ܟܪܟܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܟ-ܪ-ܟ (IPA: /k-r-k/) related to encircling. Compare Hebrew כְּרַךְ (kəraḵ).

Pronunciation

• IPA: [kar(ə)xɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA: [kar(ə)xe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܟܪܟܐ m (emphatic plural ܟܪܟܐ)

1. walled city or town, fortress
2. enclosure

Inflection

    declension of ܟܪܟܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܟܪܟ	ܟܪܟܝܢ
construct	ܟܪܟ	ܟܪܟܝ
emphatic	ܟܪܟܐ	ܟܪܟܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܟܪܟܝ	ܟܪܟܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܟܪܟܟ	ܟܪܟܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܟܪܟܟܝ	ܟܪܟܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܟܪܟܗ	ܟܪܟܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܟܪܟܗ	ܟܪܟܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܟܪܟܢ	ܟܪܟܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܟܪܟܟܘܢ	ܟܪܟܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܟܪܟܟܝܢ	ܟܪܟܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܟܪܟܗܘܢ	ܟܪܟܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܟܪܟܗܝܢ	ܟܪܟܝܗܝܢ

Usage notes

A ܟܪܟܐ (karəḵāʾ) is generally larger than a ܡܚܘܙܐ (māḥōzāʾ).

Etymology 2

From the root ܟ-ܪ-ܟ (IPA: /k-r-k/) related to encircling. Compare Hebrew כֶּרֶךְ (kéreḵ).

Pronunciation

• IPA: [kɛrkɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA: [kɛrke(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܟܪܟܐ m (emphatic plural ܟܪܟܐ)

1. roll
2. scroll, codex
3. book, tome, volume
4. sphere
5. eddy

Inflection

    declension of ܟܪܟܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܟܪܟ	ܟܪܟܝܢ
construct	ܟܪܟ	ܟܪܟܝ
emphatic	ܟܪܟܐ	ܟܪܟܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܟܪܟܝ	ܟܪܟܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܟܪܟܟ	ܟܪܟܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܟܪܟܟܝ	ܟܪܟܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܟܪܟܗ	ܟܪܟܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܟܪܟܗ	ܟܪܟܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܟܪܟܢ	ܟܪܟܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܟܪܟܟܘܢ	ܟܪܟܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܟܪܟܟܝܢ	ܟܪܟܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܟܪܟܗܘܢ	ܟܪܟܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܟܪܟܗܝܢ	ܟܪܟܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

From the root ܟ-ܪ-ܟ (IPA: /k-r-k/) related to encircling. Compare Akkadian kirku and Arabic كَرَاخَة (karāḫa(t)).

Pronunciation

• IPA: [k(ə)rɑxɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA: [k(ə)rɑxe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܟܪܟܐ m (emphatic plural ܟܪܟܐ)

1. circuit, course
2. revolving, revolution
3. (astronomy) orbit
4. bindweed

Inflection

    declension of ܟܪܟܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܟܪܟ	ܟܪܟܝܢ
construct	ܟܪܟ	ܟܪܟܝ
emphatic	ܟܪܟܐ	ܟܪܟܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܟܪܟܝ	ܟܪܟܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܟܪܟܟ	ܟܪܟܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܟܪܟܟܝ	ܟܪܟܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܟܪܟܗ	ܟܪܟܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܟܪܟܗ	ܟܪܟܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܟܪܟܢ	ܟܪܟܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܟܪܟܟܘܢ	ܟܪܟܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܟܪܟܟܝܢ	ܟܪܟܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܟܪܟܗܘܢ	ܟܪܟܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܟܪܟܗܝܢ	ܟܪܟܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 4

From Ancient Greek κρόκη (krókē).

Pronunciation

• IPA: [k(ə)rɑxɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA: [k(ə)rɑxe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܟܪܟܐ m (emphatic plural ܟܪܟܐ)

1. woof, weft

Inflection

    declension of ܟܪܟܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܟܪܟ	ܟܪܟܝܢ
construct	ܟܪܟ	ܟܪܟܝ
emphatic	ܟܪܟܐ	ܟܪܟܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܟܪܟܝ	ܟܪܟܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܟܪܟܟ	ܟܪܟܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܟܪܟܟܝ	ܟܪܟܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܟܪܟܗ	ܟܪܟܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܟܪܟܗ	ܟܪܟܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܟܪܟܢ	ܟܪܟܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܟܪܟܟܘܢ	ܟܪܟܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܟܪܟܟܝܢ	ܟܪܟܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܟܪܟܗܘܢ	ܟܪܟܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܟܪܟܗܝܢ	ܟܪܟܝܗܝܢ

References

• "krk" in the Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon.
• Louis Costaz, Syriac-English Dictionary, 1963, p. 162b
• Jessie Payne Smith, A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of Robert Payne Smith, 1902, p. 227b
• Michael Sokoloff, A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, 2009, p. 654a-b