic | ܩܫܝܫܬܐ | ܩܫܝܫܬܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܩܫܝܫܬܝ | ܩܫܝܫܬܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܩܫܝܫܬܟ | ܩܫܝܫܬܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܩܫܝܫܬܟܝ | ܩܫܝܫܬܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܩܫܝܫܬܗ | ܩܫܝܫܬܗ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܩܫܝܫܬܗ | ܩܫܝܫܬܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܩܫܝܫܬܢ | ܩܫܝܫܬܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܩܫܝܫܬܟܘܢ | ܩܫܝܫܬܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܩܫܝܫܬܟܝܢ | ܩܫܝܫܬܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܩܫܝܫܬܗܘܢ | ܩܫܝܫܬܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܩܫܝܫܬܗܝܢ | ܩܫܝܫܬܗܝܢ |
References
- “q$y$h”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français : Syriac–English Dictionary, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 332b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 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, p. 1419b
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