ܥܘܕܐ

See also: ܥܘܪܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܥ-ܕ-ܕ (ʿ-d-d) related to pruning, originally *ܥܥܕ (ʿ-ʿ-d) (Arabic ع ض د (ʕ-ḍ-d)), from Proto-Semitic *ʿ-ṣ́-d.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʕuddɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʕudde] (plural)

Noun

ܥܘܕܐ • (ʕuddā) m (plural ܥܘܕܐ (ʕuddē))

1. lock, flock, nap of wool

Inflection

Inflection of ܥܘܕܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܥܘܕ		1st person	ܥܘܕܝ		ܥܘܕܢ
	construct	ܥܘܕ		2nd person	ܥܘܕܟ	ܥܘܕܟܝ	ܥܘܕܟܘܢ	ܥܘܕܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܥܘܕܐ		3rd person	ܥܘܕܗ	ܥܘܕܗ	ܥܘܕܗܘܢ	ܥܘܕܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܥܘܕܝܢ		1st person	ܥܘܕܝ		ܥܘܕܝܢ
	construct	ܥܘܕܝ		2nd person	ܥܘܕܝܟ	ܥܘܕܝܟܝ	ܥܘܕܝܟܘܢ	ܥܘܕܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܥܘܕܐ		3rd person	ܥܘܕܘܗܝ	ܥܘܕܝܗ	ܥܘܕܝܗܘܢ	ܥܘܕܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From Arabic عُود (ʕūd).

Alternative forms

• ܥܘܕ (ʕūḏ)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʕuðɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʕuðe] (plural)

Noun

ܥܘܕܐ • (ʕūḏā) m (plural ܥܘܕܐ (ʕūḏē))

1. aloe, agarwood

Inflection

Inflection of ܥܘܕܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܥܘܕ		1st person	ܥܘܕܝ		ܥܘܕܢ
	construct	ܥܘܕ		2nd person	ܥܘܕܟ	ܥܘܕܟܝ	ܥܘܕܟܘܢ	ܥܘܕܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܥܘܕܐ		3rd person	ܥܘܕܗ	ܥܘܕܗ	ܥܘܕܗܘܢ	ܥܘܕܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܥܘܕܝܢ		1st person	ܥܘܕܝ		ܥܘܕܝܢ
	construct	ܥܘܕܝ		2nd person	ܥܘܕܝܟ	ܥܘܕܝܟܝ	ܥܘܕܝܟܘܢ	ܥܘܕܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܥܘܕܐ		3rd person	ܥܘܕܘܗܝ	ܥܘܕܝܗ	ܥܘܕܝܗܘܢ	ܥܘܕܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʕoðɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʕoðe] (plural)

Noun

ܥܘܕܐ • (ʕōḏā) c (plural ܥܘܕܐ (ʕōḏē))

1. owl

Usage notes

This word is usually masculine.

Inflection

Inflection of ܥܘܕܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܥܘܕ		1st person	ܥܘܕܝ		ܥܘܕܢ
	construct	ܥܘܕ		2nd person	ܥܘܕܟ	ܥܘܕܟܝ	ܥܘܕܟܘܢ	ܥܘܕܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܥܘܕܐ		3rd person	ܥܘܕܗ	ܥܘܕܗ	ܥܘܕܗܘܢ	ܥܘܕܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܥܘܕܝܢ		1st person	ܥܘܕܝ		ܥܘܕܝܢ
	construct	ܥܘܕܝ		2nd person	ܥܘܕܝܟ	ܥܘܕܝܟܝ	ܥܘܕܝܟܘܢ	ܥܘܕܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܥܘܕܐ		3rd person	ܥܘܕܘܗܝ	ܥܘܕܝܗ	ܥܘܕܝܗܘܢ	ܥܘܕܝܗܝܢ

Synonyms

• ܩܦܘܦܐ (qappūp̄ā)
• ܩܘܦܕܐ (qup̄dā)

References

• “ˁwd”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “ˁwd³”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “ˁwd²”, 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, pages 244b, 247a
• Löw, Immanuel (1881) Aramæische Pflanzennamen‎^[1] (in German), Leipzig: Wilhelm Engelmann, page 295
• Löw, Immanuel (1881) Aramæische Pflanzennamen‎^[2] (in German), Leipzig: Wilhelm Engelmann, page 426
• Payne Smith, Robert (1879–1901) Thesaurus Syriacus (in Latin), Oxford: Clarendon Press, column 2828
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 403b
• 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 1077a