ܦܪܩܬܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܦ-ܪ-ܩ (p-r-q).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pɑɾaq(ə)θɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [pɑɾ(ə)qɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܦܴܪܱܩܬ݂ܳܐ • (pāraqṯā) f (plural ܦܴܪܱܩܳܬ݂ܳܐ (pārəqāṯā))

1. the portion of the back of neck which joins the vertebrae, nucha, scruff

Inflection

Inflection of ܦܪܩܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܦܪܩܐ		1st person	ܦܪܩܬܝ		ܦܪܩܬܢ
	construct	ܦܪܩܬ		2nd person	ܦܪܩܬܟ	ܦܪܩܬܟܝ	ܦܪܩܬܟܘܢ	ܦܪܩܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܦܪܩܬܐ		3rd person	ܦܪܩܬܗ	ܦܪܩܬܗ	ܦܪܩܬܗܘܢ	ܦܪܩܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܦܪܩܢ		1st person	ܦܪܩܬܢ		ܦܪܩܬܢ
	construct	ܦܪܩܬ		2nd person	ܦܪܩܬܟ	ܦܪܩܬܟܝ	ܦܪܩܬܟܘܢ	ܦܪܩܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܦܪܩܬܐ		3rd person	ܦܪܩܬܗ	ܦܪܩܬܗ	ܦܪܩܬܗܘܢ	ܦܪܩܬܗܝܢ

References

• “prqh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Brockelmann, Carl (1928) Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), 2nd edition, Halle: Max Niemeyer, published 1995, page 606a