ܥܩܪܒܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
ܥܩܪܒ݂ܐ
Etymology
Compare Arabic عَقْرَب (ʿaqrab) and Hebrew עַקְרָב ('akráv).
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): [ʕɑ.qərːwɑː]
Noun
ܥܲܩܸܪܒ݂ܵܐ • (ʿaqirwa) f or m (plural ܥܲܩܸܪ̈ܒ݂ܹܐ (ʿaqirwe))
- scorpion: a terrestrial arachnid with pincers similar to those of a lobster and a poisonous sting at the end of its jointed tail.
Declension
Inflection of ܥܲܩܸܪܒ݂ܵܐ (ʿaqqirḇā)
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܥܲܩܸܪܒ݂ܝܼ (ʿaqqirḇī) | ܥܲܩܸܪܒ݂ܲܢ (ʿaqqirḇan) | ||
| construct | ܥܲܩܸܪܒ݂ (ʿaqqirḇ) | 2nd person | ܥܲܩܸܪܒ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (ʿaqqirḇuḵ) | ܥܲܩܸܪܒ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (ʿaqqirḇāḵ) | ܥܲܩܸܪܒ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ʿaqqirḇāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܥܲܩܸܪܒ݂ܵܐ (ʿaqqirḇā) | 3rd person | ܥܲܩܸܪܒ݂ܹܗ (ʿaqqirḇēh) | ܥܲܩܸܪܒ݂ܘܿܗ̇ (ʿaqqirḇoh) | ܥܲܩܸܪܒ݂ܗܘܿܢ (ʿaqqirḇhon) | ||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܥܲܩܸܪ̈ܒ݂ܝܼ (ʿaqqirḇī) | ܥܲܩܸܪ̈ܒ݂ܲܢ (ʿaqqirḇan) | ||
| construct | ܥܲܩܸܪ̈ܒ݂ܲܝ (ʿaqqirḇay) | 2nd person | ܥܲܩܸܪ̈ܒ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (ʿaqqirḇuḵ) | ܥܲܩܸܪ̈ܒ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (ʿaqqirḇāḵ) | ܥܲܩܸܪ̈ܒ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ʿaqqirḇāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܥܲܩܸܪ̈ܒ݂ܹܐ (ʿaqqirḇē) | 3rd person | ܥܲܩܸܪ̈ܒ݂ܘܗܝ (ʿaqqirḇwh) | ܥܲܩܸܪ̈ܒ݂ܘܿܗ̇ (ʿaqqirḇoh) | ܥܲܩܸܪ̈ܒ݂ܗܘܿܢ (ʿaqqirḇhon) | ||
Proper noun
ܥܲܩܸܪܒ݂ܵܐ • (ʿAqirwa) f
- (astrology, astronomy) Scorpio (constellation and zodiac sign)
See also
| Zodiac signs in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic (layout · text) | |||||||||||
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| ܐܸܡܪܵܐ (imrā) ♈︎ | ܬܵܘܪܵܐ (tāwrā) ♉︎ | ܬܐܘܿܡܹ̈ܐ (tʾomē) ♊︎ | ܣܲܪܛܵܢܵܐ (sarṭānā) ♋︎ | ||||||||
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| ܐܲܪܝܵܐ (aryā) ♌︎ | ܒܬܘܼܠܬܵܐ (btultā) ♍︎ | ܡܲܬܩܵܠܵܐ (matqālā) ♎︎ | ܥܵܩܸܪܒ݂ܵܐ (ʿāqirḇā) ♏︎ | ||||||||
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| ܩܸܫܬܵܐ (qištā) ♐︎ | ܓܲܕܝܵܐ (gadyā) ♑︎ | ܕܵܘܠܵܐ (dāwlā) ♒︎ | ܢܘܼܢܹ̈ܐ (nunē) ♓︎ | ||||||||
Classical Syriac
Etymology
Compare Arabic عَقْرَب (ʿaqrab) and Hebrew עַקְרָב (ʿaqrāḇ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʕɛqqarbɑ(ʔ)], [ʕ(ə)qarbɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [ʕɛqqarbe(ʔ)], [ʕ(ə)qarbe(ʔ)] (plural)
Noun
ܥܩܪܒܐ • (‘eqarbā) f (plural ܥܩܪܒܐ)
- scorpion
- war machine
Inflection
inflection of ܥܩܪܒܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܥܩܪܒ | ܥܩܪܒܝܢ |
| construct | ܥܩܪܒ | ܥܩܪܒܝ |
| emphatic | ܥܩܪܒܐ | ܥܩܪܒܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܥܩܪܒܝ | ܥܩܪܒܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܥܩܪܒܟ | ܥܩܪܒܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܥܩܪܒܟܝ | ܥܩܪܒܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܥܩܪܒܗ | ܥܩܪܒܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܥܩܪܒܗ | ܥܩܪܒܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܥܩܪܒܢ | ܥܩܪܒܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܥܩܪܒܟܘܢ | ܥܩܪܒܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܥܩܪܒܟܝܢ | ܥܩܪܒܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܥܩܪܒܗܘܢ | ܥܩܪܒܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܥܩܪܒܗܝܢ | ܥܩܪܒܝܗܝܢ |
Proper noun
ܥܩܪܒܐ • (‘eqarbā) f
- (astrology, astronomy) Scorpio (constellation and zodiac sign)
References
- “ˁqrb”, 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. 262b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 426a
- 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. 1133a