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

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܥܪܕ		1st person	ܥܪܕܝ		ܥܪܕܢ
	construct	ܥܪܕ		2nd person	ܥܪܕܟ	ܥܪܕܟܝ	ܥܪܕܟܘܢ	ܥܪܕܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܥܪܕܐ		3rd person	ܥܪܕܗ	ܥܪܕܗ	ܥܪܕܗܘܢ	ܥܪܕܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܥܪܕܝܢ		1st person	ܥܪܕܝ		ܥܪܕܝܢ
	construct	ܥܪܕܝ		2nd person	ܥܪܕܝܟ	ܥܪܕܝܟܝ	ܥܪܕܝܟܘܢ	ܥܪܕܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܥܪܕܐ		3rd person	ܥܪܕܘܗܝ	ܥܪܕܝܗ	ܥܪܕܝܗܘܢ	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

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܥܪܕ		1st person	ܥܪܕܝ		ܥܪܕܢ
	construct	ܥܪܕ		2nd person	ܥܪܕܟ	ܥܪܕܟܝ	ܥܪܕܟܘܢ	ܥܪܕܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܥܪܕܐ		3rd person	ܥܪܕܗ	ܥܪܕܗ	ܥܪܕܗܘܢ	ܥܪܕܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܥܪܕܝܢ		1st person	ܥܪܕܝ		ܥܪܕܝܢ
	construct	ܥܪܕܝ		2nd person	ܥܪܕܝܟ	ܥܪܕܝܟܝ	ܥܪܕܝܟܘܢ	ܥܪܕܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܥܪܕܐ		3rd person	ܥܪܕܘܗܝ	ܥܪܕܝܗ	ܥܪܕܝܗܘܢ	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

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܥܪܕ		1st person	ܥܪܕܝ		ܥܪܕܢ
	construct	ܥܪܕ		2nd person	ܥܪܕܟ	ܥܪܕܟܝ	ܥܪܕܟܘܢ	ܥܪܕܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܥܪܕܐ		3rd person	ܥܪܕܗ	ܥܪܕܗ	ܥܪܕܗܘܢ	ܥܪܕܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܥܪܕܝܢ		1st person	ܥܪܕܝ		ܥܪܕܝܢ
	construct	ܥܪܕܝ		2nd person	ܥܪܕܝܟ	ܥܪܕܝܟܝ	ܥܪܕܝܟܘܢ	ܥܪܕܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܥܪܕܐ		3rd person	ܥܪܕܘܗܝ	ܥܪܕܝܗ	ܥܪܕܝܗܘܢ	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