ܟܪܟܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
Derived from Demotic grg or from the root ܟ-ܪ-ܟ (k-r-k) related to encircling. Compare Hebrew כְּרַךְ (kəraḵ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kar(ə)xɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [kar(ə)xe] (plural)
Noun
ܟܪܟܐ • (karəḵā) m (plural ܟܪܟܐ (karəḵē))
- walled city or town, fortress
- enclosure
Usage notes
A ܟܪܟܐ (karəḵā) is generally larger than a ܡܚܘܙܐ (māḥōzā).
Inflection
inflection of ܟܪܟܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܟܪܟ | ܟܪܟܝܢ |
| construct | ܟܪܟ | ܟܪܟܝ |
| emphatic | ܟܪܟܐ | ܟܪܟܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܟܪܟܝ | ܟܪܟܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܟܪܟܟ | ܟܪܟܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܟܪܟܟܝ | ܟܪܟܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܟܪܟܗ | ܟܪܟܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܟܪܟܗ | ܟܪܟܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܟܪܟܢ | ܟܪܟܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܟܪܟܟܘܢ | ܟܪܟܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܟܪܟܟܝܢ | ܟܪܟܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܟܪܟܗܘܢ | ܟܪܟܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܟܪܟܗܝܢ | ܟܪܟܝܗܝܢ |
Etymology 2
From the root ܟ-ܪ-ܟ (k-r-k) related to encircling. Compare Hebrew כֶּרֶךְ (kéreḵ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kɛrkɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [kɛrke] (plural)
Noun
ܟܪܟܐ • (kerkā) m (plural ܟܪܟܐ (kerkē))
- roll
- scroll, codex
- book, tome, volume
- sphere
- eddy
Inflection
inflection of ܟܪܟܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܟܪܟ | ܟܪܟܝܢ |
| construct | ܟܪܟ | ܟܪܟܝ |
| emphatic | ܟܪܟܐ | ܟܪܟܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܟܪܟܝ | ܟܪܟܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܟܪܟܟ | ܟܪܟܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܟܪܟܟܝ | ܟܪܟܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܟܪܟܗ | ܟܪܟܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܟܪܟܗ | ܟܪܟܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܟܪܟܢ | ܟܪܟܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܟܪܟܟܘܢ | ܟܪܟܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܟܪܟܟܝܢ | ܟܪܟܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܟܪܟܗܘܢ | ܟܪܟܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܟܪܟܗܝܢ | ܟܪܟܝܗܝܢ |
Etymology 3
From the root ܟ-ܪ-ܟ (k-r-k) related to encircling. Compare Akkadian 𒆠𒅕𒆪 (/kirku/, “roll”), Jewish Babylonian Aramaic כְּרָכָא (kərāḵā, “large mat”). Doubtfully connected in the sense “woof” to Ancient Greek κρόκη (krókē).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [k(ə)rɑxɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [k(ə)rɑxe] (plural)
Noun
ܟܪܟܐ • (kərāḵā) m (plural ܟܪܟܐ (kərāḵē))
- circuit, course
- revolving, revolution
- (astronomy) orbit
- bindweed
- woof, weft
Inflection
inflection of ܟܪܟܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܟܪܟ | ܟܪܟܝܢ |
| construct | ܟܪܟ | ܟܪܟܝ |
| emphatic | ܟܪܟܐ | ܟܪܟܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܟܪܟܝ | ܟܪܟܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܟܪܟܟ | ܟܪܟܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܟܪܟܟܝ | ܟܪܟܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܟܪܟܗ | ܟܪܟܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܟܪܟܗ | ܟܪܟܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܟܪܟܢ | ܟܪܟܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܟܪܟܟܘܢ | ܟܪܟܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܟܪܟܟܝܢ | ܟܪܟܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܟܪܟܗܘܢ | ܟܪܟܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܟܪܟܗܝܢ | ܟܪܟܝܗܝܢ |
References
- “krk”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- “krk2”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- “krk3”, 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, page 162b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 227b
- Peust, Carsten (2010) Die Toponyme vorarabischen Ursprungs im modernen Ägypten (Göttinger Miszellen. Beihefte; 8) (in German), Göttingen, page 43
- 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, page 654a–b