ܩܫܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Compare Hebrew קֶשֶׁת‎ (késhet) and Arabic قَوْس‎ (qaws, “bow”).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [qəʃ.tɑː]

Noun

ܩܸܫܬܵܐ • (qišta) m (plural ܩܸܫܬܹ̈ܐ (qište))

  1. (archery) bow
  2. (architecture) arch
  3. row, semicircle

Declension

Proper noun

ܩܸܫܬܵܐ • (Qišta) m

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

See also

Zodiac signs in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic (layout · text)
ܐܸܡܪܵܐ‎ (imrā) ♈︎ ܬܵܘܪܵܐ‎ (tāwrā) ♉︎ ܬܐܘܿܡܹ̈ܐ‎ (tʾomē) ♊︎ ܣܲܪܛܵܢܵܐ‎ (sarṭānā) ♋︎
ܐܲܪܝܵܐ‎ (aryā) ♌︎ ܒܬܘܼܠܬܵܐ‎ (btultā) ♍︎ ܡܲܬܩܵܠܵܐ‎ (matqālā) ♎︎ ܥܵܩܸܪܒ݂ܵܐ‎ (ʿāqirḇā) ♏︎
ܩܸܫܬܵܐ (qištā) ♐︎ ܓܲܕܝܵܐ‎ (gadyā) ♑︎ ܕܵܘܠܵܐ‎ (dāwlā) ♒︎ ܢܘܼܢܹ̈ܐ‎ (nunē) ♓︎

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Compare Hebrew קֶשֶׁת‎ (qéšeṯ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [qɛʃtɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [qɛʃte], [qɛʃtɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܩܫܬܐ • (transliteration needed) c (plural ܩܫܬܬܐ‎ or ܩܫܬܐ)

  1. (archery) bow
  2. (weather) rainbow
  3. (architecture) arch
  4. row, semicircle
Usage notes

The plural form ܩܫܬܐ‎ (qeštēʾ) is rare.

Inflection
See also

Etymology 2

Modified from above. Compare Hebrew קַשָּׁת‎ (qaššāṯ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [qaʃʃɑθɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [qaʃʃɑθe] (plural)

Noun

ܩܫܬܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܩܫܬܐ)

  1. (archery) archer, bowman
Inflection
See also

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [qɑʃtɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [qɑʃɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܩܫܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܩܫܬܐ)

  1. (dialectal) doorknocker
Inflection

Etymology 4

Compare Arabic قَشَّة‎ (qašša) and قَشّ‎ (qašš) and Hebrew קַשׁ‎ (qaš).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [qɛʃ(ʃə)θɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [qɛʃʃɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܩܫܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܩܫܬܐ)

  1. stubble, dry stalks or grass or leaves
  2. picking up sticks, gathering dry leaves
Inflection

References

  • “qšt”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • “qštˀ”, 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, pp. 332b, 333a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pp. 522b, 523a
  • 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, pp. 1418a, 1420b-1421a
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