ܪܘܚܩܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܪ ܚ ܩ (r ḥ q)
4 terms

From the verb ܪܵܚܹܩ (rāḥēq, “to be/become far, to be distant”) of the noun pattern 1u23ā; compare Hebrew רֹחַק (rókhak).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ruħ.qɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [rɪx.qɑː]

Noun

ܪܘܼܚܩܵܐ • (ruḥqā) m

1. distance, farness, remoteness

   Synonym: ܩܘܼܪܒܵܐ (qurbā)

2. remove; degree of kinship of a different generation

Usage notes

In some dialects this noun is used as an invariable adjective in place of ܪܲܚܘܼܩܵܐ (raḥūqā) and an adverb in place of ܪܲܚܘܼܩܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (raḥūqāˀīṯ).

Inflection

Inflection of ܪܘܼܚܩܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܪܘܼܚܩܝܼ (ruḥqī)		ܪܘܼܚܩܲܢ (ruḥqan)
	construct	ܪܚܘܿܩ (rḥōq)		2nd person	ܪܘܼܚܩܘܼܟ݂ (ruḥqūḵ)	ܪܘܼܚܩܵܟ݂ܝ (ruḥqāḵ)	ܪܘܼܚܩܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ruḥqāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܪܘܼܚܩܵܐ (ruḥqā)		3rd person	ܪܘܼܚܩܹܗ (ruḥqēh)	ܪܘܼܚܩܘܿܗ̇ (ruḥqōh)	ܪܘܼܚܩܗܘܿܢ (ruḥqhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܪ̈ܘܼܚܩܝܼ (ruḥqī)		ܪ̈ܘܼܚܩܲܢ (ruḥqan)
	construct	ܪ̈ܘܼܚܩܲܝ (ruḥqay)		2nd person	ܪ̈ܘܼܚܩܘܼܟ݂ (ruḥqūḵ)	ܪ̈ܘܼܚܩܵܟ݂ܝ (ruḥqāḵ)	ܪ̈ܘܼܚܩܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ruḥqāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܪ̈ܘܼܚܩܹܐ (ruḥqē)		3rd person	ܪ̈ܘܼܚܩܘܼܗܝ (ruḥqūh)	ܪ̈ܘܼܚܩܘܿܗ̇ (ruḥqōh)	ܪ̈ܘܼܚܩܗܘܿܢ (ruḥqhōn)

Derived terms

• ܡ̣ܢ ܪܘܼܚܩܵܐ (min ruḥqā, “from afar”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܪ ܚ ܩ related to farness. Compare Hebrew רֹחַק (rṓḥaq).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ruħqɑ]

Noun

ܪܘܚܩܐ • (ruḥqā) m(uncountable)

1. distance, farness, remoteness
2. departure

Inflection

Inflection of ܪܘܚܩܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܪܚܘܩ ,ܪܘܚܩ		1st person	ܪܘܚܩܝ		ܪܘܚܩܢ
	construct	ܪܚܘܩ ,ܪܘܚܩ		2nd person	ܪܘܚܩܟ	ܪܘܚܩܟܝ	ܪܘܚܩܟܘܢ	ܪܘܚܩܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܪܘܚܩܐ		3rd person	ܪܘܚܩܗ	ܪܘܚܩܗ	ܪܘܚܩܗܘܢ	ܪܘܚܩܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	—		1st person	—		—
	construct	—		2nd person	—	—	—	—
	emphatic	—		3rd person	—	—	—	—

Antonyms

• ܩܘܪܒܐ (qurbā)

References

• “rwḥq”, 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, page 344a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 534a
• 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 1447a