ܕܠܩܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Root
ܕ-ܠ-ܩ
1 term

Compare Hebrew דֶּלֶק (déleq).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dɛlqɑ], [dalqɑ] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [dɛlqe], [dalqe] (in the plural)

Noun

ܕܠܩܐ • (delqā, dalqā) m (plural ܕܠܩܐ (delqē, dalqē))

1. flame, fire, torch
2. (physics) ray of light
3. blaze, brightness
4. splendor/splendour

Inflection

Inflection of ܕܠܩܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܕܠܩ		1st person	ܕܠܩܝ		ܕܠܩܢ
	construct	ܕܠܩ		2nd person	ܕܠܩܟ	ܕܠܩܟܝ	ܕܠܩܟܘܢ	ܕܠܩܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܕܠܩܐ		3rd person	ܕܠܩܗ	ܕܠܩܗ	ܕܠܩܗܘܢ	ܕܠܩܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܕܠܩܝܢ		1st person	ܕܠܩܝ		ܕܠܩܝܢ
	construct	ܕܠܩܝ		2nd person	ܕܠܩܝܟ	ܕܠܩܝܟܝ	ܕܠܩܝܟܘܢ	ܕܠܩܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܕܠܩܐ		3rd person	ܕܠܩܘܗܝ	ܕܠܩܝܗ	ܕܠܩܝܗܘܢ	ܕܠܩܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Root
ܕ-ܠ-ܩ
1 term

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dallɑqɑ] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [dallɑqe] (in the plural)

Noun

ܕܠܩܐ • (dallāqā) m (plural ܕܠܩܐ (dallāqē))

1. glowworm

Inflection

Inflection of ܕܠܩܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܕܠܩ		1st person	ܕܠܩܝ		ܕܠܩܢ
	construct	ܕܠܩ		2nd person	ܕܠܩܟ	ܕܠܩܟܝ	ܕܠܩܟܘܢ	ܕܠܩܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܕܠܩܐ		3rd person	ܕܠܩܗ	ܕܠܩܗ	ܕܠܩܗܘܢ	ܕܠܩܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܕܠܩܝܢ		1st person	ܕܠܩܝ		ܕܠܩܝܢ
	construct	ܕܠܩܝ		2nd person	ܕܠܩܝܟ	ܕܠܩܝܟܝ	ܕܠܩܝܟܘܢ	ܕܠܩܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܕܠܩܐ		3rd person	ܕܠܩܘܗܝ	ܕܠܩܝܗ	ܕܠܩܝܗܘܢ	ܕܠܩܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

From early Middle Persian *dalak. Compare Persian دله (dala), Arabic دَلَق (dalaq), and Hebrew דָּלָק (dālāq).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dalqɑ] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [dalqe] (in the plural)

Noun

ܕܠܩܐ • (dalqā) m (plural ܕܠܩܐ (dalqē))

1. weasel

   Synonyms: ܟܟܘܫܬܐ (kāḵūštā), ܩܘܙܐ (qūzā), ܓܘܡܪܪܐ (gumrārā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܕܠܩܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܕܠܩ		1st person	ܕܠܩܝ		ܕܠܩܢ
	construct	ܕܠܩ		2nd person	ܕܠܩܟ	ܕܠܩܟܝ	ܕܠܩܟܘܢ	ܕܠܩܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܕܠܩܐ		3rd person	ܕܠܩܗ	ܕܠܩܗ	ܕܠܩܗܘܢ	ܕܠܩܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܕܠܩܝܢ		1st person	ܕܠܩܝ		ܕܠܩܝܢ
	construct	ܕܠܩܝ		2nd person	ܕܠܩܝܟ	ܕܠܩܝܟܝ	ܕܠܩܝܟܘܢ	ܕܠܩܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܕܠܩܐ		3rd person	ܕܠܩܘܗܝ	ܕܠܩܝܗ	ܕܠܩܝܗܘܢ	ܕܠܩܝܗܝܢ

References

• “dlq”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “dlq²”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “dlqˀ”, 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 65b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 93a
• 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, page 306b