ܩܪܘܛܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܩܪܘܛܐ (qrwṭā)

Etymology

Root
ܩ ܪ ܛ (q r ṭ)
4 terms

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [qaˈroːtˤɑː]

Noun

ܩܵܪܘܿܛܵܐ • (qaroṭa) m (plural ܩܵܪ̈ܘܿܛܹܐ (qaroṭe))

1. cartilage
2. scissors

Declension

Inflection of ܩܵܪܘܿܛܵܐ (qārōṭā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܩܵܪܘܿܛܝܼ (qārōṭī)		ܩܵܪܘܿܛܲܢ (qārōṭan)
	construct	ܩܵܪܘܿܛ (qārōṭ)	2nd person	ܩܵܪܘܿܛܘܼܟ݂ (qārōṭūḵ)	ܩܵܪܘܿܛܵܟ݂ܝ (qārōṭāḵ)	ܩܵܪܘܿܛܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qārōṭāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܵܪܘܿܛܵܐ (qārōṭā)	3rd person	ܩܵܪܘܿܛܹܗ (qārōṭēh)	ܩܵܪܘܿܛܵܗ̇ (qārōṭāh)	ܩܵܪܘܿܛܗܘܿܢ (qārōṭhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܩܵܪ̈ܘܿܛܝܼ (qārōṭī)		ܩܵܪ̈ܘܿܛܲܢ (qārōṭan)
	construct	ܩܵܪ̈ܘܿܛܲܝ (qārōṭay)	2nd person	ܩܵܪ̈ܘܿܛܘܼܟ݂ (qārōṭūḵ)	ܩܵܪ̈ܘܿܛܵܟ݂ܝ (qārōṭāḵ)	ܩܵܪ̈ܘܿܛܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qārōṭāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܵܪ̈ܘܿܛܹܐ (qārōṭē)	3rd person	ܩܵܪ̈ܘܿܛܘܼܗܝ (qārōṭūh)	ܩܵܪ̈ܘܿܛܘܿܗ̇ (qārōṭōh)	ܩܵܪ̈ܘܿܛܗܘܿܢ (qārōṭhōn)

See also

• ܡܲܩܪܸܛ (māqriṭ, “to cut”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܩ-ܪ-ܛ (q-r-ṭ), related to gnawing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qaˈro.tˤɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [qaˈro.tˤe] (plural)

Noun

ܩܪܘܛܐ • (qārōṭā) m (plural ܩܪܘܛܐ)

1. scissors
2. chisel, graving tool
3. pencil
4. (anatomy) beak, snout

Inflection

    inflection of ܩܪܘܛܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܩܪܘܛ	ܩܪܘܛܝܢ
construct	ܩܪܘܛ	ܩܪܘܛܝ
emphatic	ܩܪܘܛܐ	ܩܪܘܛܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܩܪܘܛܝ	ܩܪܘܛܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܩܪܘܛܟ	ܩܪܘܛܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܩܪܘܛܟܝ	ܩܪܘܛܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܩܪܘܛܗ	ܩܪܘܛܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܩܪܘܛܗ	ܩܪܘܛܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܩܪܘܛܢ	ܩܪܘܛܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܩܪܘܛܟܘܢ	ܩܪܘܛܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܩܪܘܛܟܝܢ	ܩܪܘܛܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܩܪܘܛܗܘܢ	ܩܪܘܛܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܩܪܘܛܗܝܢ	ܩܪܘܛܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek κηρωτή (kērōtḗ).

Pronunciation

Uncertain.

Noun

ܩܪܘܛܐ • (qrwṭʾ) m (plural ܩܪܘܛܐ)

1. (medicine) cerate, salve

Inflection

    inflection of ܩܪܘܛܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܩܪܘܛ	ܩܪܘܛܝܢ
construct	ܩܪܘܛ	ܩܪܘܛܝ
emphatic	ܩܪܘܛܐ	ܩܪܘܛܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܩܪܘܛܝ	ܩܪܘܛܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܩܪܘܛܟ	ܩܪܘܛܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܩܪܘܛܟܝ	ܩܪܘܛܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܩܪܘܛܗ	ܩܪܘܛܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܩܪܘܛܗ	ܩܪܘܛܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܩܪܘܛܢ	ܩܪܘܛܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܩܪܘܛܟܘܢ	ܩܪܘܛܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܩܪܘܛܟܝܢ	ܩܪܘܛܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܩܪܘܛܗܘܢ	ܩܪܘܛܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܩܪܘܛܗܝܢ	ܩܪܘܛܝܗܝܢ

References

• “qrwṭ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2017-10-09
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 518a
• 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. 1403a