ܝܪܩܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
From Aramaic יַרקָא (yarqā), from Proto-Semitic *waraq- (“leaf”); compare Arabic وَرَق (waraq) and Hebrew יָרָק (yārāq). Doublet of ܘܵܪܵܩܵܐ (wārāqā).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [jar.qɑː]
Noun
ܝܲܪܩܵܐ • (yārqa) m (plural ܝܲܪ̈ܩܹܐ (yārqe))
- vegetable, herb
Declension
Inflection of ܝܲܪܩܵܐ (yarqā)
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܝܲܪܩܝܼ (yarqī) | ܝܲܪܩܲܢ (yarqan) | ||
| construct | ܝܲܪܩ (yarq) | 2nd person | ܝܲܪܩܘܼܟ݂ (yarquḵ) | ܝܲܪܩܵܟ݂ܝ (yarqāḵ) | ܝܲܪܩܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (yarqāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܝܲܪܩܵܐ (yarqā) | 3rd person | ܝܲܪܩܹܗ (yarqēh) | ܝܲܪܩܘܿܗ̇ (yarqoh) | ܝܲܪܩܗܘܿܢ (yarqhon) | ||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܝܲܪ̈ܩܝܼ (yarqī) | ܝܲܪ̈ܩܲܢ (yarqan) | ||
| construct | ܝܲܪ̈ܩܲܝ (yarqay) | 2nd person | ܝܲܪ̈ܩܘܼܟ݂ (yarquḵ) | ܝܲܪ̈ܩܵܟ݂ܝ (yarqāḵ) | ܝܲܪ̈ܩܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (yarqāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܝܲܪ̈ܩܹܐ (yarqē) | 3rd person | ܝܲܪ̈ܩܘܗܝ (yarqwh) | ܝܲܪ̈ܩܘܿܗ̇ (yarqoh) | ܝܲܪ̈ܩܗܘܿܢ (yarqhon) | ||
Derived terms
- ܝܲܪܩܵܝܵܐ m (yārqaya)
Classical Syriac
Etymology
From the root ܘ-ܪ-ܩ (w-r-q), from Proto-Semitic *waraq- (“leaf”). Compare Arabic وَرَق (waraq) and Hebrew יָרָק (yārāq).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [jarqɑ(ʔ)]
Noun
ܝܪܩܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܝܪܩܘܢܐ)
- herb, vegetable
Inflection
declension of ܝܪܩܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܝܪܩ | ܝܪܩܘܢܝܢ |
| construct | ܝܪܩ | ܝܪܩܘܢܝ |
| emphatic | ܝܪܩܐ | ܝܪܩܘܢܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܝܪܩܝ | ܝܪܩܘܢܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܝܪܩܟ | ܝܪܩܘܢܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܝܪܩܟܝ | ܝܪܩܘܢܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܝܪܩܗ | ܝܪܩܘܢܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܝܪܩܗ | ܝܪܩܘܢܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܝܪܩܢ | ܝܪܩܘܢܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܝܪܩܟܘܢ | ܝܪܩܘܢܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܝܪܩܟܝܢ | ܝܪܩܘܢܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܝܪܩܗܘܢ | ܝܪܩܘܢܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܝܪܩܗܝܢ | ܝܪܩܘܢܝܗܝܢ |
References
- “yrq”, 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. 145a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 197b
- 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. 585b