ܩܪܩܣܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
From early Middle Persian *klkʾs' (karkās). Compare New Persian کرکس، کرگس (karkas, kargas).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [qarqɑsɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [qarqɑse(ʔ)] (plural)
Noun
ܩܪܩܣܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܩܪܩܣܐ)
- great vulture
Inflection
inflection of ܩܪܩܣܐ
state | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
absolute | ܩܪܩܣ | ܩܪܩܣܝܢ |
construct | ܩܪܩܣ | ܩܪܩܣܝ |
emphatic | ܩܪܩܣܐ | ܩܪܩܣܐ |
possessive forms | ||
1st c. sg. (my) | ܩܪܩܣܝ | ܩܪܩܣܝ |
2nd m. sg. (your) | ܩܪܩܣܟ | ܩܪܩܣܝܟ |
2nd f. sg. (your) | ܩܪܩܣܟܝ | ܩܪܩܣܝܟܝ |
3rd m. sg. (his) | ܩܪܩܣܗ | ܩܪܩܣܘܗܝ |
3rd f. sg. (her) | ܩܪܩܣܗ | ܩܪܩܣܝܗ |
1st c. pl. (our) | ܩܪܩܣܢ | ܩܪܩܣܝܢ |
2nd m. pl. (your) | ܩܪܩܣܟܘܢ | ܩܪܩܣܝܟܘܢ |
2nd f. pl. (your) | ܩܪܩܣܟܝܢ | ܩܪܩܣܝܟܝܢ |
3rd m. pl. (their) | ܩܪܩܣܗܘܢ | ܩܪܩܣܝܗܘܢ |
3rd f. pl. (their) | ܩܪܩܣܗܝܢ | ܩܪܩܣܝܗܝܢ |
Etymology 2
From Ancient Greek κόραξ (kórax).
Alternative forms
- ܩܪܩܣܬܐ
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [qarqɑsɑ(ʔ)], [q(ə)rɑqsɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [qarqɑse(ʔ)], [q(ə)rɑqse(ʔ)] (plural)
Noun
ܩܪܩܣܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܩܪܩܣܐ)
- raven, crow
- jay, magpie
Inflection
inflection of ܩܪܩܣܐ
state | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
absolute | ܩܪܩܣ | ܩܪܩܣܝܢ |
construct | ܩܪܩܣ | ܩܪܩܣܝ |
emphatic | ܩܪܩܣܐ | ܩܪܩܣܐ |
possessive forms | ||
1st c. sg. (my) | ܩܪܩܣܝ | ܩܪܩܣܝ |
2nd m. sg. (your) | ܩܪܩܣܟ | ܩܪܩܣܝܟ |
2nd f. sg. (your) | ܩܪܩܣܟܝ | ܩܪܩܣܝܟܝ |
3rd m. sg. (his) | ܩܪܩܣܗ | ܩܪܩܣܘܗܝ |
3rd f. sg. (her) | ܩܪܩܣܗ | ܩܪܩܣܝܗ |
1st c. pl. (our) | ܩܪܩܣܢ | ܩܪܩܣܝܢ |
2nd m. pl. (your) | ܩܪܩܣܟܘܢ | ܩܪܩܣܝܟܘܢ |
2nd f. pl. (your) | ܩܪܩܣܟܝܢ | ܩܪܩܣܝܟܝܢ |
3rd m. pl. (their) | ܩܪܩܣܗܘܢ | ܩܪܩܣܝܗܘܢ |
3rd f. pl. (their) | ܩܪܩܣܗܝܢ | ܩܪܩܣܝܗܝܢ |
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [qarqɑse(ʔ)], [q(ə)rɑqse(ʔ)]
Noun
ܩܪܩܣܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural only; not used in singular form)
- chess pieces; draughts, checkers
- (dialectal) driftwood
Inflection
declension of ܩܪܩܣܐ
state | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
absolute | — | ܩܪܩܣܝܢ |
construct | — | ܩܪܩܣܝ |
emphatic | — | ܩܪܩܣܐ |
possessive forms | ||
1st c. sg. (my) | — | ܩܪܩܣܝ |
2nd m. sg. (your) | — | ܩܪܩܣܝܟ |
2nd f. sg. (your) | — | ܩܪܩܣܝܟܝ |
3rd m. sg. (his) | — | ܩܪܩܣܘܗܝ |
3rd f. sg. (her) | — | ܩܪܩܣܝܗ |
1st c. pl. (our) | — | ܩܪܩܣܝܢ |
2nd m. pl. (your) | — | ܩܪܩܣܝܟܘܢ |
2nd f. pl. (your) | — | ܩܪܩܣܝܟܝܢ |
3rd m. pl. (their) | — | ܩܪܩܣܝܗܘܢ |
3rd f. pl. (their) | — | ܩܪܩܣܝܗܝܢ |
References
- “qrqs”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-05-26
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 332a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 521b
- 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. 1416b