ܦܩܚܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܦ-ܩ-ܚ (p-q-ḥ) related to flourishing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [paqħɑ(ʔ)], [pɛqħɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [paqħe(ʔ)], [pɛqħe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܦܩܚܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܦܩܚܐ)

1. (botany) flower, blossom

Inflection

    inflection of ܦܩܚܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܦܩܚ	ܦܩܚܝܢ
construct	ܦܩܚ	ܦܩܚܝ
emphatic	ܦܩܚܐ	ܦܩܚܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܦܩܚܝ	ܦܩܚܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܦܩܚܟ	ܦܩܚܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܦܩܚܟܝ	ܦܩܚܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܦܩܚܗ	ܦܩܚܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܦܩܚܗ	ܦܩܚܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܦܩܚܢ	ܦܩܚܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܦܩܚܟܘܢ	ܦܩܚܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܦܩܚܟܝܢ	ܦܩܚܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܦܩܚܗܘܢ	ܦܩܚܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܦܩܚܗܝܢ	ܦܩܚܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܦ-ܩ-ܚ (p-q-ḥ) related to flourishing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [paqqɑħɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [paqqɑħe(ʔ)] (plural)

Adjective

ܦܩܚܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܦܩܚܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܦܩܚܬܐ)

1. (impersonal) useful, expedient, better

Usage notes

This word usually occurs in the absolute state.

Inflection

    declension of ܦܩܚܐ

masculine	singular	plural
absolute	ܦܩܚ	ܦܩܚܝܢ
construct	ܦܩܚ	ܦܩܚܝ
emphatic	ܦܩܚܐ	ܦܩܚܐ
feminine	singular	plural
absolute	ܦܩܚܐ	ܦܩܚܢ
construct	ܦܩܚܬ	ܦܩܚܬ
emphatic	ܦܩܚܬܐ	ܦܩܚܬܐ

References

• “pqḥ”, 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. 284b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 455b
• 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, p. 1222a