ܐܪܕܝܟܠܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Aramaic אַרְדִיכְלָא (ardīḵlā), from Akkadian 𒀵𒂍𒃲 (arad ēkalli, “slave of the palace”); compare Hebrew אַדְרִיכָל (adrikhál).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ar.dixːlɑː]

Noun

ܐܲܪܕܹܝܟ݂ܠܵܐ • (ardēḵlā) m (plural ܐܲܪ̈ܕܹܝܟ݂ܠܹܐ (ardēḵlē), feminine ܐܲܪܕܹܝܟ݂ܲܠܬܵܐ (ardēḵaltā))

1. architect: a person who designs buildings and in many cases also supervises their construction.

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܲܪܕܹܝܟ݂ܠܵܐ (ardēḵlā)
number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܐܲܪܕܹܝܟ݂ܠܝܼ (ardēḵlī)		ܐܲܪܕܹܝܟ݂ܠܲܢ (ardēḵlan)
	construct	ܐܲܪܕܹܝܟ݂ܠ (ardēḵl)	2nd person	ܐܲܪܕܹܝܟ݂ܠܘܼܟ݂ (ardēḵlūḵ)	ܐܲܪܕܹܝܟ݂ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (ardēḵlāḵ)	ܐܲܪܕܹܝܟ݂ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ardēḵlāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܲܪܕܹܝܟ݂ܠܵܐ (ardēḵlā)	3rd person	ܐܲܪܕܹܝܟ݂ܠܹܗ (ardēḵlēh)	ܐܲܪܕܹܝܟ݂ܠܵܗ̇ (ardēḵlāh)	ܐܲܪܕܹܝܟ݂ܠܗܘܿܢ (ardēḵlhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܐܲܪ̈ܕܹܝܟ݂ܠܝܼ (ardēḵlī)		ܐܲܪ̈ܕܹܝܟ݂ܠܲܢ (ardēḵlan)
	construct	ܐܲܪ̈ܕܹܝܟ݂ܠܲܝ (ardēḵlay)	2nd person	ܐܲܪ̈ܕܹܝܟ݂ܠܘܼܟ݂ (ardēḵlūḵ)	ܐܲܪ̈ܕܹܝܟ݂ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (ardēḵlāḵ)	ܐܲܪ̈ܕܹܝܟ݂ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ardēḵlāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܲܪ̈ܕܹܝܟ݂ܠܹܐ (ardēḵlē)	3rd person	ܐܲܪ̈ܕܹܝܟ݂ܠܘܼܗܝ (ardēḵlūh)	ܐܲܪ̈ܕܹܝܟ݂ܠܘܿܗ̇ (ardēḵlōh)	ܐܲܪ̈ܕܹܝܟ݂ܠܗܘܿܢ (ardēḵlhōn)

Derived terms

• ܐܲܪܕܹܝܟ݂ܠܘܼܬܵܐ (ardēḵlutā, “architecture”)

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

• ܐܪܕܟܠܐ

Etymology

From Akkadian 𒀵𒂍𒃲 (arad ēkalli, “slave of the palace”). Compare Hebrew אַדְרִיכָל (ʾaḏrîḵāl).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔarde(j)xlɑ(ʔ)] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʔarde(j)xle(ʔ)] (in the plural)

Noun

ܐܪܕܝܟܠܐ • (ʾardēḵlāʾ) m (plural ܐܪܕܝܟܠܐ)

1. architect, builder, mason

Inflection

    inflection of ܐܪܕܝܟܠܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܐܪܕܝܟܠ	ܐܪܕܝܟܠܝܢ
construct	ܐܪܕܝܟܠ	ܐܪܕܝܟܠܝ
emphatic	ܐܪܕܝܟܠܐ	ܐܪܕܝܟܠܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܐܪܕܝܟܠܝ	ܐܪܕܝܟܠܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܐܪܕܝܟܠܟ	ܐܪܕܝܟܠܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܐܪܕܝܟܠܟܝ	ܐܪܕܝܟܠܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܐܪܕܝܟܠܗ	ܐܪܕܝܟܠܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܐܪܕܝܟܠܗ	ܐܪܕܝܟܠܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܐܪܕܝܟܠܢ	ܐܪܕܝܟܠܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܐܪܕܝܟܠܟܘܢ	ܐܪܕܝܟܠܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܐܪܕܝܟܠܟܝܢ	ܐܪܕܝܟܠܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܐܪܕܝܟܠܗܘܢ	ܐܪܕܝܟܠܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܐܪܕܝܟܠܗܝܢ	ܐܪܕܝܟܠܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܐܪܕܝܟܠܐܝܬ
• ܐܪܕܝܟܠܘܬܐ

References

• “ˀrdkl”, 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. 19a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 27b
• 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. 96a