ܩܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܩ ܢ ܢ (q n n)
1 term

ܩܢܐ

Compare Arabic كِنّ (kinn) and Hebrew קֵן (ken).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ˈqɪn.nɑː]

Noun

ܩܸܢܵܐ • (qinnā) f sg (plural ܩܸܢܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (qinnāṯē) or ܩܸܢܹ̈ܐ (qinnē))

1. nest, rookery
   • Job 39:27:

     ܥܲܠ ܦܘܼܩܕܵܢܵܐ ܕܦܘܼܡܘܼܟ݂ ܟܹܐ ܪܵܐܹܡ ܢܸܫܪܵܐ، ܘܡܲܪܸܡ ܩܸܢܘܼܗܝ ܠܫܩܝܼܦܵܐ؟

     ˁal puqdānā d-pummūḵ kē rāˀēm nišrā, w-marrim qinūh l-šqīpā?

     Does the eagle mount up at your command, and make its nest on high?

2. kernel of a nut

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܸܢܵܐ (qinnā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܩܸܢܝܼ (qinī)		ܩܸܢܲܢ (qinnan)
	construct	ܩܸܢ (qin)	2nd person	ܩܸܢܘܼܟ݂ (qinūḵ)	ܩܸܢܵܟ݂ܝ (qinnāḵ)	ܩܸܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qinnāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܸܢܵܐ (qinnā)	3rd person	ܩܸܢܹܗ (qinnēh)	ܩܸܢܵܗ̇ (qinnāh)	ܩܸܢܗܘܿܢ (qinhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܩܸܢܵܬܝܼ̈ (qinnātī)		ܩܸܢܵܬܲܢ̈ (qinnātan)
	construct	ܩܸܢܵܬ̈ (qinnāt)	2nd person	ܩܸܢܵܬܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (qinnātūḵ)	ܩܸܢܵܬܵܟ݂ܝ (qinnātāḵ)	ܩܸܢܵܬܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qinnātāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܸܢܵܬܹ̈ܐ (qinnātē)	3rd person	ܩܸܢܵܬܘܼ̈ܗܝ (qinnātūh)	ܩܸܢܵܬ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (qinnātōh)	ܩܸܢܵܬܗ̈ܘܿܢ (qinnāthōn)

Etymology 2

Root
ܩ ܢ ܐ (q n ˀ)
1 term

From Aramaic קְנַא (qənaʾ); related to Hebrew קָנָה (kaná, “to buy, obtain”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [qɑːneː]

Verb

ܩܵܢܹܐ • (qānē) (present participle ܩܢܵܝܵܐ (qnāyā), past participle ܩܸܢܝܵܐ (qinyā))

1. to earn, gain, obtain

   Antonyms: ܛܲܠܸܩ (ṭalliq), ܐܵܬ݂ܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܠ- (āṯē lēh l-)

   ܟܹܐ ܩܵܢܹܝܢ 50 ܕܝܼܢܵܪܹ̈ܐ ܓܵܘ ܫܵܥܬܵܐ. ― kē qānēn 50 dīnārē gāw šāˁtā. ― I earn 50 dinarii per hour.

   ܒܸܩܢܵܝܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܡ̣ܢ ܟܲܪܡܹܗ ܘܚܲܝ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܹܗ. ― biqnāyā ìlēh min karmēh w-ḥaywāṯēh. ― He is gaining from his vineyard and animals.

2. to own, possess

   ܩܸܢܝܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܠܕܗ̇ܘ ܒܲܝܬܵܐ ܘܕܵܪܬܹܗ. ― qinyā ìlēh l-d-awa baytā w-dārtēh. ― He owns this house and its yard.

