ܘܥܕܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology
From the root ܘ-ܥ-ܕ (w-ʿ-d) related to appointing. Compare Arabic وَعْد (waʿd) and Hebrew וַעַד (waʿaḏ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [waʕdɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [waʕde(ʔ)] (plural)
Noun
ܘܥܕܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܘܥܕܐ)
- appointed time, appointment
- appointed sign, signal, mark
- appointed place, rendezvous
- promise, pledge, agreement
- space, boundary, approach
- refuge, asylum
- limited space
- promise, pledge, agreement, pact
- charge, commission
- expiry, death, end
Inflection
inflection of ܘܥܕܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܘܥܕ | ܘܥܕܝܢ |
| construct | ܘܥܕ | ܘܥܕܝ |
| emphatic | ܘܥܕܐ | ܘܥܕܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܘܥܕܝ | ܘܥܕܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܘܥܕܟ | ܘܥܕܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܘܥܕܟܝ | ܘܥܕܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܘܥܕܗ | ܘܥܕܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܘܥܕܗ | ܘܥܕܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܘܥܕܢ | ܘܥܕܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܘܥܕܟܘܢ | ܘܥܕܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܘܥܕܟܝܢ | ܘܥܕܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܘܥܕܗܘܢ | ܘܥܕܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܘܥܕܗܝܢ | ܘܥܕܝܗܝܢ |
References
- “wˁd”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 82a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 108b
- 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. 359a-b