ܚܘܟܐ

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

• ܐܘܓܐ (ʾawgā) (confused with a word for sumac)

Etymology

Cognate to Arabic حَبَق (ḥabaq, “basil”), and the borrowing Ancient Greek ὤκῐμον (ṓkimon, “basil”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈħaw.kɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ˈħaw.ke] (plural)

Noun

ܚܘܟܐ • (ḥawkā) m (plural ܚܘܟܐ (ḥawkē))

1. basil

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܘܟܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܚܘܟ		1st person	ܚܘܟܝ		ܚܘܟܢ
	construct	ܚܘܟ		2nd person	ܚܘܟܟ	ܚܘܟܟܝ	ܚܘܟܟܘܢ	ܚܘܟܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܘܟܐ		3rd person	ܚܘܟܗ	ܚܘܟܗ	ܚܘܟܗܘܢ	ܚܘܟܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܚܘܟܝܢ		1st person	ܚܘܟܝ		ܚܘܟܝܢ
	construct	ܚܘܟܝ		2nd person	ܚܘܟܝܟ	ܚܘܟܝܟܝ	ܚܘܟܝܟܘܢ	ܚܘܟܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܘܟܐ		3rd person	ܚܘܟܘܗܝ	ܚܘܟܝܗ	ܚܘܟܝܗܘܢ	ܚܘܟܝܗܝܢ

Descendants

• → Arabic: حَوْك (ḥawk)

References

• “ḥwk”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2020-12-22
• Brockelmann, Carl (1928) Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), 2nd edition, Halle: Max Niemeyer, published 1995, page 221a
• Löw, Immanuel (1924) Die Flora der Juden‎^[1] (in German), volume 2, Wien und Leipzig: R. Löwit, page 78 seqq.
• Löw, Immanuel (1881) Aramæische Pflanzennamen‎^[2] (in German), Leipzig: Wilhelm Engelmann, pages 151–153
• Payne Smith, Robert (1879–1901) Thesaurus Syriacus (in Latin), Oxford: Clarendon Press, column 1221