ܥܪܩܬܐ

See also: ܥܕܩܬܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܥ-ܪ-ܩ (ʿ-r-q). Compare Arabic عَرَقَة (ʕaraqa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʕ(ə)raqtɑ], [ʕɛrraqtɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʕarqe], [ʕarqɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܥܪܩܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܥܪܩܬܐ or ܥܪܩܐ)

1. cord, strap, band, fillet
2. belt, girdle, zone
3. shoelace
4. bridle, rein
5. (construction) beam, joist, framework
6. (nautical) thwart
7. balance beam, index
8. (possibly) lock, tuft of hair

Inflection

Inflection of ܥܪܩܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܥܪܩܐ		1st person	ܥܪܩܬܝ		ܥܪܩܬܢ
	construct	ܥܪܩܬ		2nd person	ܥܪܩܬܟ	ܥܪܩܬܟܝ	ܥܪܩܬܟܘܢ	ܥܪܩܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܥܪܩܬܐ		3rd person	ܥܪܩܬܗ	ܥܪܩܬܗ	ܥܪܩܬܗܘܢ	ܥܪܩܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܥܪܩܢ ,ܥܪܩܝܢ		1st person	ܥܪܩܬܝ ,ܥܪܩܝ		ܥܪܩܬܢ ,ܥܪܩܝܢ
	construct	ܥܪܩܬ ,ܥܪܩܝ		2nd person	ܥܪܩܬܟ ,ܥܪܩܝܟ	ܥܪܩܬܟܝ ,ܥܪܩܝܟܝ	ܥܪܩܬܟܘܢ ,ܥܪܩܝܟܘܢ	ܥܪܩܬܟܝܢ ,ܥܪܩܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܥܪܩܬܐ ,ܥܪܩܐ		3rd person	ܥܪܩܬܗ ,ܥܪܩܘܗܝ	ܥܪܩܬܗ ,ܥܪܩܝܗ	ܥܪܩܬܗܘܢ ,ܥܪܩܝܗܘܢ	ܥܪܩܬܗܝܢ ,ܥܪܩܝܗܝܢ

References

• “ˁrqh”, 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. 265a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 430a
• 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. 1143b-1144a