ܥܪܕܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Compare and Hebrew עָרוֹד (ʿārôḏ). The sense of "ballista" is a calque of Arabic عَرَّادَة (ʕarrāda).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʕ(ə)rɑðɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʕ(ə)rɑðe] (plural)

Noun

ܥܪܕܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܥܪܕܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܥܪܕܬܐ)

1. onager, wild ass
2. onager, ballista, siege weapon
3. zebra

Inflection

    inflection of ܥܪܕܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܥܪܕ	ܥܪܕܝܢ
construct	ܥܪܕ	ܥܪܕܝ
emphatic	ܥܪܕܐ	ܥܪܕܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܥܪܕܝ	ܥܪܕܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܥܪܕܟ	ܥܪܕܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܥܪܕܟܝ	ܥܪܕܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܥܪܕܗ	ܥܪܕܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܥܪܕܗ	ܥܪܕܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܥܪܕܢ	ܥܪܕܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܥܪܕܟܘܢ	ܥܪܕܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܥܪܕܟܝܢ	ܥܪܕܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܥܪܕܗܘܢ	ܥܪܕܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܥܪܕܗܝܢ	ܥܪܕܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʕ(ə)rɑðɑ], [ʕ(ə)raddɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʕ(ə)rɑðe], [ʕ(ə)radde] (plural)

Noun

ܥܪܕܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܥܪܕܐ)

1. pole, peg, stick
2. (architecture, construction) column, balk, timber
3. (nautical) mast
4. signpost
5. wooden frame

Inflection

    inflection of ܥܪܕܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܥܪܕ	ܥܪܕܝܢ
construct	ܥܪܕ	ܥܪܕܝ
emphatic	ܥܪܕܐ	ܥܪܕܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܥܪܕܝ	ܥܪܕܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܥܪܕܟ	ܥܪܕܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܥܪܕܟܝ	ܥܪܕܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܥܪܕܗ	ܥܪܕܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܥܪܕܗ	ܥܪܕܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܥܪܕܢ	ܥܪܕܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܥܪܕܟܘܢ	ܥܪܕܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܥܪܕܟܝܢ	ܥܪܕܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܥܪܕܗܘܢ	ܥܪܕܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܥܪܕܗܝܢ	ܥܪܕܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

Alternative forms

• ܥܐܪܕܐ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʕardɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʕarde] (plural)

Noun

ܥܪܕܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܥܪܕܐ)

1. mushroom, truffle

Inflection

    inflection of ܥܪܕܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܥܪܕ	ܥܪܕܝܢ
construct	ܥܪܕ	ܥܪܕܝ
emphatic	ܥܪܕܐ	ܥܪܕܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܥܪܕܝ	ܥܪܕܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܥܪܕܟ	ܥܪܕܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܥܪܕܟܝ	ܥܪܕܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܥܪܕܗ	ܥܪܕܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܥܪܕܗ	ܥܪܕܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܥܪܕܢ	ܥܪܕܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܥܪܕܟܘܢ	ܥܪܕܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܥܪܕܟܝܢ	ܥܪܕܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܥܪܕܗܘܢ	ܥܪܕܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܥܪܕܗܝܢ	ܥܪܕܝܗܝܢ

Synonyms

• (mushroom): ܦܛܘܪܬܐ (pɛtˤtˤortɑ)

References

• “ˁrd”, 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. 263b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 427b
• 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, pp. 1135b-1136a