Classical Syriac edit

Etymology 1 edit

Possibly from Akkadian 𒄷𒄣 (/⁠ḫūqu⁠/, crossbeam). Compare Arabic حَقّ (ḥaqq) and Hebrew חֹק (ḥōq).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ħuqɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ħuqe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun edit

ܚܘܩܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܚܘܩܐ)

  1. line, verse
  2. meaning
  3. limit, rule
Inflection edit

Etymology 2 edit

Possibly from Akkadian 𒄷𒄣 (/⁠ḫūqu⁠/, crossbeam).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ħawqɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ħawqe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun edit

ܚܘܩܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܚܘܩܐ)

  1. stair, rung
  2. reticle, lattice, trellis
Inflection edit

References edit

  • ḥwq”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-05-05
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 100b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 133b
  • 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, pp. 430b-431a