ܝܪܩܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܘ ܪ ܩ (w r q)
6 terms

Etymology

Compare Arabic يَرَقَان (yaraqān) and Hebrew יַרְקָן (yarkán), יַרְקוֹן (yarkón).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [jar.qɑːnɑː]

Noun

ܝܲܪܩܵܢܵܐ • (yarqānā) m

1. (pathology) jaundice; chlorosis, greensickness
2. blight, mildew

Inflection

Inflection of ܝܲܪܩܵܢܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person			ܝܲܪܩܵܢܲܢ (yarqānan)
	construct	ܝܲܪܩܵܢ (yarqān)		2nd person	ܝܲܪܩܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (yarqānūḵ)	ܝܲܪܩܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (yarqānāḵ)	ܝܲܪܩܵܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (yarqānāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܝܲܪܩܵܢܵܐ (yarqānā)		3rd person	ܝܲܪܩܵܢܹܗ (yarqānēh)	ܝܲܪܩܵܢܵܗ̇ (yarqānāh)	ܝܲܪܩܵܢܗܘܿܢ (yarqānhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܝܲܪ̈ܩܵܢܝܼ (yarqānī)		ܝܲܪ̈ܩܵܢܲܢ (yarqānan)
	construct	ܝܲܪ̈ܩܵܢܲܝ (yarqānay)		2nd person	ܝܲܪ̈ܩܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (yarqānūḵ)	ܝܲܪ̈ܩܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (yarqānāḵ)	ܝܲܪ̈ܩܵܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (yarqānāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܝܲܪ̈ܩܵܢܹܐ (yarqānē)		3rd person	ܝܲܪ̈ܩܵܢܘܼܗܝ (yarqānūh)	ܝܲܪ̈ܩܵܢܘܿܗ̇ (yarqānōh)	ܝܲܪ̈ܩܵܢܗܘܿܢ (yarqānhōn)

Related terms

• ܝܲܪܩܵܐ (yarqā, “vegetable”)
• ܝܲܪܘܿܩܵܐ (yarōqā, “green”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܘ-ܪ-ܩ, from Proto-Semitic *waraq- (“leaf”). Compare Arabic يَرَقَان (yaraqān), يَرْقَان (yarqān) and Hebrew יַרְקָן (yarqān), יַרְקוֹן (yarqôn).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [jarqɑnɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [jarqɑne(ʔ)] (plural)

Adjective

ܝܪܩܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܝܪܩܢܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܝܪܩܢܬܐ)

1. pale, yellowish, greenish

Inflection

Inflection of ܝܪܩܢܐ

person	singular		plural
	m	f	m	f
absolute	ܝܪܩܢ	ܝܪܩܢܐ	ܝܪܩܢܝܢ	ܝܪܩܢܢ
construct	ܝܪܩܢ	ܝܪܩܢܬ	ܝܪܩܢܝ	ܝܪܩܢܬ
emphatic	ܝܪܩܢܐ	ܝܪܩܢܬܐ	ܝܪܩܢܐ	ܝܪܩܢܬܐ

Noun

ܝܪܩܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܝܪܩܢܐ)

1. paleness, pallor
2. yellow, green
3. blight, mildew
4. (pathology) jaundice; chlorosis, greensickness
5. kind of yellow bird

Inflection

Inflection of ܝܪܩܢܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܝܪܩܢ		1st person	ܝܪܩܢܝ		ܝܪܩܢܢ
	construct	ܝܪܩܢ		2nd person	ܝܪܩܢܟ	ܝܪܩܢܟܝ	ܝܪܩܢܟܘܢ	ܝܪܩܢܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܝܪܩܢܐ		3rd person	ܝܪܩܢܗ	ܝܪܩܢܗ	ܝܪܩܢܗܘܢ	ܝܪܩܢܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܝܪܩܢܝܢ		1st person	ܝܪܩܢܝ		ܝܪܩܢܝܢ
	construct	ܝܪܩܢܝ		2nd person	ܝܪܩܢܝܟ	ܝܪܩܢܝܟܝ	ܝܪܩܢܝܟܘܢ	ܝܪܩܢܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܝܪܩܢܐ		3rd person	ܝܪܩܢܘܗܝ	ܝܪܩܢܝܗ	ܝܪܩܢܝܗܘܢ	ܝܪܩܢܝܗܝܢ

References

• “yrqn”, 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. 145a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 197b
• 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. 585b