ܩܢܝܢܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܩܢܝܢܬܐ

Etymology

From Aramaic קַנִינְתָּא (qannīntā, “saucer, vial”), from Ancient Greek καννίον (kanníon)

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [qa.ninːtɑː]

Noun

ܩܲܢܝܼܢܬܵܐ • (qanīntā) f (plural ܩܲܢܝܼܢܵܬܹ̈ܐ (qanīnātē))

1. bottle (container typically made of glass or plastic and having a tapered neck used primarily for holding liquids)

   Synonym: ܒܘܿܛܘܼܠܵܐ (bōṭūlā)

   ܒܩܲܝܛܵܐ، ܛܥܘܿܢ ܩܲܢܝܼܢܬܵܐ ܕܡ̈ܝܼܵܐ ܥܲܡܘܼܟ݂ ܩܵܐ ܕܠܹܐ ܨܵܗܹܝܬ.

   b-qayṭā, ṭˁōn qanīntā d-mīyā ˁamūḵ qā d-lē ṣāhēt.

   In Summer, carry a bottle of water with you so don't thirst.

   ܫܵܬܲܚ ܟܵܣܵܐ ܝܲܢ ܩܲܢܝܼܢܬܵܐ ܕܚܲܡܪܵܐ.

   šātaḥ kāsā yan qanīntā d-ḥamrā.

   Either we drink a glass or a bottle of wine

2. the contents of a bottle

   Synonym: ܓܘܼܕܵܐ (guddā)

   ܟܡܵܐ ܩܲܢܝܼܢܵܬܹ̈ܐ ܕܒܝܼܪܵܐ ܫܬܹܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂ ܬܸܡܲܠ؟

   kmā qanīnātē d-bīrā štē lūḵ timmal?

   How many bottles of beer did you drink yesterday?

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܲܢܝܼܢܬ݂ܵܐ (qanīnṯā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܩܲܢܝܼܢܬ݂ܝܼ (qanīnṯī)		ܩܲܢܝܼܢܬ݂ܲܢ (qanīnṯan)
	construct	ܩܲܢܝܼܢܲܬ݂ (qanīnaṯ)	2nd person	ܩܲܢܝܼܢܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (qanīnṯūḵ)	ܩܲܢܝܼܢܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (qanīnṯāḵ)	ܩܲܢܝܼܢܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qanīnṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܲܢܝܼܢܬ݂ܵܐ (qanīnṯā)	3rd person	ܩܲܢܝܼܢܬ݂ܹܗ (qanīnṯēh)	ܩܲܢܝܼܢܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (qanīnṯāh)	ܩܲܢܝܼܢܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (qanīnṯhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܩܲܢܝܼܢܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (qanīnāṯī)		ܩܲܢܝܼܢܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (qanīnāṯan)
	construct	ܩܲܢܝܼܢܵܬ݂̈ (qanīnāṯ)	2nd person	ܩܲܢܝܼܢܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (qanīnāṯūḵ)	ܩܲܢܝܼܢܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (qanīnāṯāḵ)	ܩܲܢܝܼܢܵܬ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qanīnāṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܲܢܝܼܢܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (qanīnāṯē)	3rd person	ܩܲܢܝܼܢܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (qanīnāṯūh)	ܩܲܢܝܼܢܵܬ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (qanīnāṯōh)	ܩܲܢܝܼܢܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (qanīnāṯhōn)

See also

• ܩܵܪܘܼܪܵܐ (qārūrā, “vial”)