ܘܪܩܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܘ ܪ ܩ (w r q)
6 terms

ܘܪܩܐ ܕܐܪܒܢܐ

ܘܪܩܐ ܙܘܙܝܐ

Etymology

From Arabic وَرَقَة (waraqa), from Proto-Semitic *waraḳ- (“leaf”). Doublet of ܝܲܪܩܵܐ (yarqā, “vegetable”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [war.qaː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [wa.raːqaː]

Noun

ܘܲܪܩܵܐ or ܘܲܪܵܩܵܐ • (warqā or warrāqā) m sg (plural ܘܲܪ̈ܩܹܐ (warqē))

1. sheet of paper, piece of paper

   ܛܒ݂ܝܼܥ ܠܝܼ ܐܸܫܛܵܪܵܐ ܥܲܠ ܚܲܡܫܵܐ ܘܲܪ̈ܩܹܐ.

   I printed the document on five pieces of paper.

2. banknote
3. (card games) playing card

Inflection

Inflection of ܘܲܪܩܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܘܲܪܩܝܼ (warqī)		ܘܲܪܩܲܢ (warqan)
	construct	ܘܲܪܩ (warq)		2nd person	ܘܲܪܩܘܼܟ݂ (warqūḵ)	ܘܲܪܩܵܟ݂ܝ (warqāḵ)	ܘܲܪܩܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (warqāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܘܲܪܩܵܐ (warqā)		3rd person	ܘܲܪܩܹܗ (warqēh)	ܘܲܪܩܵܗ̇ (warqāh)	ܘܲܪܩܗܘܿܢ (warqhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܘܲܪ̈ܩܝܼ (warqī)		ܘܲܪ̈ܩܲܢ (warqan)
	construct	ܘܲܪ̈ܩܲܝ (warqay)		2nd person	ܘܲܪ̈ܩܘܼܟ݂ (warqūḵ)	ܘܲܪ̈ܩܵܟ݂ܝ (warqāḵ)	ܘܲܪ̈ܩܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (warqāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܘܲܪ̈ܩܹܐ (warqē)		3rd person	ܘܲܪ̈ܩܘܼܗܝ (warqūh)	ܘܲܪ̈ܩܘܿܗ̇ (warqōh)	ܘܲܪ̈ܩܗܘܿܢ (warqhōn)

Derived terms

• ܘܲܪܩܵܐ ܕܒܪܵܕܵܐ (warqā d-brādā, “sandpaper”)
• ܘܲܪܩܵܐ ܕܘܲܪܕ ܫܸܡܫܵܐ (warqā d-ward šimšā, “litmus paper”)
• ܘܲܪܩܵܐ ܕܢܨܵܠܬܵܐ (warqā d-nṣāltā, “filter paper”)
• ܘܲܪܩܵܐ ܚܵܘܦܵܝܵܐ (warqā ḥāwpāyā, “toilet paper”)
• ܘܲܪܩܵܐ ܟܲܪܡܸܟ݂ܵܢܵܐ (warqā karmiḵānā, “wrapping paper”)
• ܘܲܪܩܵܐ ܪܲܩܝܼܩܵܐ (warqā raqīqā, “tissue paper”)
• ܘܲܪܩܵܝܵܐ (warqāyā, “made of paper”)
• ܫܘܼܫܸܦܵܐ ܕܘܲܪܩܵܐ (šušippā d-warqā, “paper towel”)

 

See also

• ܩܲܪܛܲܝܣܵܐ (qarṭaysā)
• ܐܲܪܒ݂ܵܢܵܐ (arḇānā, “papyrus, paper”)

References

• “ܘܲܪܩܵܐ”, in Sureth Dictionary, Association Assyrophile de France, 2021 December 9 (last accessed)