ܐܘܪܕܥܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܐܘܪܕܥܐ

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac ܐܘܪܕܥܐ. From the older form *ܥܦܪܕܥܐ (ʿəp̄ardəʿāʾ); related to Arabic ضِفْدَع (ḍifdaʕ) and Hebrew צְפַרְדֵּעַ (tz'fardéa). Displaced by ܦܸܩܥܵܐ (piqˁā) and ܥܲܩܪܘܼܩܵܐ (ˁaqrūqā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʔur.d(ə)ʕɑː]

Noun

ܐܘܼܪܕܥܵܐ • (urdˁā) f (plural ܐܘܼܪ̈ܕܥܹܐ (urdˁē))

1. frog

   Synonyms: ܥܲܩܪܘܼܩܵܐ (ˁaqrūqā), ܦܸܩܥܵܐ (piqˁā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܘܼܪܕܥܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܐܘܼܪܕܥܝܼ (urdˁī)		ܐܘܼܪܕܥܲܢ (urdˁan)
	construct	ܐܘܼܪܕܥ (urdˁ)		2nd person	ܐܘܼܪܕܥܘܼܟ݂ (urdˁūḵ)	ܐܘܼܪܕܥܵܟ݂ܝ (urdˁāḵ)	ܐܘܼܪܕܥܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (urdˁāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܘܼܪܕܥܵܐ (urdˁā)		3rd person	ܐܘܼܪܕܥܹܗ (urdˁēh)	ܐܘܼܪܕܥܵܗ̇ (urdˁāh)	ܐܘܼܪܕܥܗܘܿܢ (urdˁhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܐܘܼܪܕܥܝܼ̈ (urdˁī)		ܐܘܼܪܕܥܲܢ̈ (urdˁan)
	construct	ܐܘܼܪܕܥܲܝ̈ (urdˁay)		2nd person	ܐܘܼܪܕܥܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (urdˁūḵ)	ܐܘܼܪܕܥܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (urdˁāḵ)	ܐܘܼܪܕܥܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (urdˁāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܘܼܪܕܥܹ̈ܐ (urdˁē)		3rd person	ܐܘܼܪܕܥܘܼ̈ܗܝ (urdˁūh)	ܐܘܼܪܕܥ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (urdˁōh)	ܐܘܼܪܕܥܗ̈ܘܿܢ (urdˁhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the older form *ܥܦܪܕܥܐ (ʿəp̄ardəʿā). Compare Arabic ضِفْدَع (ḍifdaʕ) and Hebrew צְפַרְדֵּעַ (ṣəp̄ardḗaʿ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔurd(ə)ʕɑ] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʔurd(ə)ʕe] (in the plural)

Noun

ܐܘܪܕܥܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܐܘܪܕܥܐ)

1. frog
2. (animal anatomy) hoof's frog

Usage notes

While the word is normally considered feminine, it may occasionally be masculine when specifically referring to a male.

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܘܪܕܥܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܐܘܪܕܥ		1st person	ܐܘܪܕܥܝ		ܐܘܪܕܥܢ
	construct	ܐܘܪܕܥ		2nd person	ܐܘܪܕܥܟ	ܐܘܪܕܥܟܝ	ܐܘܪܕܥܟܘܢ	ܐܘܪܕܥܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܘܪܕܥܐ		3rd person	ܐܘܪܕܥܗ	ܐܘܪܕܥܗ	ܐܘܪܕܥܗܘܢ	ܐܘܪܕܥܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܐܘܪܕܥܝܢ		1st person	ܐܘܪܕܥܝ		ܐܘܪܕܥܝܢ
	construct	ܐܘܪܕܥܝ		2nd person	ܐܘܪܕܥܝܟ	ܐܘܪܕܥܝܟܝ	ܐܘܪܕܥܝܟܘܢ	ܐܘܪܕܥܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܘܪܕܥܐ		3rd person	ܐܘܪܕܥܘܗܝ	ܐܘܪܕܥܝܗ	ܐܘܪܕܥܝܗܘܢ	ܐܘܪܕܥܝܗܝܢ

Synonyms

• (frog): ܦܩܥܐ

References

• “ˀwrdˁ”, 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 4b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 7b
• 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, pages 21a–b