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)
- for: directed at; intended to belong to
- ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܠܝܼ ܚܲܕ݇ ܡܸܢܕܝܼ ܩܵܬܘܼܟ݂ ― īṯ lī ḥa mindī qātūḵ ― I have something for you
- for: in order to help, benefit, gratify, honor etc.
- ܟܠ ܡܸܢܕܝܼ ܕܥܵܒ݂ܕܹ݂ܢ ܝܼܠܹܗ ܩܵܬܘܼܟ݂ ― Everything I do is for you
- ܒܸܬ ܥܲܒ݂ܕ݂ܲܚ ܡܸܫܬܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܩܵܐ ܡܲܪܝܲܡ ― bit ˁaḇḏaḥ mištūṯā qā maryam ― We're having a party for Mary
- for: to be used or treated in a stated way, or with a stated purpose
- ܐܵܗܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܙܹܓܵܐ ܚܲܕܬܵܐ ܩܵܐ ܕܲܪܵܓ݂ܬܝܼ. ― āhā ìlēh zēgā ḥadtā qā darrāḡtī. ― This is a new bell for my bicycle.
- ܟܲܥܟܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܩܵܐ ܥܹܐܕ ܡܵܘܠܵܕܵܐ ܕܬܐܘܿܡܵܐ. ― kaˁkā ìlēh qā ˁēd māwlādā d-tˀōmā. ― The cake is for Thomas' birthday.
- ܐܲܢܹܐ ܚܲܒܘܼܫܹ̈ܐ ܠܲܐܟ݂ܵܐ ܝܢܵܐ ܩܵܐ ܐ݇ܟ݂ܵܠܬܵܐ. ܐܲܢܹܐ ܐ݇ܚܹܪ̈݇ܢܹܐ ܩܵܐ ܪܲܦܵܝܬܵܐ. ― annē ḥabbūšē laˀḵā ìnā qā ḵāltā. annē ḥēnē qā rappāytā. ― These apples here are for eating. The rest are for throwing away.
- ܐܵܗܵܐ ܕܲܪܡܵܢܵܐ ܩܵܐ ܫܥܵܠܘܼܟ݂ ܝܼܠܹܗ. ― āhā darmānā qā šˁālūḵ īlēh. ― This medicine is for your cough.
- for over a period of time
- ܥܡܝܼܪܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܠܲܐܟ݂ܵܐ ܩܵܐ ܡܸܬܚܵܐ ܕܬܠܵܬܵܐ ܫܸܢܹ̈ܐ. ― ˁmīrā ìwen laˀḵā qā mitḥā d-tlātā šinnē. ― I've lived here for three years.
- 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 ܠܕܸܟܵܢܵܐ ܩܵܐ ܒܹܥܹ̈ܐ؟ ― kē māṣēt āzēt l-dikkānā qā bēˁē? ― Can you go to the store for some eggs?
- ܡܲܙܝܘܼܕܹܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܙܘܼܙܹ̈ܐ ܩܵܐ ܪܲܕܵܝܬܵܐ. ― mazyūdē ìwen zūzē qā raddāytā. ― I'm saving up for a car.
- ܠܵܐ ܣܲܟܹܝܬ ܩܵܐ ܦܘܼܢܵܝܵܐ ― lā sakkēt qā pūnāyā ― Don't wait for an answer
- ܩܵܐ ܡܘܿܕܝܼ ܟܸܡ ܫܵܐܹܠ ܠܘܼܟ݂؟ ― qā mōdī kim šāˀēl lūḵ? ― What did he ask you for?
- 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.
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)
Conjunction
ܩܵܐ • (qā)
- in order that, for, so that used to indicate purpose [+ ܕ- (object)]
- ܟܠܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇ ܩܵܐ ܕܚܵܙܝܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܒܵܬ݇ܪ ܟܸܢܫܵܐ.
- klē lāh qā d-ḥāzyā min bār kinšā.
- She stood in order to see over the crowd.
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