ܩܘܕܫܐ

See also: ܩܘܪܫܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܩ-ܕ-ܫ (q-d-š) related to holiness. Compare Arabic قُدْس (quds) and Hebrew קֹדֶשׁ (qṓḏeš).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [quðʃɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [quðʃe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܩܘܕܫܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܩܘܕܫܐ)

1. holiness, sanctity
2. holy object
3. oblation, sacrifice
4. (Christianity) Eucharist
5. (ecclesiastical) consecration, dedication
6. holy place, shrine, sanctuary, temple

Inflection

Irregular absolute and construct singular with a varying Waw.

    declension of ܩܘܕܫܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܩܕܘܫ	ܩܘܕܫܝܢ
construct	ܩܕܘܫ	ܩܘܕܫܝ
emphatic	ܩܘܕܫܐ	ܩܘܕܫܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܩܘܕܫܝ	ܩܘܕܫܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܩܘܕܫܟ	ܩܘܕܫܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܩܘܕܫܟܝ	ܩܘܕܫܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܩܘܕܫܗ	ܩܘܕܫܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܩܘܕܫܗ	ܩܘܕܫܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܩܘܕܫܢ	ܩܘܕܫܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܩܘܕܫܟܘܢ	ܩܘܕܫܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܩܘܕܫܟܝܢ	ܩܘܕܫܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܩܘܕܫܗܘܢ	ܩܘܕܫܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܩܘܕܫܗܝܢ	ܩܘܕܫܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܩ-ܕ-ܫ (q-d-š) related to holiness. Compare Arabic قُدَّاس (quddās).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [quddɑʃɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [quddɑʃe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܩܘܕܫܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܩܘܕܫܐ)

1. hallowing, sanctification
2. oblation, sacrifice
3. liturgy, mass
4. (Christianity) Eucharist, Communion
5. (Christianity) recitation of the Sanctus
6. (ecclesiastical) consecration, dedication

Inflection

    inflection of ܩܘܕܫܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܩܘܕܫ	ܩܘܕܫܝܢ
construct	ܩܘܕܫ	ܩܘܕܫܝ
emphatic	ܩܘܕܫܐ	ܩܘܕܫܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܩܘܕܫܝ	ܩܘܕܫܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܩܘܕܫܟ	ܩܘܕܫܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܩܘܕܫܟܝ	ܩܘܕܫܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܩܘܕܫܗ	ܩܘܕܫܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܩܘܕܫܗ	ܩܘܕܫܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܩܘܕܫܢ	ܩܘܕܫܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܩܘܕܫܟܘܢ	ܩܘܕܫܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܩܘܕܫܟܝܢ	ܩܘܕܫܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܩܘܕܫܗܘܢ	ܩܘܕܫܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܩܘܕܫܗܝܢ	ܩܘܕܫܝܗܝܢ

References

• “qwdš”, 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. 310b-311a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pp. 492b-493a
• 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. 1325a-b