ܕܠܩܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܕ-ܠ-ܩ (d-l-q) related to blazing. Compare Hebrew דֶּלֶק (déleq).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dɛlqɑ], [dalqɑ] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [dɛlqe], [dalqe] (in the plural)

Noun

ܕܠܩܐ • (delqā, dalqā) m (plural ܕܠܩܐ (delqē, dalqē))

1. flame, fire, torch
2. (physics) ray of light
3. blaze, brightness
4. splendor/splendour

Inflection

    inflection of ܕܠܩܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܕܠܩ	ܕܠܩܝܢ
construct	ܕܠܩ	ܕܠܩܝ
emphatic	ܕܠܩܐ	ܕܠܩܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܕܠܩܝ	ܕܠܩܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܕܠܩܟ	ܕܠܩܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܕܠܩܟܝ	ܕܠܩܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܕܠܩܗ	ܕܠܩܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܕܠܩܗ	ܕܠܩܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܕܠܩܢ	ܕܠܩܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܕܠܩܟܘܢ	ܕܠܩܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܕܠܩܟܝܢ	ܕܠܩܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܕܠܩܗܘܢ	ܕܠܩܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܕܠܩܗܝܢ	ܕܠܩܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܕ-ܠ-ܩ (d-l-q) related to blazing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dallɑqɑ] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [dallɑqe] (in the plural)

Noun

ܕܠܩܐ • (dallāqā) m (plural ܕܠܩܐ (dallāqē))

1. glowworm

Inflection

    inflection of ܕܠܩܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܕܠܩ	ܕܠܩܝܢ
construct	ܕܠܩ	ܕܠܩܝ
emphatic	ܕܠܩܐ	ܕܠܩܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܕܠܩܝ	ܕܠܩܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܕܠܩܟ	ܕܠܩܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܕܠܩܟܝ	ܕܠܩܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܕܠܩܗ	ܕܠܩܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܕܠܩܗ	ܕܠܩܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܕܠܩܢ	ܕܠܩܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܕܠܩܟܘܢ	ܕܠܩܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܕܠܩܟܝܢ	ܕܠܩܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܕܠܩܗܘܢ	ܕܠܩܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܕܠܩܗܝܢ	ܕܠܩܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

From early Middle Persian *dalak. Compare Persian دله (dala), Arabic دَلَق (dalaq), and Hebrew דָּלָק (dālāq).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dalqɑ] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [dalqe] (in the plural)

Noun

ܕܠܩܐ • (dalqā) m (plural ܕܠܩܐ (dalqē))

1. weasel

   Synonyms: ܟܟܘܫܬܐ (kāḵūštā), ܩܘܙܐ (qūzā), ܓܘܡܪܪܐ (gumrārā)

Inflection

    inflection of ܕܠܩܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܕܠܩ	ܕܠܩܝܢ
construct	ܕܠܩ	ܕܠܩܝ
emphatic	ܕܠܩܐ	ܕܠܩܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܕܠܩܝ	ܕܠܩܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܕܠܩܟ	ܕܠܩܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܕܠܩܟܝ	ܕܠܩܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܕܠܩܗ	ܕܠܩܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܕܠܩܗ	ܕܠܩܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܕܠܩܢ	ܕܠܩܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܕܠܩܟܘܢ	ܕܠܩܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܕܠܩܟܝܢ	ܕܠܩܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܕܠܩܗܘܢ	ܕܠܩܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܕܠܩܗܝܢ	ܕܠܩܝܗܝܢ

References

• “dlq”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “dlq²”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “dlqˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 65b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 93a
• 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, page 306b