# ܩܢܙ
## Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
### Etymology

* Root
* ܩ ܢ ܨ (q n ṣ)
* 2 terms
Probably from the older form *ܩܵܢܸܨ (*qāniṣ), borrowed from Akkadian kalāṣu (“to contract oneself up, roll up, shrivel, wrinkle”), possibly related to Akkadian ganāṣu (“to wrinkle the nose, sneer”) (and if so, a doublet of ܓܵܢܸܨ (gāniṣ, “to smile”)). Compare Arabic قلص.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard) IPA: [qaːnɪz]

### Verb

ܩܵܢܹܙ • (qānēz)
* to curl up (eg. A hedgehog or a dog when asleep or in cold weather)
* to coil up
    Synonym: ܚܵܕ݂ܹܐ (ḥāḏē)
* to crouch, cower, huddle
    Synonym: ܟܵܐܸܦ (kāˀip)
* to hunch, bend over into a humped or crooked position, become crooked (of an old person)
* (transitive, intransitive) to wrinkle
* to squeeze, tighten and close up
    Synonym: ܥܵܡܸܟ̰ (ˁāmič)
* to screw up the eyes
* to wink

#### Conjugation

Conjugation of ܩܵܢܹܙ (qānēz) :
| present participle | | ܩܢܵܙܵܐ (qnāzā) | ܩܢܵܙܵܐ (qnāzā) | ܩܢܵܙܵܐ (qnāzā) | ܩܢܵܙܵܐ (qnāzā) | ܩܢܵܙܵܐ (qnāzā) | ܩܢܵܙܵܐ (qnāzā) | ܩܢܵܙܵܐ (qnāzā) |
| verbal noun | | ܩܢܵܙܵܐ (qnāzā) | ܩܢܵܙܵܐ (qnāzā) | ܩܢܵܙܵܐ (qnāzā) | ܩܢܵܙܵܐ (qnāzā) | ܩܢܵܙܵܐ (qnāzā) | ܩܢܵܙܵܐ (qnāzā) | ܩܢܵܙܵܐ (qnāzā) |
| | | singular | singular | singular | | plural | plural | plural |
| past participle | m | ܩܢܝܼܙܵܐ (qnīzā) | ܩܢܝܼܙܵܐ (qnīzā) | ܩܢܝܼܙܵܐ (qnīzā) | | ܩܢܝܼܙܹ̈ܐ (qnīzē) | ܩܢܝܼܙܹ̈ܐ (qnīzē) | ܩܢܝܼܙܹ̈ܐ (qnīzē) |
| past participle | f | ܩܢܝܼܙܬܵܐ (qnīztā) | ܩܢܝܼܙܬܵܐ (qnīztā) | ܩܢܝܼܙܬܵܐ (qnīztā) | | | | ܩܢܝܼܙܹ̈ܐ (qnīzē) | ܩܢܝܼܙܹ̈ܐ (qnīzē) | ܩܢܝܼܙܹ̈ܐ (qnīzē) |
| agent noun | m | ܩܵܢܘܿܙܵܐ (qānōzā) | ܩܵܢܘܿܙܵܐ (qānōzā) | ܩܵܢܘܿܙܵܐ (qānōzā) | | ܩܵܢܘܿܙܹ̈ܐ (qānōzē) | ܩܵܢܘܿܙܹ̈ܐ (qānōzē) | ܩܵܢܘܿܙܹ̈ܐ (qānōzē) |
| agent noun | f | ܩܵܢܘܿܙܬܵܐ (qānōztā) | ܩܵܢܘܿܙܬܵܐ (qānōztā) | ܩܵܢܘܿܙܬܵܐ (qānōztā) | | ܩܵܢܘܿܙܝ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (qānōzyāṯā) | ܩܵܢܘܿܙܝ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (qānōzyāṯā) | ܩܵܢܘܿܙܝ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (qānōzyāṯā) |
| instance noun | | ܩܢܵܙܬܵܐ (qnāztā) | ܩܢܵܙܬܵܐ (qnāztā) | ܩܢܵܙܬܵܐ (qnāztā) | | ܩܢܵܙ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (qnāzyāṯā) | ܩܢܵܙ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (qnāzyāṯā) | ܩܢܵܙ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (qnāzyāṯā) |
| | | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person |
| past | m | ܩܢܝܼܙ ܠܝܼ (qnīz lī) | ܩܢܝܼܙ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (qnīz lūḵ) | ܩܢܝܼܙ ܠܹܗ (qnīz lēh) | | ܩܢܝܼܙ ܠܲܢ (qnīz lan) | ܩܢܝܼܙ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qnīz lāwḵōn) | ܩܢܝܼܙ ܠܗܘܿܢ (qnīz lhōn) |
| past | f | ܩܢܝܼܙ ܠܝܼ (qnīz lī) | ܩܢܝܼܙ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (qnīz lāḵ) | ܩܢܝܼܙ ܠܵܗ̇ (qnīz lāh) | | ܩܢܝܼܙ ܠܲܢ (qnīz lan) | ܩܢܝܼܙ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qnīz lāwḵōn) | ܩܢܝܼܙ ܠܗܘܿܢ (qnīz lhōn) |
| non-past | m | ܩܵܢܙܹܢ (qānzēn) | ܩܵܢܙܹܬ (qānzēt) | ܩܵܢܹܙ (qānēz) | | ܩܵܢܙܲܚ (qānzaḥ) | ܩܵܢܙܝܼܬܘܿܢ (qānzītōn) | ܩܵܢܙܝܼ (qānzī) |
| non-past | f | ܩܵܢܙܵܢ (qānzān) | ܩܵܢܙܵܬܝ (qānzāt) | ܩܵܢܙܵܐ (qānzā) | | ܩܵܢܙܲܚ (qānzaḥ) | ܩܵܢܙܝܼܬܘܿܢ (qānzītōn) | ܩܵܢܙܝܼ (qānzī) |
| imperative | m | | ܩܢܘܿܙ (qnōz) | | | | ܩܢܘܿܙܘܼܢ (qnōzūn) | |
| imperative | f | | ܩܢܘܿܙܝ (qnōz) | | | | ܩܢܘܿܙܘܼܢ (qnōzūn) | |
| passive past | m | ܩܢܝܼܙܸܢ (qnīzin) | ܩܢܝܼܙܸܬ (qnīzit) | ܩܢܝܼܙ (qnīz) | | ܩܢܝܼܙܸܚ (qnīziḥ) | ܩܢܝܼܙܝܼܬܘܿܢ (qnīzītōn) | ܩܢܝܼܙܝܼ (qnīzī) |
| passive past | f | ܩܢܝܼܙܲܢ (qnīzan) | ܩܢܝܼܙܲܬܝ (qnīzat) | ܩܢܝܼܙܵܐ (qnīzā) | | ܩܢܝܼܙܸܚ (qnīziḥ) | ܩܢܝܼܙܝܼܬܘܿܢ (qnīzītōn) | ܩܢܝܼܙܝܼ (qnīzī) |
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#### Derived terms

* (past participle) see → ܟܢܝܼܙܵܐ (knīzā)
* ܡܩܲܪܢܸܙ (mqarniz, “to coil up”)
* ܡܓܲܪܡܸܙ (mgarmiz, “to shrink”)
* ܡܚܲܢܸܙ (mḥanniz, “to roll up the sleeves”)