ܕܘܪܩܝܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܕܘܪܩܝܢܐ

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, from Ancient Greek δωράκινον (dōrákinon), from Latin dūracinum (literally “hard-berried”); compare also borrowed into Arabic دُرَّاق (durrāq).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [durˈqiːnɑː]

Noun

ܕܘܼܪܩܝܼܢܵܐ • (durqīnā) m sg (plural ܕܘܼܪ̈ܩܝܼܢܹܐ (durqīnē))

1. nectarine (cultivar of the peach distinguished by its skin being smooth and not fuzzy)

Inflection

Inflection of ܕܘܼܪܩܝܼܢܵܐ (durqīnā)
number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܕܘܼܪܩܝܼܢܝܼ (durqīnī)		ܕܘܼܪܩܝܼܢܲܢ (durqīnan)
	construct	ܕܘܼܪܩܝܼܢ (durqīn)	2nd person	ܕܘܼܪܩܝܼܢܘܼܟ݂ (durqīnūḵ)	ܕܘܼܪܩܝܼܢܵܟ݂ܝ (durqīnāḵ)	ܕܘܼܪܩܝܼܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (durqīnāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܕܘܼܪܩܝܼܢܵܐ (durqīnā)	3rd person	ܕܘܼܪܩܝܼܢܹܗ (durqīnēh)	ܕܘܼܪܩܝܼܢܵܗ̇ (durqīnāh)	ܕܘܼܪܩܝܼܢܗܘܿܢ (durqīnhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܕܘܼܪ̈ܩܝܼܢܝܼ (durqīnī)		ܕܘܼܪ̈ܩܝܼܢܲܢ (durqīnan)
	construct	ܕܘܼܪ̈ܩܝܼܢܲܝ (durqīnay)	2nd person	ܕܘܼܪ̈ܩܝܼܢܘܼܟ݂ (durqīnūḵ)	ܕܘܼܪ̈ܩܝܼܢܵܟ݂ܝ (durqīnāḵ)	ܕܘܼܪ̈ܩܝܼܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (durqīnāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܕܘܼܪ̈ܩܝܼܢܹܐ (durqīnē)	3rd person	ܕܘܼܪ̈ܩܝܼܢܘܼܗܝ (durqīnūh)	ܕܘܼܪ̈ܩܝܼܢܘܿܗ̇ (durqīnōh)	ܕܘܼܪ̈ܩܝܼܢܗܘܿܢ (durqīnhōn)

See also

• ܚܵܘܚܵܐ (ḥāwḥā, “peach”)
• ܒܲܪܩܘܿܩܵܐ (barqōqā, “plum”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δωράκινον (dōrákinon), from Latin dūracinum, nominative neuter singular of dūracinus (“hard-berried”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [do.raqˈqi.nɑ], [durˈqi.nɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [do.raqˈqi.ne], [durˈqi.ne] (plural)

Noun

ܕܘܪܩܝܢܐ • (dōraqqīnā, dūrqīnā) m (plural ܕܘܪܩܝܢܐ)

1. apricot, peach

Inflection

    inflection of ܕܘܪܩܝܢܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܕܘܪܩܝܢ	ܕܘܪܩܝܢܝܢ
construct	ܕܘܪܩܝܢ	ܕܘܪܩܝܢܝ
emphatic	ܕܘܪܩܝܢܐ	ܕܘܪܩܝܢܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܕܘܪܩܝܢܝ	ܕܘܪܩܝܢܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܕܘܪܩܝܢܟ	ܕܘܪܩܝܢܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܕܘܪܩܝܢܟܝ	ܕܘܪܩܝܢܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܕܘܪܩܝܢܗ	ܕܘܪܩܝܢܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܕܘܪܩܝܢܗ	ܕܘܪܩܝܢܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܕܘܪܩܝܢܢ	ܕܘܪܩܝܢܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܕܘܪܩܝܢܟܘܢ	ܕܘܪܩܝܢܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܕܘܪܩܝܢܟܝܢ	ܕܘܪܩܝܢܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܕܘܪܩܝܢܗܘܢ	ܕܘܪܩܝܢܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܕܘܪܩܝܢܗܝܢ	ܕܘܪܩܝܢܝܗܝܢ

Descendants

• → Arabic: دُرَّاق (durrāq)
  • → Northern Kurdish: teraqî
  • → Ottoman Turkish: دراقی (durrakı)
    • Turkish: durakı

References

• “dwrqynˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-05-16
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 88a
• 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. 288a