ܘܣܩܐ

Classical Syriac

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wasqɑ/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old South Arabian 𐩥𐩯𐩤 (ws³q, “fill”) (prefix conjugation: 𐩺𐩯𐩤 (ys³q)), known also in Arabic وَسْق (wasq, “a measure of capacity, about a camel’s load; freight, stowage”) and the derivative 𐩯𐩤𐩩 (s³qt, “pregnancy”), compare Arabic وَاسِق (wāsiq, “bearing a child (camel)”).

Noun

ܘܲܣܩܵܐ • (wasqā) m (plural ܘܲܣܩܹܐ (wasqē))

1. burden
2. captive, servant

Inflection

Inflection of ܘܣܩܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܘܣܩ		1st person	ܘܣܩܝ		ܘܣܩܢ
	construct	ܘܣܩ		2nd person	ܘܣܩܟ	ܘܣܩܟܝ	ܘܣܩܟܘܢ	ܘܣܩܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܘܣܩܐ		3rd person	ܘܣܩܗ	ܘܣܩܗ	ܘܣܩܗܘܢ	ܘܣܩܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܘܣܩܝܢ		1st person	ܘܣܩܝ		ܘܣܩܝܢ
	construct	ܘܣܩܝ		2nd person	ܘܣܩܝܟ	ܘܣܩܝܟܝ	ܘܣܩܝܟܘܢ	ܘܣܩܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܘܣܩܐ		3rd person	ܘܣܩܘܗܝ	ܘܣܩܝܗ	ܘܣܩܝܗܘܢ	ܘܣܩܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܘܲܣܩܘܼܬܵܐ (wasqūṯā, “predicament as a captive”)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (wʾck' /⁠wāzak⁠/, “saying”)

Noun

ܘܲܣܩܵܐ • (wasqā) m (plural ܘܲܣܩܹܐ (wasqē))

1. blessing, benediction

Inflection

Inflection of ܘܣܩܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܘܣܩ		1st person	ܘܣܩܝ		ܘܣܩܢ
	construct	ܘܣܩ		2nd person	ܘܣܩܟ	ܘܣܩܟܝ	ܘܣܩܟܘܢ	ܘܣܩܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܘܣܩܐ		3rd person	ܘܣܩܗ	ܘܣܩܗ	ܘܣܩܗܘܢ	ܘܣܩܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܘܣܩܝܢ		1st person	ܘܣܩܝ		ܘܣܩܝܢ
	construct	ܘܣܩܝ		2nd person	ܘܣܩܝܟ	ܘܣܩܝܟܝ	ܘܣܩܝܟܘܢ	ܘܣܩܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܘܣܩܐ		3rd person	ܘܣܩܘܗܝ	ܘܣܩܝܗ	ܘܣܩܝܗܘܢ	ܘܣܩܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (wšʾk /⁠wašak⁠/), [Book Pahlavi needed] (wšk /⁠wašak⁠/). Doublet of ܐܘܫܩ (ʾawšāq) latter borrowed from Arabic أُشَّق (ʔuššaq) to denote the sap from relevant Ferula plants.

Noun

ܘܲܣܩܵܐ • (wasqā) m (plural ܘܲܣܩܹܐ (wasqē))

1. a kind of ceremonial drink employed by Zoroastrians in place of wine, presumably containing gum ammoniac at one point or the other

Inflection

Inflection of ܘܣܩܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܘܣܩ		1st person	ܘܣܩܝ		ܘܣܩܢ
	construct	ܘܣܩ		2nd person	ܘܣܩܟ	ܘܣܩܟܝ	ܘܣܩܟܘܢ	ܘܣܩܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܘܣܩܐ		3rd person	ܘܣܩܗ	ܘܣܩܗ	ܘܣܩܗܘܢ	ܘܣܩܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܘܣܩܝܢ		1st person	ܘܣܩܝ		ܘܣܩܝܢ
	construct	ܘܣܩܝ		2nd person	ܘܣܩܝܟ	ܘܣܩܝܟܝ	ܘܣܩܝܟܘܢ	ܘܣܩܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܘܣܩܐ		3rd person	ܘܣܩܘܗܝ	ܘܣܩܝܗ	ܘܣܩܝܗܘܢ	ܘܣܩܝܗܝܢ

Further reading

• “wsqˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “wsqˀ²”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “)wšq”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Brockelmann, Carl (1928) Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), 2nd edition, Halle: Max Niemeyer, published 1995, page 185b
• Ciancaglini, Claudia A. (2008) Iranian loanwords in Syriac (Beiträge zur Iranistik; 28)‎^[1], Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, page 167
• Henning, Walter Bruno (1955) “The Middle-Persian Word for ‘Beer’”, in Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, volume 17, number 3, →DOI, pages 603–604
• Lagarde, Paul de (1866) Gesammelte Abhandlungen (in German), Leipzig: F. A. Brockhaus, page 11 Nr. 18
• Löw, Immanuel (1924) Die Flora der Juden‎^[2] (in German), volume 3, Wien und Leipzig: R. Löwit, page 457
• 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 358b