ܪܚܩܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܪ ܚ ܩ (r ḥ q)
4 terms

Alternative forms

• ܪܘܼܚܩܵܐ (ruḥqā)

Etymology

From Aramaic רוּחְקָא (ruḥqā); compare Hebrew רֹחַק (rṓḥaq).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [rɪx.qɑː]

Adjective

ܪܸܚܩܵܐ • (riḥqā) (invariable)

1. distant, far

   Synonym: ܪܲܚܘܼܩܵܐ (raḥūqā)

Noun

ܪܸܚܩܵܐ • (riḥqā) m sg (plural ܪܸ̈ܚܩܹܐ (riḥqē))

1. distance, farness, remoteness

   Antonym: ܩܘܼܪܒܵܐ (qurbā)

   ܪܸܚܩܵܐ ܗܲܠ ܢܝܼܢܘܹܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܬܠܵܬ݂ܝܼܢ ܟܝܼܠܘܿܡܝܼܛܪܹ̈ܐ.

   riḥqā hal nīnwē ìlēh tlāṯīn kīlōmīṭrē.

   The distance to Nineveh is thirty kilometers.

Inflection

Inflection of ܪܸܚܩܵܐ (riḥqā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܪܸܚܩܝܼ (riḥqī)		ܪܸܚܩܲܢ (riḥqan)
	construct	ܪܘܼܚܲܩ (rūḥaq)	2nd person	ܪܸܚܩܘܼܟ݂ (riḥqūḵ)	ܪܸܚܩܵܟ݂ܝ (riḥqāḵ)	ܪܸܚܩܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (riḥqāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܪܸܚܩܵܐ (riḥqā)	3rd person	ܪܸܚܩܹܗ (riḥqēh)	ܪܸܚܩܘܿܗ̇ (riḥqōh)	ܪܸܚܩܗܘܿܢ (riḥqhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܪܸ̈ܚܩܝܼ (riḥqī)		ܪܸ̈ܚܩܲܢ (riḥqan)
	construct	ܪܸ̈ܚܩܲܝ (riḥqay)	2nd person	ܪܸ̈ܚܩܘܼܟ݂ (riḥqūḵ)	ܪܸ̈ܚܩܵܟ݂ܝ (riḥqāḵ)	ܪܸ̈ܚܩܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (riḥqāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܪܸ̈ܚܩܹܐ (riḥqē)	3rd person	ܪܸ̈ܚܩܘܼܗܝ (riḥqūh)	ܪܸ̈ܚܩܘܿܗ̇ (riḥqōh)	ܪܸ̈ܚܩܗܘܿܢ (riḥqhōn)

Adverb

ܪܸܚܩܵܐ • (riḥqā)

1. far, distant

   Antonym: ܩܘܼܪܒܵܐ (qurbā)

   ܚܲܒܘܼܫܵܐ ܠܹܐ ܢܵܦܹܠ ܪܸܚܩܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܐܝܼܠܵܢܵܐ ― ḥabūšā lē nāpēl riḥqā min īlānā ― the apple does not fall far from the tree

   ܥܹܕܬܵܐ ܟܠ ܗܵܕܲܟ݂ ܪܸܚܩܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܡܲܨܢܥܵܐ.

   ˁēdtā kul hādaḵ riḥqā min maṣnˁā.

   The church is so far from the factory.