ARAMAIC NEW TESTAMENT

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ܩܢܝ Q-N-Y
acquire, possess
Peshitta Occurrences
Form Transliteration Gloss References
ܩܢܝܐ
qnyʾ
qny'
acquire, possess Matthew 11:7 Matthew 12:20 Matthew 27:30 Luke 7:24 Psalms 105:16 Proverbs 8:12 Isaiah 19:6 Isaiah 24:2 Isaiah 42:3 Isaiah 43:24 Ezekiel 4:16 Ezekiel 5:16 Ezekiel 14:13 Ezekiel 40:5 Ezekiel 40:5 Ezekiel 40:6 Ezekiel 40:6 Ezekiel 40:7 Ezekiel 40:7 Ezekiel 41:8
ܒܩܢܝܐ
bqnyʾ
bqny'
in-acquire, possess Matthew 27:48 Mark 15:19 Mark 15:36 Ezekiel 42:16 Ezekiel 42:17 Ezekiel 42:18 Ezekiel 42:19
ܘܩܢܝܐ
wqnyʾ
wqny'
and-acquire, possess Matthew 27:29 Isaiah 35:7 Ezekiel 40:3 Ezekiel 40:5 Ezekiel 40:7
ܩܢܝ
qny
qny
acquire, possess Peal Proverbs 4:5 Proverbs 4:7 Proverbs 4:7 Proverbs 23:23
ܩ̈ܢܝܢ
qnyn
qnyn
acquire, possess-them Ezekiel 42:16 Ezekiel 42:17 Ezekiel 42:18 Ezekiel 42:19
ܕܩܢܝܐ
dqnyʾ
dqny'
of-acquire, possess Luke 21:4 Psalms 68:31 Isaiah 36:6 Ezekiel 29:6
ܩܝܢܝܐ
qynyʾ
qyny'
acquire, possess 2 Timothy 4:14 Isaiah 46:6
ܕܩܢܝܬ
dqnyt
dqnyth
of-acquire, possess[perf] Peal Psalms 74:2 Proverbs 20:14
ܩܢܝܗ
qnyh
qnyh
acquire, possess-his Psalms 45:2 Isaiah 1:3
ܩܢܝ̈ܬܐ
qnytʾ
qnyth'
acquire, possess[fem] Ezekiel 16:16
ܘܩܝܢܝܐ
wqynyʾ
wqyny'
acquire, possess Isaiah 40:19
ܩܢܝܬܗ
qnyth
qnythh
acquire, possess-his Acts 22:28
ܠܩܝܢܝܐ
lqynyʾ
lqyny'
acquire, possess Isaiah 41:7
ܕܡܩܢܝܐ
dmqnyʾ
dmqny'
that.from-acquire, possess Hebrews 10:39
ܘܩ̈ܢܝܐ
wqnyʾ
wqny'
and-acquire, possess Ezekiel 27:19
ܩ̈ܢܝ
qny
qny
acquire, possess Peal Proverbs 31:29
ܬܩܢܝܢܢ
tqnynn
thqnynn
[impf]acquire, possess-we 2 Corinthians 5:13
ܩܢܝܢ
qnyn
qnyn
acquire, possess-them 1 Timothy 3:13
Hebrew Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
קָנָה qana to buy
קֹנֶה koneh owner, possessor
קִנְיָן kin'yan possession, property
קָנוּי kanuv acquired, purchased
Arabic Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
قَنَى qanā to acquire
قِنْيَة qiniyah property, possession
قَانٍ qānin acquirer, possessor
اِقْتِنَاء iqtināʾ acquisition, purchase