ܩܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Possibly from Akkadian 𒋗 (qātu, “hand”), used in certain constructs to mean “for”. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [qɑː]

Preposition

ܩܵܐ • (qā)

1. for directed at; intended to belong to

   Synonym: ܠ- (l-)

   ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܠܝܼ ܚܲܕ݇ ܡܸܢܕܝܼ ܩܵܬܘܼܟ݂ ― īṯ lī ḥa mindī qātūḵ ― I have something for you

2. for in order to help, benefit, gratify, honor etc.

   ܟܠ ܡܸܢܕܝܼ ܕܥܵܒ݂ܕܹ݂ܢ ܝܼܠܹܗ ܩܵܬܘܼܟ݂ ― kul mindī d-ˁāḇdē݂n īlēh qātūḵ ― Everything I do is for you

   ܒܸܬ ܥܲܒ݂ܕ݂ܲܚ ܡܸܫܬܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܩܵܐ ܡܲܪܝܲܡ ― bit ˁaḇḏaḥ mištūṯā qā maryam ― We’re having a party for Mary

3. for to be used or treated in a stated way, or with a stated purpose

   ܗܵܢܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܙܹܓܵܐ ܚܲܕܬܵܐ ܩܵܐ ܕܲܪܵܓ݂ܬܝܼ. ― hānā ìlēh zēgā ḥadtā qā darrāḡtī. ― This is a new bell for my bicycle.

   ܟܲܥܟܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܩܵܐ ܥܹܐܕ݂ ܡܵܘܠܵܕ݂ܵܐ ܕܬܐܘܿܡܵܐ. ― kaˁkā ìlēh qā ˁēḏ māwlāḏā d-tˀōmā. ― The cake is for Thomas' birthday.

   ܗܵܢܵܐ ܕܲܪܡܵܢܵܐ ܩܵܐ ܫܥܘܼܠܝܘܼܟ݂ ܝܼܠܹܗ. ― hānā darmānā qā šˁulyūḵ īlēh. ― This medicine is for your cough.

   ܗܸܢܘܿܢ ܚܲܒܘܼܫܹ̈ܐ ܠܲܐܟ݂ܵܐ ܝܢܵܐ ܩܵܐ ܐ݇ܟ݂ܵܠܬܵܐ. ܘܗܸܢܘܿܢ ܐ݇ܚܹܪ̈݇ܢܹܐ ܩܵܐ ܪܲܦܲܝܬܵܐ. ― hinōn ḥabūšē laˀḵā ìnā qā ḵāltā. w-hinnōn ḥēnē qā rappaytā. ― These apples here are for eating. The rest are for throwing away.

4. for over a period of time

   ܥܡܝܼܪܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܠܲܐܟ݂ܵܐ ܩܵܐ ܡܸܬ݂ܚܵܐ ܕܬܠܵܬ݂ ܫܸܢܹ̈ܐ. ― ˁmīrā ìwen laˀḵā qā miṯḥā d-tlāṯ šinnē. ― I've lived here for three years.

5. for in order to obtain or acquire

   ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܠܝܼ ܚܲܡܫܲܡܐܵܐ ܕܝܼܢܵܪܹ̈ܐ ܩܵܐ ܕܗ̇ܝ ܪܲܕܵܝܬܵܐ ܥܲܬܝܼܩܬܵܐ. ― īṯ lī ḥamšamˀā dīnārē qā d-aya raddāytā ˁatīqtā. ― I have five hundred denarii for that old car!

   ܟܹܐ ܡܵܨܹܝܬ ܐܵܙܹܠ݇ܬ ܠܕܘܼܟܵܢܵܐ ܩܵܐ ܒܹܝܥܹ̈ܐ؟ ― kē māṣēt āzēt l-dūkānā qā bēˁē? ― Can you go to the store for some eggs?

   ܒܸܚܣܵܟ݂ܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܟܸܣܦܵܐ ܩܵܐ ܪܲܕܵܝܬܵܐ. ― biḥsāḵā ìwen kispā qā raddāytā. ― I'm saving up for a car.

   ܠܵܐ ܡܣܲܟܹܝܬ ܩܵܐ ܦܘܼܢܵܝܵܐ ― lā msakkēt qā punnāyā ― Don't wait for an answer

   ܩܵܐ ܡܘܿܕܝܼ ܩܸܡ ܫܵܐܹܠ ܠܘܼܟ݂؟ ― qā mōdī qim šāˀēl lūḵ? ― What did he ask you for?

6. to [+ ܠ- (object)] Used to indicate a resulting feeling or emotion.

   ܩܵܐ ܢܵܘܚܵܐ ܕܟܠ ܐ݇ܢܵܫܵܐ، ܡܫ݇ܟ̰ܝܼܚܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ. ― qā nāwḥā dkul nāšā, mčīḥā ìlēh. ― To everyone's relief, he is found.

   ܩܵܐ ܠܝܼ، ܠܹܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܡܲܒܝܘܼܢܹܐ ܚܸܪܒܵܐ. ― qā lī, lē ìlēh mabyūnē ḥirbā. ― To me, it dosen't look bad.

7. divided by

   ܥܣܲܪ ܩܵܐ ܬܪܹܝܢ ܫܵܘܲܝܢ݇ ܠܚܲܡܫܵܐ ― ˁsar qā trēn šāway lḥamšā ― 10 divided by 2 equals 5.

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܵܐ (qā)

Base Form			ܩܵܐ (qā)
Personal-pronoun including forms	singular		plural
	m	f
1st person	ܩܵܬܝܼ (qātī)		ܩܵܬܲܢ (qātan)
2nd person	ܩܵܬܘܼܟ݂ (qātūḵ)	ܩܵܬܵܟ݂ܝ (qātāḵ)	ܩܵܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qātāwḵōn)
3rd person	ܩܵܬܹܗ (qātēh)	ܩܵܬܵܗ̇ (qātāh)	ܩܵܬܗܘܿܢ (qāthōn)

Derived terms

• ܩܵܡܘܿܕܝܼ (qāmōdī)
• ܩܵܐ ܕ- (qā d-)