ܒܘܕܩܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
From the root ܒ-ܕ-ܩ (b-d-q) related to inspecting.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [buddɑqɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [buddɑqe(ʔ)] (plural)
Noun
ܒܘܕܩܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܒܘܕܩܐ)
- search, searching, investigation, research
- (religion) divine mystery
- appearance
- indication, declaration
- message, tidings
Inflection
inflection of ܒܘܕܩܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܒܘܕܩ | ܒܘܕܩܝܢ |
| construct | ܒܘܕܩ | ܒܘܕܩܝ |
| emphatic | ܒܘܕܩܐ | ܒܘܕܩܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܒܘܕܩܝ | ܒܘܕܩܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܒܘܕܩܟ | ܒܘܕܩܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܒܘܕܩܟܝ | ܒܘܕܩܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܒܘܕܩܗ | ܒܘܕܩܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܒܘܕܩܗ | ܒܘܕܩܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܒܘܕܩܢ | ܒܘܕܩܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܒܘܕܩܟܘܢ | ܒܘܕܩܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܒܘܕܩܟܝܢ | ܒܘܕܩܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܒܘܕܩܗܘܢ | ܒܘܕܩܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܒܘܕܩܗܝܢ | ܒܘܕܩܝܗܝܢ |
Etymology 2
From early Middle Persian *bōdak. Compare Persian بوته (bōta, “crucible”).
Pronunciation
Uncertain.
Noun
ܒܘܕܩܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܒܘܕܩܐ)
- crucible
Inflection
inflection of ܒܘܕܩܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܒܘܕܩ | ܒܘܕܩܝܢ |
| construct | ܒܘܕܩ | ܒܘܕܩܝ |
| emphatic | ܒܘܕܩܐ | ܒܘܕܩܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܒܘܕܩܝ | ܒܘܕܩܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܒܘܕܩܟ | ܒܘܕܩܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܒܘܕܩܟܝ | ܒܘܕܩܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܒܘܕܩܗ | ܒܘܕܩܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܒܘܕܩܗ | ܒܘܕܩܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܒܘܕܩܢ | ܒܘܕܩܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܒܘܕܩܟܘܢ | ܒܘܕܩܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܒܘܕܩܟܝܢ | ܒܘܕܩܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܒܘܕܩܗܘܢ | ܒܘܕܩܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܒܘܕܩܗܝܢ | ܒܘܕܩܝܗܝܢ |
Further reading
- “bwdq”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-08-14
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 25a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 37a
- 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, p. 124b