ܩܫܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܩܫܐ

Etymology 1

Root
ܩ ܫ ܫ‎ (q š š)
2 terms

From Aramaic קַשָׁא‎ (qaššā) with a lengthening of the first syllable to /ā/; compare also the same in Arabic قِسّ‎ (qiss) and قِسِّيس‎ (qissīs).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [qɑːʃɑː]

Noun

ܩܵܫܵܐ • (qāšā) m (plural ܩܵܫܹ̈ܐ (qāšē))

  1. (Christianity) priest, pastor, presbyter
    ‏ܪܵܒܝܼ ܩܵܫܵܐ ܝܘܿܚܲܢܵܢ‎ ― rābī qāšā yoḥannān ― Priest John
    Synonyms: ܟܵܗܢܵܐ‎ (kāhnā), ܐܲܒ݂ܵܐ‎ (aḇā)
Inflection
See also

Etymology 2

Root
ܩ ܫ ܐ‎ (q š ʾ)
3 terms

From Aramaic קְשָׁא‎ (qəšā); compare Hebrew קָשָׁה‎ (kashá) and Arabic قَسَا‎ (to be harsh).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [qɑːʃeː]

Verb

ܩܵܫܹܐ • (qāšē) (present participle ܩܫܵܝܵܐ‎ (qšāyā), past participle ܩܸܫܝܵܐ‎ (qišyā))

  1. (intransitive) to harden, stiffen
  2. (intransitive) to solidify
Conjugation
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