ܐܟܠܩܪܨܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Alternative forms

• ܐܵܟ݂ܹܠ ܩܲܪܨܵܐ (āḵēl qarṣā)

Etymology

From ܐܵܟ݂ܹܠ (āḵēl, “eater of”), the construct form of ܐܵܟ݂ܠܵܐ (āḵlā, “eater”) + ܩܲܪܨܵܐ (qarṣā, “chewed morsel; slander”), partial calque of Akkadian [script needed] (karṣī akālu, “slander”), from [script needed] (karṣu, “slander”). Cognate with Classical Syriac ܐܟܠ ܩܪܨܐ.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ɑːxɪl.qar.sˤɑː]

Noun

ܐܵܟ݂ܹܠܩܲܪܨܵܐ • (āḵēlqarṣā) m (plural ܐܵܟ݂ܹܠܩܲܪ̈ܨܹܐ (āḵēlqarṣē) or ܐܵܟ݂ܠܲܝ̈ܩܲܪܨܵܐ (āḵlayqarṣā), feminine ܐܵܟ݂ܠܲܬ݂ܩܲܪܨܵܐ (āḵlaṯqarṣā))

1. accuser, slanderer
2. enemy, adversary

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܵܟ݂ܹܠܩܲܵܐ (āḵēlqaā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܐܵܟ݂ܹܠܩܲܝܼ (āḵēlqaī)		ܐܵܟ݂ܹܠܩܲܲܢ (āḵēlqaan)
	construct	ܐܵܟ݂ܹܠܩܲ (āḵēlqa)	2nd person	ܐܵܟ݂ܹܠܩܲܘܼܟ݂ (āḵēlqaūḵ)	ܐܵܟ݂ܹܠܩܲܵܟ݂ܝ (āḵēlqaāḵ)	ܐܵܟ݂ܹܠܩܲܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (āḵēlqaāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܵܟ݂ܹܠܩܲܵܐ (āḵēlqaā)	3rd person	ܐܵܟ݂ܹܠܩܹܲܗ (āḵēlqēyah)	ܐܵܟ݂ܹܠܩܲܵܗ̇ (āḵēlqaāh)	ܐܵܟ݂ܹܠܩܲܗܘܿܢ (āḵēlqahōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܪܝܼ̈ (rī)		ܪܲܢ̈ (ran)
	construct	ܪܲܝ̈ (ray)	2nd person	ܪܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (rūḵ)	ܪܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (rāḵ)	ܪܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (rāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܪܹ̈ܐ (rē)	3rd person	ܪܘܼ̈ܗܝ (rūh)	ܪ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (rōh)	ܪܗ̈ܘܿܢ (rhōn)

Proper noun

ܐܵܟ݂ܹܠܩܲܪܨܵܐ • (āḵēlqarṣā) m

1. (religion) Satan, the Devil

See also

• ܣܵܛܵܢܵܐ (sāṭānā)

References

• Kaufman, Stephen A. (1974) The Akkadian Influences on Aramaic (The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago Assyriological Studies; 19)‎^[1], Chicago and London: The University of Chicago Press, →ISBN, page 63