ܪܟܢܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
From the root ܪ-ܟ-ܢ (r-k-n) related to inclining. Compare Arabic رُكْن (rukn).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [rɛxnɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [rɛxne(ʔ)] (plural)
Noun
ܪܟܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܪܟܢܐ)
- slope, incline, descent, declivity
- modulation, inflection
- concordance
- (music) metre; harmony; tone; melody, song
Inflection
inflection of ܪܟܢܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܪܟܢ | ܪܟܢܝܢ |
| construct | ܪܟܢ | ܪܟܢܝ |
| emphatic | ܪܟܢܐ | ܪܟܢܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܪܟܢܝ | ܪܟܢܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܪܟܢܟ | ܪܟܢܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܪܟܢܟܝ | ܪܟܢܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܪܟܢܗ | ܪܟܢܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܪܟܢܗ | ܪܟܢܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܪܟܢܢ | ܪܟܢܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܪܟܢܟܘܢ | ܪܟܢܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܪܟܢܟܝܢ | ܪܟܢܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܪܟܢܗܘܢ | ܪܟܢܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܪܟܢܗܝܢ | ܪܟܢܝܗܝܢ |
Etymology 2
From the root ܪ-ܟ-ܢ (r-k-n) related to inclining.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [r(ə)xɑnɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [r(ə)xɑne(ʔ)] (plural)
Noun
ܪܟܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܪܟܢܐ)
- leaning, tipping
- side, slope
Inflection
inflection of ܪܟܢܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܪܟܢ | ܪܟܢܝܢ |
| construct | ܪܟܢ | ܪܟܢܝ |
| emphatic | ܪܟܢܐ | ܪܟܢܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܪܟܢܝ | ܪܟܢܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܪܟܢܟ | ܪܟܢܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܪܟܢܟܝ | ܪܟܢܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܪܟܢܗ | ܪܟܢܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܪܟܢܗ | ܪܟܢܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܪܟܢܢ | ܪܟܢܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܪܟܢܟܘܢ | ܪܟܢܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܪܟܢܟܝܢ | ܪܟܢܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܪܟܢܗܘܢ | ܪܟܢܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܪܟܢܗܝܢ | ܪܟܢܝܗܝܢ |
References
- “rkn”, 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. 347a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 542a
- 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. 1470a