ܪܟܢܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܪ-ܟ-ܢ (r-k-n) related to inclining. Compare Arabic رُكْن (rukn).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [rɛxnɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [rɛxne(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܪܟܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܪܟܢܐ)

1. slope, incline, descent, declivity
2. modulation, inflection
3. concordance
4. (music) metre; harmony; tone; melody, song

Inflection

Inflection of ܪܟܢܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܪܟܢ		1st person	ܪܟܢܝ		ܪܟܢܢ
	construct	ܪܟܢ		2nd person	ܪܟܢܟ	ܪܟܢܟܝ	ܪܟܢܟܘܢ	ܪܟܢܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܪܟܢܐ		3rd person	ܪܟܢܗ	ܪܟܢܗ	ܪܟܢܗܘܢ	ܪܟܢܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܪܟܢܝܢ		1st person	ܪܟܢܝ		ܪܟܢܝܢ
	construct	ܪܟܢܝ		2nd person	ܪܟܢܝܟ	ܪܟܢܝܟܝ	ܪܟܢܝܟܘܢ	ܪܟܢܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܪܟܢܐ		3rd person	ܪܟܢܘܗܝ	ܪܟܢܝܗ	ܪܟܢܝܗܘܢ	ܪܟܢܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܪ-ܟ-ܢ (r-k-n) related to inclining.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [r(ə)xɑnɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [r(ə)xɑne(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܪܟܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܪܟܢܐ)

1. leaning, tipping
2. side, slope

Inflection

Inflection of ܪܟܢܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܪܟܢ		1st person	ܪܟܢܝ		ܪܟܢܢ
	construct	ܪܟܢ		2nd person	ܪܟܢܟ	ܪܟܢܟܝ	ܪܟܢܟܘܢ	ܪܟܢܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܪܟܢܐ		3rd person	ܪܟܢܗ	ܪܟܢܗ	ܪܟܢܗܘܢ	ܪܟܢܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܪܟܢܝܢ		1st person	ܪܟܢܝ		ܪܟܢܝܢ
	construct	ܪܟܢܝ		2nd person	ܪܟܢܝܟ	ܪܟܢܝܟܝ	ܪܟܢܝܟܘܢ	ܪܟܢܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܪܟܢܐ		3rd person	ܪܟܢܘܗܝ	ܪܟܢܝܗ	ܪܟܢܝܗܘܢ	ܪܟܢܝܗܝܢ

References

• “rkn”, 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, p. 347a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 542a
• 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. 1470a