# ܩܪܢܐ
## Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
### Etymology

From Aramaic קַרְנָא (qarnā), from Proto-Semitic *ḳarn-; compare Akkadian 𒋛 (qarnum), Arabic قَرْن (qarn), Hebrew קֶרֶן (kéren), Ugaritic 𐎖𐎗𐎐 (qrn).

### Pronunciation

* (Standard) IPA: [qarnaː]
* (Baghdede, Nineveh Plains) IPA: [qanaːna]
* (Barwari, Urmia) IPA: [qana]

### Noun

ܩܲܪܢܵܐ • (qarnā) f sg (plural ܩܲܪ̈ܢܹܐ (qarnē) or ܩܲܪ̈ܢܵܬ݂ܹܐ (qarnāṯē) or ܩܲܪ̈ܢܵܢܹܐ (qarnānē))
* (animal anatomy) horn, antler
** Genesis 22:13:
    ܘܡܘܼܪܸܡ ܠܹܗ ܐܲܒ݂ܪܵܗܵܡ ܥܲܝܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ ܘܚܙܹܐ ܠܹܗ، ܘܗܵܐ ܟܸܒ݂ܫܵܐ ܠܒܵܬ݂ܪܹܗ، ܕܒ݂ܝܼܩܵܐ ܒܣܲܢܝܵܐ ܒܝܲܕ݂ ܩܲܪ̈ܢܘܼܗܝw-mūrim lēh aḇrāhām ˁaynūh w-ḥzē lēh, w-hā kiḇšā l-bāṯrēh, dḇīqā b-sanyā byaḏ qarnūhAnd Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in a thicket his horns
* (music) horn, trumpet, bugle
** Luke 1:69:
    ܡܘܼܩܸܡ ܠܹܗ ܐܸܠܲܢ ܩܲܪܢܵܐ ܕܦܘܼܪܩܵܢܵܐ، ܡ̣ܢ ܒܲܝܬܵܐ ܕܕܵܘܝܼܕ݂ ܥܲܒ݂ܕܹܗ.mūqim lēh illan qarnā d-purqānā, min baytā d-dāwīḏ ˁaḇdēh.And has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David
* (automotive) horn, hooter, klaxon
* (anatomy) cornea
* (business, finance) capital
* (orthography) projection, tittle, hook (of a letter)
* (botany) dittany
* kind of measure (equalling 12 pints)

#### Usage notes

The plural ܩܲܪ̈ܢܹܐ (qarnē) is used for literal senses while ܩܲܪ̈ܢܵܬ݂ܹܐ (qarnāṯē) is used for figurative senses.

#### Derived terms

* ܚܕ݂ܵܢܵܝ ܩܲܪܢܵܐ (ḥḏānāy qarnā, “unicorn”)
* ܩܘܼܪܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (qurnīṯā, “corner”)
* ܩܘܼܪܢܵܫܵܐ (qurnāšā, “hammer, mallet”)
* ܩܲܪܢܵܝ ܢܚܝܼܪܵܐ (qarnāy nḥīrā, “rhinoceros”)
* ܩܲܪܢܵܢܵܐ (qarnānā, “horned”)

## Classical Syriac
### Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *ḳarn-; compare Akkadian 𒋛 (qarnum), Arabic قَرْن (qarn), Hebrew קֶרֶן (qéren), Ugaritic 𐎖𐎗𐎐 (qrn).

#### Pronunciation

* (Classical Edessan) IPA: [ˈqar.nɑ]
* (Eastern Syriac) IPA: [ˈqar.nɑ]
* (Western Syriac) IPA: [ˈqɑr.no]

#### Noun

ܩܪܢܐ • (qarnā) f (plural ܩܪܢܐ (qarnē) or ܩܪܢܬܐ (qarnāṯā))
* (animal anatomy) horn, antler; claw (of a crab)
** Peshitta, Genesis 22:13:
    ܘܐܪܝܡ ܐܒܪܗܡ ܥܝܢܘ̈ܗܝ ܘܚܙܐ: ܘܗܐ ܕܟܪܐ ܚܕ ܐܚܝܕ ܒܣܘܟܬܐ ܒܩܪ̈ܢܬܗwə-ʾărīm ʾaḇrāhām ʿaynaw[hy] wa-ḥəzā, wə-hā ḏeḵrā ḥaḏ ʾăḥīḏ bə-sawkəṯā ḇə-qarnāṯēhAnd Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns
* (music) horn, trumpet
** Peshitta, Luke 1:69:
    ܘܐܩܝܡ ܠܢ ܩܪܢܐ ܕܦܘܪܩܢܐ ܒܒܝܬܗ ܕܕܘܝܕ ܥܒܕܗwə-ʾăqīm lan qarnā ḏə-p̄ūrqānā ḇə-ḇaytēh ḏə-ḏāwīḏ ʿaḇdēhAnd hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David
* horn-shaped jar, phial
* (anatomy) cornea
* corn, horny excrescence
* (geometry) angle, corner
* (architecture) wing (of building)
* (military) wing (of army)
* extreme part
* top, peak, summit
* end, border
* arm, armrest
* (business, finance) capital
* power
* pride
* (orthography) projection, tittle, hook (of a letter)
* (botany) dittany
* kind of measure (equalling 12 pints)

##### Usage notes

Usually, the plural ܩܪܢܐ (qarnē) is used for literal senses while ܩܪܢܬܐ (qarnāṯā) is used for figurative senses.

##### Inflection
### Etymology 2

From Persian قران (qerân).

#### Pronunciation

* (Classical Edessan) IPA: [q(ə.)ˈrɑ.nɑ]
* (Eastern Syriac) IPA: [ˈqrɑ.nɑ]
* (Western Syriac) IPA: [ˈqro.no]

#### Noun

ܩܪܢܐ • (qərānā) m (plural ܩܪܢܐ)
* qiran, kran
* franc

##### Inflection
### References

* “qrn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2012-03-01
* “qrn$^2$”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2021-07-22
* Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 331a
* Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 520a
* Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana, Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, pages 1412b–1413a