Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit

Root
ܘ ܪ ܩ (w r q)
6 terms

Etymology edit

From Aramaic יַרְקָא (yarəqā), from Proto-Semitic *waraq- (leaf); compare Arabic وَرَق (waraq) and Hebrew יָרָק (yarák) and doublet of ܘܲܪܩܵܐ (warqā, paper).

Pronunciation edit

  • (standard) IPA(key): [jar.qɑː]

Noun edit

ܝܲܪܩܵܐ (yarqām sg (plural ܝܲܪ̈ܩܹܐ (yarqē))

  1. vegetable, herb
    ܕܘܼܟܵܢܵܐ ܡܸܠܝܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܝܲܪ̈ܩܹܐ ܘܛܥܘܼܢܝܵܬܹ̈ܐ ܗܲܕܵܡܵܝܹ̈ܐ.
    dukkānā milyā min yarqē w-ṭˁunyātē haddāmāyē.
    A shop full of organic fruits and vegetables.

Inflection edit

Derived terms edit

Classical Syriac edit

Etymology edit

From the root ܘ-ܪ-ܩ (w-r-q), from Proto-Semitic *waraq- (leaf). Compare Arabic وَرَق (waraq) and Hebrew יָרָק (yārāq).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ܝܪܩܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܝܪܩܘܢܐ)

  1. herb, vegetable

Inflection edit

References edit

  • yrq”, 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, 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. 197b
  • 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. 585b