3. to win

   Synonyms: ܩܵܪܹܡ (qārēm), ܙܵܟ݂ܹܐ (zāḵē)

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܩܵܢܹܐ (qānē)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܩܢܹܐ ܠܝܼ (qnē lī)	ܩܢܹܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (qnē lūḵ)	ܩܢܹܐ ܠܹܗ (qnē lēh)	ܩܢܹܐ ܠܲܢ (qnē lan)	ܩܢܹܐ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qnē lāwḵōn)	ܩܢܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ (qnē lhōn)
	f		ܩܢܹܐ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (qnē lāḵ)	ܩܢܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇ (qnē lāh)
non-past	m	ܩܵܢܹܝܢ (qānēn)	ܩܵܢܹܝܬ (qānēt)	ܩܵܢܹܐ (qānē)	ܩܵܢܲܚ (qānaḥ)	ܩܵܢܹܝܬܘܿܢ (qānētōn)	ܩܵܢܝܼ (qānī)
	f	ܩܵܢܝܵܢ (qānyān)	ܩܵܢܝܵܬܝ (qānyāt)	ܩܵܢܝܵܐ (qānyā)
imperative	m		ܩܢܝܼ (qnī)			ܩܢܹܝܡܘܼܢ (qnēmūn)
	f		ܩܢܹܐ (qnē)

Antonyms

• ܛܲܠܸܩ (ṭalliq)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Compare Arabic كِنّ (kinn) and Hebrew קֵן (qēn).

Alternative forms

• (Western Syriac) ܩܐܢܐ (qeʾnā)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Edessan) IPA^(key): [ˈqɛn.nɑ]
• (Eastern Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈqɪn.nɑ]
• (Western Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈqe.no]

Noun

ܩܢܐ • (qennā) f (plural ܩܢܐ (qennē) or ܩܢܢܐ (qennənē))

1. nest, rookery
   • Peshitta, Job 39:27:

     ܥܠ ܡܠܬ ܦܘܡܟ ܢܬܬܪܝܡ ܢܫܪܐ. ܘܡܪܝܡ ܩܢܗ ܠܫܩܝܦܐ.

     ʿal mellaṯ pūmmāḵ nettərīm nešrē, wa-mərīm qennēh la-šəqīp̄ā.

     Doth the eagle mount up at thy command, and make her nest on high?

2. brood
3. hive

   Synonym: ܒܝܬܐ (baytā)

4. anthill

   Synonym: ܢܡܠܐ (nəmālā)

5. kernel (of a nut)
6. lupanar, brothel, whorehouse

Inflection

    declension of ܩܢܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܩܢ	ܩܢܢܝܢ ,ܩܢܝܢ
construct	ܩܢ	ܩܢܢܝ ,ܩܢܝ
emphatic	ܩܢܐ	ܩܢܢܐ ,ܩܢܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܩܢܝ	ܩܢܢܝ ,ܩܢܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܩܢܟ	ܩܢܢܝܟ ,ܩܢܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܩܢܟܝ	ܩܢܢܝܟܝ ,ܩܢܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܩܢܗ	ܩܢܢܘܗܝ ,ܩܢܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܩܢܗ	ܩܢܢܝܗ ,ܩܢܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܩܢܢ	ܩܢܢܝܢ ,ܩܢܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܩܢܟܘܢ	ܩܢܢܝܟܘܢ ,ܩܢܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܩܢܟܝܢ	ܩܢܢܝܟܝܢ ,ܩܢܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܩܢܗܘܢ	ܩܢܢܝܗܘܢ ,ܩܢܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܩܢܗܝܢ	ܩܢܢܝܗܝܢ ,ܩܢܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Classical Edessan) IPA^(key): [q(ə.)ˈne]
• (Eastern Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈqne]
• (Western Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈqne]

Noun

ܩܢܐ • (qənē)

1. absolute singular of ܩܢܝܐ
2. construct state singular of ܩܢܝܐ

References

• “qn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2012-02-26
• Brockelmann, Carl (1928) Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), 2nd edition, Halle: Max Niemeyer, published 1995, page 674a
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 322a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 509a
• 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, page 1379a-b