ܩܐܛܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, from Ancient Greek κῆτος (kêtos).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [qeːʔtˤɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [qiːtˤɑː]

Noun

ܩܹܐܛܵܐ • (qēṭā) m (plural ܩܹܐ̈ܛܹܐ (qēṭē))

1. whale
2. (mythology) huge fish, sea monster, leviathan

   Synonyms: ܠܸܘܝܵܬ݂ܵܢܵܐ (liwyāṯānā), ܬܲܢܝܼܢܵܐ (tanīnā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܹܐܛܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	ܩܹܐܛ (qēṭ)		1st person	ܩܹܐܛܝܼ (qēṭī)		ܩܹܐܛܲܢ (qēṭan)
	construct	ܩܹܐܛ (qēṭ)		2nd person	ܩܹܐܛܘܼܟ݂ (qēṭōḵ)	ܩܹܐܛܵܟ݂ܝ (qēṭāḵ)	ܩܹܐܛܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qēṭawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܹܐܛܵܐ (qēṭā)		3rd person	ܩܹܐܛܹܗ (qēṭēh)	ܩܹܐܛܵܗ̇ (qēṭāh)	ܩܹܐܛܗܘܿܢ (qēṭhōn)
plural	absolute	ܩܹܐܛܝܼ̈ܢ (qēṭīn)		1st person	ܩܹܐܛܝܼ̈ (qēṭī)		ܩܹܐܛܲܢ̈ (qēṭan)
	construct	ܩܹܐܛܲܝ̈ (qēṭay)		2nd person	ܩܹܐܛܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (qēṭōḵ)	ܩܹܐܛܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (qēṭāḵ)	ܩܹܐܛܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qēṭawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܹܐܛܹ̈ܐ (qēṭē)		3rd person	ܩܹܐܛܘܼ̈ܗܝ (qēṭūh)	ܩܹܐܛܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (qēṭōh)	ܩܹܐܛܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (qēṭayhōn)

Proper noun

ܩܹܐܛܵܐ • (qēṭā) m

1. (astronomy) Cetus

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

• ܩܝܛܐ, ܩܛܐ, ܩܐܛܘܣ, ܩܝܛܘܣ, ܩܛܘܣ, ܩܐܛܣ, ܩܝܛܣ, ܩܛܣ

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κῆτος (kêtos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qe(ʔ)tˤɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [qe(ʔ)tˤe] (plural)

Noun

ܩܐܛܐ • (qēʾṭā) m (plural ܩܐܛܐ)

1. whale
2. (mythology) huge fish, sea monster, leviathan

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܐܛܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܩܐܛ		1st person	ܩܐܛܝ		ܩܐܛܢ
	construct	ܩܐܛ		2nd person	ܩܐܛܟ	ܩܐܛܟܝ	ܩܐܛܟܘܢ	ܩܐܛܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܐܛܐ		3rd person	ܩܐܛܗ	ܩܐܛܗ	ܩܐܛܗܘܢ	ܩܐܛܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܩܐܛܝܢ		1st person	ܩܐܛܝ		ܩܐܛܝܢ
	construct	ܩܐܛܝ		2nd person	ܩܐܛܝܟ	ܩܐܛܝܟܝ	ܩܐܛܝܟܘܢ	ܩܐܛܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܐܛܐ		3rd person	ܩܐܛܘܗܝ	ܩܐܛܝܗ	ܩܐܛܝܗܘܢ	ܩܐܛܝܗܝܢ

See also

• ܠܘܝܬܢ (lewyāṯān)

Proper noun

ܩܐܛܐ • (qēʾṭā) m

1. (astronomy) Cetus

References

• “qˀṭˀ”, 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 315b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903), A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 486a
• Payne Smith, Robert (1901), Thesaurus Syriacus (in Latin), volume II, Oxford: Clarendon Press, column 3601
• 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 1306b