ܚܘܪܕܩܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܚ ܘ ܪ (ḥ w r)
10 terms

Etymology

From the construct state of ܚܘܵܪܵܐ (ḥwārā, “white”) +‎ ܕܸܩܢܵܐ (diqnā, “beard”), literally “white of beard; white-bearded”. The sense of “senator” is a semantic loan from Latin senātor.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [xwɑrːdɪq.nɑː]

Noun

ܚܘܵܪܕܸܩܢܵܐ • (ḥwārdiqnā) m sg (plural ܚܘܵܪ̈ܕܸܩܢܹܐ (ḥwārdiqnē), feminine ܚܘܵܪܟܵܘܣܵܐ (ḥwārkāwsā))

1. old person

   Synonyms: ܩܲܫܝܼܫܵܐ (qašīšā), ܣܵܒ݂ܵܐ (sāḇā)

2. elder, sage
3. (politics, government) senator

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܘܵܪܕܸܩܢܵܐ (ḥwārdiqnā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܚܘܵܪܕܸܩܢܝܼ (ḥwārdiqnī)		ܚܘܵܪܕܸܩܢܲܢ (ḥwārdiqnan)
	construct	ܚܘܵܪܕܩܲܢ (ḥwārdqan)	2nd person	ܚܘܵܪܕܸܩܢܘܼܟ݂ (ḥwārdiqnūḵ)	ܚܘܵܪܕܸܩܢܵܟ݂ܝ (ḥwārdiqnāḵ)	ܚܘܵܪܕܸܩܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥwārdiqnāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܚܘܵܪܕܸܩܢܵܐ (ḥwārdiqnā)	3rd person	ܚܘܵܪܕܸܩܢܹܗ (ḥwārdiqnēh)	ܚܘܵܪܕܸܩܢܘܿܗ̇ (ḥwārdiqnōh)	ܚܘܵܪܕܸܩܢܗܘܿܢ (ḥwārdiqnhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܚܘܵܪ̈ܕܸܩܢܝܼ (ḥwārdiqnī)		ܚܘܵܪ̈ܕܸܩܢܲܢ (ḥwārdiqnan)
	construct	ܚܘܵܪ̈ܕܸܩܢܲܝ (ḥwārdiqnay)	2nd person	ܚܘܵܪ̈ܕܸܩܢܘܼܟ݂ (ḥwārdiqnūḵ)	ܚܘܵܪ̈ܕܸܩܢܵܟ݂ܝ (ḥwārdiqnāḵ)	ܚܘܵܪ̈ܕܸܩܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥwārdiqnāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܚܘܵܪ̈ܕܸܩܢܹܐ (ḥwārdiqnē)	3rd person	ܚܘܵܪ̈ܕܸܩܢܘܼܗܝ (ḥwārdiqnūh)	ܚܘܵܪ̈ܕܸܩܢܘܿܗ̇ (ḥwārdiqnōh)	ܚܘܵܪ̈ܕܸܩܢܗܘܿܢ (ḥwārdiqnhōn)

Derived terms

• ܡܵܘܬܒ݂ܵܐ ܕܚܘܵܪ̈ܕܸܩܢܹܐ (māwtḇā d-ḥwārdiqnē, “senate”)