ܚܘܟܐ
Classical Syriac
Alternative forms
- ܐܘܓܐ (ʾawgā) (confused with a word for sumac)
Etymology
Cognate to Arabic حَبَق (ḥabaq, “basil”), and the borrowing Ancient Greek ὤκῐμον (ṓkimon, “basil”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈħaw.kɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [ˈħaw.ke] (plural)
Noun
ܚܘܟܐ • (ḥawkā) m (plural ܚܘܟܐ (ḥawkē))
- basil
Inflection
declension of ܚܘܟܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܚܘܟ | ܚܘܟܝܢ |
| construct | ܚܘܟ | ܚܘܟܝ |
| emphatic | ܚܘܟܐ | ܚܘܟܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܚܘܟܝ | ܚܘܟܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܚܘܟܟ | ܚܘܟܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܚܘܟܟܝ | ܚܘܟܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܚܘܟܗ | ܚܘܟܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܚܘܟܗ | ܚܘܟܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܚܘܟܢ | ܚܘܟܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܚܘܟܟܘܢ | ܚܘܟܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܚܘܟܟܝܢ | ܚܘܟܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܚܘܟܗܘܢ | ܚܘܟܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܚܘܟܗܝܢ | ܚܘܟܝܗܝܢ |
Descendants
- → Arabic: حَوْك (ḥawk)
References
- “ḥwk”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2020-12-22
- Brockelmann, Carl (1928) Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), 2nd edition, Halle: Max Niemeyer, published 1995, page 221a
- Löw, Immanuel (1924) Die Flora der Juden (in German), volume 2, Wien und Leipzig: R. Löwit, pages 78 seqq.
- Löw, Immanuel (1881) Aramæische Pflanzennamen (in German), Leipzig: Wilhelm Engelmann, pages 151–153
- Payne Smith, Robert (1879–1901) Thesaurus Syriacus (in Latin), Oxford: Clarendon Press, column 1221