ܩܪܩܣܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From early Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (klkʾs' /⁠karkās⁠/). Compare New Persian کرکس، کرگس (karkas, kargas).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qarqɑsɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [qarqɑse] (plural)

Noun

ܩܪܩܣܐ • (qarqāsā) m (plural ܩܪܩܣܐ (qarqāsē))

1. great vulture

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܪܩܣܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܩܪܩܣ		1st person	ܩܪܩܣܝ		ܩܪܩܣܢ
	construct	ܩܪܩܣ		2nd person	ܩܪܩܣܟ	ܩܪܩܣܟܝ	ܩܪܩܣܟܘܢ	ܩܪܩܣܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܪܩܣܐ		3rd person	ܩܪܩܣܗ	ܩܪܩܣܗ	ܩܪܩܣܗܘܢ	ܩܪܩܣܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܩܪܩܣܝܢ		1st person	ܩܪܩܣܝ		ܩܪܩܣܝܢ
	construct	ܩܪܩܣܝ		2nd person	ܩܪܩܣܝܟ	ܩܪܩܣܝܟܝ	ܩܪܩܣܝܟܘܢ	ܩܪܩܣܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܪܩܣܐ		3rd person	ܩܪܩܣܘܗܝ	ܩܪܩܣܝܗ	ܩܪܩܣܝܗܘܢ	ܩܪܩܣܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κόραξ (kórax).

Alternative forms

• ܩܪܩܣܬܐ (qarqāstā, qərāqsəṯā)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qarqɑsɑ], [q(ə)rɑqsɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [qarqɑse], [q(ə)rɑqse] (plural)

Noun

ܩܪܩܣܐ • (qarqāsā, qərāqsā) m (plural ܩܪܩܣܐ (qarqāsē, qərāqsē))

1. raven, crow
2. jay, magpie

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܪܩܣܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܩܪܩܣ		1st person	ܩܪܩܣܝ		ܩܪܩܣܢ
	construct	ܩܪܩܣ		2nd person	ܩܪܩܣܟ	ܩܪܩܣܟܝ	ܩܪܩܣܟܘܢ	ܩܪܩܣܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܪܩܣܐ		3rd person	ܩܪܩܣܗ	ܩܪܩܣܗ	ܩܪܩܣܗܘܢ	ܩܪܩܣܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܩܪܩܣܝܢ		1st person	ܩܪܩܣܝ		ܩܪܩܣܝܢ
	construct	ܩܪܩܣܝ		2nd person	ܩܪܩܣܝܟ	ܩܪܩܣܝܟܝ	ܩܪܩܣܝܟܘܢ	ܩܪܩܣܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܪܩܣܐ		3rd person	ܩܪܩܣܘܗܝ	ܩܪܩܣܝܗ	ܩܪܩܣܝܗܘܢ	ܩܪܩܣܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

Univerbation of ܥܩܪ (ʕqar) +‎ ܩܝܣܐ (qaysā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qarqɑse], [q(ə)rɑqse]

Noun

ܩܪܩܣܐ • (qarqāsē) m (plural only; not used in singular form)

1. chess pieces; draughts, checkers
2. (dialectal) driftwood

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܪܩܣܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	—		1st person	—		—
	construct	—		2nd person	—	—	—	—
	emphatic	—		3rd person	—	—	—	—
plural	absolute	ܩܪܩܣܝܢ		1st person	ܩܪܩܣܝ		ܩܪܩܣܝܢ
	construct	ܩܪܩܣܝ		2nd person	ܩܪܩܣܝܟ	ܩܪܩܣܝܟܝ	ܩܪܩܣܝܟܘܢ	ܩܪܩܣܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܪܩܣܐ		3rd person	ܩܪܩܣܘܗܝ	ܩܪܩܣܝܗ	ܩܪܩܣܝܗܘܢ	ܩܪܩܣܝܗܝܢ

References

• “qrqs²”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-05-26
• “qrqs⁴”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-05-26
• “qwrqs²”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-05-26
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 332a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 521b
• 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, page 1416b