Classical Syriac

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Etymology

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From the root ܘ-ܪ-ܩ (w-r-q), from Proto-Semitic *waraq- (leaf). Compare Hebrew יֶרֶק (yéreq).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [yurrɑqɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [yurrɑqe(ʔ)] (plural)

Adjective

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ܝܘܪܩܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܝܘܪܩܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܝܘܪܩܬܐ)

  1. green, greenish
  2. pale, yellowish
  3. livid

Inflection

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Noun

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ܝܘܪܩܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܝܘܪܩܐ)

  1. green (color)
  2. greens, vegetables, herbs
  3. egg yolk

Inflection

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References

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  • ywrq”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-05-16
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 145a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 190b
  • 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. 570a