ܩܘܡܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܩ ܘ ܡ (q w m)
11 terms

Compare Arabic قَوْمَة (qawma) and Hebrew קוֹמָה (komá).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [qawməθɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [qoːmətɑː]

Noun

ܩܵܘܡܬ݂ܵܐ • (qāwmṯā) f sg (plural ܩܵܘܡܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (qāwmāṯē))

1. height, stature
2. stance, bearing, deportment
3. lifetime, age, old age

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܵܘܡܬ݂ܵܐ (qāwmṯā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܩܵܘܡܬ݂ܝܼ (qāwmṯī)		ܩܵܘܡܬ݂ܲܢ (qāwmṯan)
	construct	ܩܵܘܡܲܬ݂ (qāwmaṯ)	2nd person	ܩܵܘܡܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (qāwmṯūḵ)	ܩܵܘܡܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (qāwmṯāḵ)	ܩܵܘܡܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qāwmṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܵܘܡܬ݂ܵܐ (qāwmṯā)	3rd person	ܩܵܘܡܬ݂ܹܗ (qāwmṯēh)	ܩܵܘܡܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (qāwmṯāh)	ܩܵܘܡܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (qāwmṯhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܩܵܘܡܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (qāwmāṯī)		ܩܵܘܡܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (qāwmāṯan)
	construct	ܩܵܘܡܵܬ݂̈ (qāwmāṯ)	2nd person	ܩܵܘܡܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (qāwmāṯūḵ)	ܩܵܘܡܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (qāwmāṯāḵ)	ܩܵܘܡܵܬ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qāwmāṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܵܘܡܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (qāwmāṯē)	3rd person	ܩܵܘܡܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (qāwmāṯūh)	ܩܵܘܡܵܬ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (qāwmāṯōh)	ܩܵܘܡܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (qāwmāṯhōn)

Etymology 2

Instance noun of the verb ܡܩܲܘܸܡ (mqawwim, “to happen, occur”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [qawwam.tɑː]

Noun

ܩܲܘܲܡܬܵܐ • (qawwamtā) f sg (plural ܩܲܘܲܡܝܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (qawwamyāṯē))

1. case, instance, occurrence, event

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܲܘܲܡܬܵܐ (qawwamtā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܩܲܘܲܡܬܝܼ (qawwamtī)		ܩܲܘܲܡܬܲܢ (qawwamtan)
	construct	ܩܲܘܲܡܲܬ݂ (qawwamaṯ)	2nd person	ܩܲܘܲܡܬܘܼܟ݂ (qawwamtūḵ)	ܩܲܘܲܡܬܵܟ݂ܝ (qawwamtāḵ)	ܩܲܘܲܡܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qawwamtāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܲܘܲܡܬܵܐ (qawwamtā)	3rd person	ܩܲܘܲܡܬܹܗ (qawwamtēh)	ܩܲܘܲܡܬܵܗ̇ (qawwamtāh)	ܩܲܘܲܡܬܗܘܿܢ (qawwamthōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܩܲܘܲܡܝܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (qawwamyāṯī)		ܩܲܘܲܡܝܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (qawwamyāṯan)
	construct	ܩܲܘܲܡܝܵܬ݂̈ (qawwamyāṯ)	2nd person	ܩܲܘܲܡܝܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (qawwamyāṯūḵ)	ܩܲܘܲܡܝܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (qawwamyāṯāḵ)	ܩܲܘܲܡܝܵܬ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qawwamyāṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܲܘܲܡܝܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (qawwamyāṯē)	3rd person	ܩܲܘܲܡܝܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (qawwamyāṯūh)	ܩܲܘܲܡܝܵܬ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (qawwamyāṯōh)	ܩܲܘܲܡܝܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (qawwamyāṯhōn)

Derived terms

• ܒܩܲܘܲܡܬܵܐ ܕ- (bqawwamtā d-)
• ܒܟܠ ܩܲܘܲܡܝܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (b-kul qawwamyāṯē)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܩ-ܘ-ܡ (q-w-m) related to rising. Compare Arabic قَوْمَة (qawma) and Hebrew קוֹמָה (qômâ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qawm(ə)θɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [qawmɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܩܘܡܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܩܘܡܬܐ)

1. height, stature
2. stance, bearing, deportment
3. lifetime, age, old age
4. (anatomy) body
5. (nautical) fathom

Inflection

    declension of ܩܘܡܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܩܘܡܐ	ܩܘܡܢ
construct	ܩܘܡܬ	ܩܘܡܬ
emphatic	ܩܘܡܬܐ	ܩܘܡܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܩܘܡܬܝ	ܩܘܡܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܩܘܡܬܟ	ܩܘܡܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܩܘܡܬܟܝ	ܩܘܡܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܩܘܡܬܗ	ܩܘܡܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܩܘܡܬܗ	ܩܘܡܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܩܘܡܬܢ	ܩܘܡܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܩܘܡܬܟܘܢ	ܩܘܡܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܩܘܡܬܟܝܢ	ܩܘܡܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܩܘܡܬܗܘܢ	ܩܘܡܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܩܘܡܬܗܝܢ	ܩܘܡܬܗܝܢ

References

• “qwmh”, 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, p. 313a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 495b
• 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. 1335b