ܪܩܕܐ

See also: ܕܩܪܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܪ-ܩ-ܕ (r-q-d) related to dancing. Compare Arabic رَقْص (raqṣ) and Hebrew רִקּוּד (riqqûḏ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [rɛqdɑ(ʔ)], [raqdɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [rɛqde(ʔ)], [raqde(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܪܩܕܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܪܩܕܐ)

1. dance, dancing
2. revel, revelling
3. jerking, convulsing

Inflection

    inflection of ܪܩܕܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܪܩܕ	ܪܩܕܝܢ
construct	ܪܩܕ	ܪܩܕܝ
emphatic	ܪܩܕܐ	ܪܩܕܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܪܩܕܝ	ܪܩܕܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܪܩܕܟ	ܪܩܕܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܪܩܕܟܝ	ܪܩܕܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܪܩܕܗ	ܪܩܕܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܪܩܕܗ	ܪܩܕܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܪܩܕܢ	ܪܩܕܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܪܩܕܟܘܢ	ܪܩܕܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܪܩܕܟܝܢ	ܪܩܕܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܪܩܕܗܘܢ	ܪܩܕܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܪܩܕܗܝܢ	ܪܩܕܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܪ-ܩ-ܕ (r-q-d) related to dancing. Compare Arabic رَقَّاص (raqqāṣ) and Hebrew רֹקֵד (rōqēḏ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [raqqɑðɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [raqqɑðe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܪܩܕܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܪܩܕܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܪܩܕܬܐ)

1. dancer, mime

Inflection

    inflection of ܪܩܕܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܪܩܕ	ܪܩܕܝܢ
construct	ܪܩܕ	ܪܩܕܝ
emphatic	ܪܩܕܐ	ܪܩܕܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܪܩܕܝ	ܪܩܕܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܪܩܕܟ	ܪܩܕܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܪܩܕܟܝ	ܪܩܕܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܪܩܕܗ	ܪܩܕܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܪܩܕܗ	ܪܩܕܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܪܩܕܢ	ܪܩܕܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܪܩܕܟܘܢ	ܪܩܕܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܪܩܕܟܝܢ	ܪܩܕܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܪܩܕܗܘܢ	ܪܩܕܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܪܩܕܗܝܢ	ܪܩܕܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

From the root ܪ-ܩ-ܕ (r-q-d).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [r(ə)qɑðɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܪܩܕܐ • (transliteration needed) m(uncountable)

1. mourning, lamentation

Inflection

    declension of ܪܩܕܐ

state	singular (uncountable)
absolute	ܪܩܕ
construct	ܪܩܕ
emphatic	ܪܩܕܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܪܩܕܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܪܩܕܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܪܩܕܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܪܩܕܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܪܩܕܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܪܩܕܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܪܩܕܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܪܩܕܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܪܩܕܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܪܩܕܗܝܢ

References

• “rqd”, 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. 352b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 549b
• 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. 1488b