ܠܝܩܐ
Classical Syriac
Alternative forms
- ܠܐܩܐ (lēqā), ܠܩܐ (lēqā)
Etymology
From the root ܠ-ܝ-ܩ (l-y-q) related to rowing.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [le̝.qɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [le̝.qe] (plural)
Noun
ܠܝܩܐ • (lêqā) m (plural ܠܝܩܐ)
- oar
- (figuratively) controls, rudder, helm, reins, wheel, etc.
Inflection
inflection of ܠܝܩܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܠܝܩ | ܠܝܩܝܢ |
| construct | ܠܝܩ | ܠܝܩܝ |
| emphatic | ܠܝܩܐ | ܠܝܩܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܠܝܩܝ | ܠܝܩܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܠܝܩܟ | ܠܝܩܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܠܝܩܟܝ | ܠܝܩܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܠܝܩܗ | ܠܝܩܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܠܝܩܗ | ܠܝܩܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܠܝܩܢ | ܠܝܩܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܠܝܩܟܘܢ | ܠܝܩܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܠܝܩܟܝܢ | ܠܝܩܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܠܝܩܗܘܢ | ܠܝܩܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܠܝܩܗܝܢ | ܠܝܩܝܗܝܢ |
Synonyms
- (oar): ܓܕܘܦܐ (gāḏōp̄ā)
Descendants
- → Old Armenian: ղեկ (łek), ղեակ (łeak), յղեակ (yłeak)
- → Armenian: ղեկ (łek) (learned)
References
- “lyq”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-05-07
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 174a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 241b
- 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 689a