arsaq

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *aqra- (“ball, kick ball”), from Proto-Eskimo *aqra- (“ball, kick ball”).

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /arsaq/, [ɑs.sɑq]

Noun

arsaq (plural arsat)

1. ball

Declension

Declension of arsaq

case	singular	plural
absolutive	arsaq	arsat
ergative	arsap
allative	arsamut	arsanut
ablative	arsamit	arsanit
prolative	arsakkut	arsatigut
locative	arsami	arsani
instrumental	arsamik	arsanik
equative	arsatut

Northern Kurdish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑːɾˈsɑːq/

Noun

arsaq f (Arabic spelling ئارساق)

1. Alternative form of asraq (“ceiling”)

Declension

Declension of arsaq

definite feminine gender
case	singular	plural
nominative	arsaq	arsaq
construct	arsaqa	arsaqên
oblique	arsaqê	arsaqan
demonstrative oblique	wê arsaqê	wan arsaqan
vocative	arsaqê	arsaqino
indefinite feminine gender
case	singular	plural
nominative	arsaqek	arsaqin
construct	arsaqeke	arsaqine
oblique	arsaqekê	arsaqinan

References

• Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “arsaq”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 12