ܐܝܩܪܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܘ ܩ ܪ (w q r)
8 terms

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac and limited into the sense of “family”. Substituted for the common Kurdish and Arabism ܟܸܠܦܲܬ (kilpat).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʔiːqar.tɑː]

Noun

ܐܝܼܩܲܪܬܵܐ • (īqartā) f sg (plural ܝܲܩܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܹܐ (yaqrāṯē) or ܐܝܼܩܲܪ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܹܐ (īqaryāṯē))

1. A family, such as a nuclear family or an extended family.

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܝܼܩܲܪܬܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܐܝܼܩܲܪܬܝܼ (īqartī)		ܐܝܼܩܲܪܬܲܢ (īqartan)
	construct	ܝܲܩܪܲܬ݂ (yaqraṯ)		2nd person	ܐܝܼܩܲܪܬܘܼܟ݂ (īqartūḵ)	ܐܝܼܩܲܪܬܵܟ݂ܝ (īqartāḵ)	ܐܝܼܩܲܪܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (īqartāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܝܼܩܲܪܬܵܐ (īqartā)		3rd person	ܐܝܼܩܲܪܬܹܗ (īqartēh)	ܐܝܼܩܲܪܬܵܗ̇ (īqartāh)	ܐܝܼܩܲܪܬܗܘܿܢ (īqarthōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܝܲܩܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܝܼ (yaqrāṯī)		ܝܲܩܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܲܢ (yaqrāṯan)
	construct	ܝܲܩܪ̈ܵܬ݂ (yaqrāṯ)		2nd person	ܝܲܩܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (yaqrāṯūḵ)	ܝܲܩܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (yaqrāṯāḵ)	ܝܲܩܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (yaqrāṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܝܲܩܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܹܐ (yaqrāṯē)		3rd person	ܝܲܩܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܹܗ (yaqrāṯēh)	ܝܲܩܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (yaqrāṯāh)	ܝܲܩܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (yaqrāṯhōn)

Derived terms

• ܐܝܼܩܲܪܬܵܝܵܐ (īqartāyā, “familial”)
• ܐܝܼܩܲܪܬܵܐ ܡܲܠܟܵܝܬܵܐ (īqartā malkāytā, “the Royal Family”)

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

• ܝܩܪܬܐ

Etymology

From the root ܘ-ܩ-ܪ (w-q-r) related to heaviness. Compare Hebrew יֻקְרָה (yuqrâ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jəqartɑʔ/, [ʔiqartɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܐܝܩܪܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܝܩܪܬܐ)

1. burden, cumbrance, load
2. baggage, luggage, belongings, household stuff
3. family; wife, children
4. honour

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܝܩܪܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܐܝܩܪܐ		1st person	ܐܝܩܪܬܝ		ܐܝܩܪܬܢ
	construct	ܐܝܩܪܬ		2nd person	ܐܝܩܪܬܟ	ܐܝܩܪܬܟܝ	ܐܝܩܪܬܟܘܢ	ܐܝܩܪܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܝܩܪܬܐ		3rd person	ܐܝܩܪܬܗ	ܐܝܩܪܬܗ	ܐܝܩܪܬܗܘܢ	ܐܝܩܪܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܝܩܪܢ		1st person	ܝܩܪܬܝ		ܝܩܪܬܢ
	construct	ܝܩܪܬ		2nd person	ܝܩܪܬܟ	ܝܩܪܬܟܝ	ܝܩܪܬܟܘܢ	ܝܩܪܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܝܩܪܬܐ		3rd person	ܝܩܪܬܗ	ܝܩܪܬܗ	ܝܩܪܬܗܘܢ	ܝܩܪܬܗܝܢ

References

• “ˀyqrh”, 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. 144a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pp. 14b, 196b
• 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. 38a-b