ܩܝܬܪܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
Inherited from Aramaic קִיתָרָא (qīṯārā), borrowed from Ancient Greek κῐθᾰ́ρᾱ (kĭthắrā); compare Arabic قِيثَارَة (qīṯāra).
Pronunciation
Noun
ܩܝܼܬ݂ܵܪܵܐ • (qīṯārā) m (plural ܩܝܼܬ݂ܵܪܹ̈ܐ (qīṯārē))
- (music) guitar
- (proscribed) any stringed musical instrument
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܩܝܼܬ݂ܵܪ (qīṯār) | 1st person | ܩܝܼܬ݂ܵܪܝܼ (qīṯārī) | ܩܝܼܬ݂ܵܪܲܢ (qīṯāran) | |||
| construct | ܩܝܼܬ݂ܵܪ (qīṯār) | 2nd person | ܩܝܼܬ݂ܵܪܘܼܟ݂ (qīṯārōḵ) | ܩܝܼܬ݂ܵܪܵܟ݂ܝ (qīṯārāḵ) | ܩܝܼܬ݂ܵܪܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qīṯārawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܩܝܼܬ݂ܵܪܵܐ (qīṯārā) | 3rd person | ܩܝܼܬ݂ܵܪܹܗ (qīṯārēh) | ܩܝܼܬ݂ܵܪܵܗ̇ (qīṯārāh) | ܩܝܼܬ݂ܵܪܗܘܿܢ (qīṯārhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܩܝܼܬ݂ܵܪ̈ܝܼܢ (qīṯārīn) | 1st person | ܩܝܼܬ݂ܵܪ̈ܝܼ (qīṯārī) | ܩܝܼܬ݂ܵܪ̈ܲܢ (qīṯāran) | |||
| construct | ܩܝܼܬ݂ܵܪ̈ܲܝ (qīṯāray) | 2nd person | ܩܝܼܬ݂ܵܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (qīṯārōḵ) | ܩܝܼܬ݂ܵܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (qīṯārāḵ) | ܩܝܼܬ݂ܵܪ̈ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qīṯārawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܩܝܼܬ݂ܵܪܹ̈ܐ (qīṯārē) | 3rd person | ܩܝܼܬ݂ܵܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (qīṯārūh) | ܩܝܼܬ݂ܵܪ̈ܘܼܗ̇ (qīṯārōh) | ܩܝܼܬ݂ܵܪ̈ܲܝܗܘܿܢ (qīṯārayhōn) | |||
Classical Syriac
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek κιθάρα (kithára).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [qiθɑrɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [qiθɑre] (plural)
Noun
ܩܝܬܪܐ • (qīṯārā) m (plural ܩܝܬܪܐ (qīṯārē))
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܩܝܬܪ | 1st person | ܩܝܬܪܝ | ܩܝܬܪܢ | |||
| construct | ܩܝܬܪ | 2nd person | ܩܝܬܪܟ | ܩܝܬܪܟܝ | ܩܝܬܪܟܘܢ | ܩܝܬܪܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܩܝܬܪܐ | 3rd person | ܩܝܬܪܗ | ܩܝܬܪܗ | ܩܝܬܪܗܘܢ | ܩܝܬܪܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܩܝܬܪܝܢ | 1st person | ܩܝܬܪܝ | ܩܝܬܪܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܩܝܬܪܝ | 2nd person | ܩܝܬܪܝܟ | ܩܝܬܪܝܟܝ | ܩܝܬܪܝܟܘܢ | ܩܝܬܪܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܩܝܬܪܐ | 3rd person | ܩܝܬܪܘܗܝ | ܩܝܬܪܝܗ | ܩܝܬܪܝܗܘܢ | ܩܝܬܪܝܗܝܢ | ||
References
- “qytr”, 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, page 319a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903), A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 505a
- 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, →ISBN, page 1366b