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ܥܠܩܬܐ

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Classical Syriac

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Etymology 1

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From the root ܥ-ܠ-ܩ (ʿ-l-q) related to sticking or adhering. Compare Arabic عَلَقَة (ʕalaqa), Jewish Babylonian Aramaic עַלְקָא (ʿālləqā), Hebrew עֲלוּקָה (ʿălūqā́), Ge'ez ዐለቅት (ʿäläḳt), Tigrinya ዓለቅቲ (ʿaläḳti), Tigre ዓለቅ (ʿaläḳ), Amharic ዓለቅት (ʿaläḳt), Argobba ሃልቂት (haləqit), Sebat Bet Gurage ዓለቅት (ʿaläḳət).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ʕ(ə)laqtɑ], [ʕɛllaqtɑ]

Noun

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ܥܠܩܬܐ (ʿellaqṯāf (plural ܥܠܩܐ)

  1. leech
  2. (pathology) colic
  3. anything clammy or sticky
Inflection
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Inflection of ܥܠܩܬܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܥܠܩܐ 1st person ܥܠܩܬܝ ܥܠܩܬܢ
construct ܥܠܩܬ 2nd person ܥܠܩܬܟ ܥܠܩܬܟܝ ܥܠܩܬܟܝܢ ܥܠܩܬܟܝܢ
emphatic ܥܠܩܬܐ 3rd person ܥܠܩܬܗ ܥܠܩܬܗ ܥܠܩܬܗܘܢ ܥܠܩܬܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܥܠܩܝܢ 1st person ܥܠܩܝ ܥܠܩܝܢ
construct ܥܠܩܝ 2nd person ܥܠܩܝܟ ܥܠܩܝܟܝ ܥܠܩܝܟܘܢ ܥܠܩܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܥܠܩܐ 3rd person ܥܠܩܘܗܝ ܥܠܩܝܗ ܥܠܩܝܗܘܢ ܥܠܩܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

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Compare Arabic غَلَق (ḡalaq).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ܥܠܩܬܐ (ʿalqəṯā, ʿalqāṯāf (plural ܥܠܩܬܐ)

  1. metal catch, lock ward, bolt
Inflection
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Inflection of ܥܠܩܬܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܥܠܩܐ 1st person ܥܠܩܬܝ ܥܠܩܬܢ
construct ܥܠܩܬ 2nd person ܥܠܩܬܟ ܥܠܩܬܟܝ ܥܠܩܬܟܘܢ ܥܠܩܬܟܝܢ
emphatic ܥܠܩܬܐ 3rd person ܥܠܩܬܗ ܥܠܩܬܗ ܥܠܩܬܗܘܢ ܥܠܩܬܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܥܠܩܢ 1st person ܥܠܩܬܢ ܥܠܩܬܢ
construct ܥܠܩܬ 2nd person ܥܠܩܬܟ ܥܠܩܬܟܝ ܥܠܩܬܟܘܢ ܥܠܩܬܟܝܢ
emphatic ܥܠܩܬܐ 3rd person ܥܠܩܬܗ ܥܠܩܬܗ ܥܠܩܬܗܘܢ ܥܠܩܬܗܝܢ

References

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  • ˁlqh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • ˁlqtˀ”, 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, page 255a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 416a
  • 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 1106b