Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Etymology 1

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From Arabic قَنَاة (qanāh), itself borrowed from Aramaic קַנְיָא (qanəya, reed, cane, tube), from Akkadian 𒄀 (qanûm). Doublet of ܩܲܢܝܵܐ (qanyā, pen; reed).

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard) IPA(key): [qan.niːtɑː]

Noun

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ܩܲܢܝܼܬܵܐ (qanītāf sg (plural ܩܲܢܝܵܬܹ̈ܐ (qanyātē))

  1. channel, canal
  2. TV channel, radio channel
Inflection
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Inflection of ܩܲܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute 1st person ܩܲܢܝܼܬ݂ܝܼ (qanīṯī) ܩܲܢܝܼܬ݂ܲܢ (qanīṯan)
construct ܩܲܢܝܼܬ݂ (qanīṯ) 2nd person ܩܲܢܝܼܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (qanīṯūḵ) ܩܲܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (qanīṯāḵ) ܩܲܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qanīṯāwḵōn)
emphatic ܩܲܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (qanīṯā) 3rd person ܩܲܢܝܼܬ݂ܹܗ (qanīṯēh) ܩܲܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (qanīṯāh) ܩܲܢܝܼܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (qanīṯhōn)
plural absolute 1st person ܩܲܢܝܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (qanyāṯī) ܩܲܢܝܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (qanyāṯan)
construct ܩܲܢܝܵܬ݂̈ (qanyāṯ) 2nd person ܩܲܢܝܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (qanyāṯūḵ) ܩܲܢܝܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (qanyāṯāḵ) ܩܲܢܝܵܬ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qanyāṯāwḵōn)
emphatic ܩܲܢܝܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (qanyāṯē) 3rd person ܩܲܢܝܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (qanyāṯūh) ܩܲܢܝܵܬ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (qanyāṯōh) ܩܲܢܝܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (qanyāṯhōn)

Etymology 2

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Verb

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ܩܢܝܼܬܵܐ (qnītāf sg (plural ܩܸܢܝܵܬܹ̈ܐ (qinyātē))

  1. feminine singular of ܩܸܢܝܵܐ (qinyā)