ܩܘܫܬܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
Assimilated from earlier *ܩܘܫܛܐ (qūšṭāʾ); compare Arabic قِسْط (qisṭ), Hebrew קֹשְׁטְ (qōšṭ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [quʃtɑ(ʔ)]
Inflection
Irregular absolute and construct with a varying Waw.
declension of ܩܘܫܬܐ
| state | singular (uncountable) |
|---|---|
| absolute | ܩܫܘܬ |
| construct | ܩܫܘܬ |
| emphatic | ܩܘܫܬܐ |
| possessive forms | |
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܩܘܫܬܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܩܘܫܬܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܩܘܫܬܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܩܘܫܬܗ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܩܘܫܬܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܩܘܫܬܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܩܘܫܬܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܩܘܫܬܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܩܘܫܬܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܩܘܫܬܗܝܢ |
Etymology 2
From Ancient Greek κόστος (kóstos); compare Arabic قُسْط (qusṭ).
Alternative forms
- ܩܘܣܛܘܣ (qōsṭōs)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [qoʃtɑ(ʔ)]
Noun
ܩܘܫܬܐ • (qōštāʾ) m (uncountable)
References
- “qwštˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-06-07
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français : Syriac–English Dictionary, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 315a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 499a
- 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. 1346b
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