ܝܪܩܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܘ ܪ ܩ (w r q)
6 terms

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [jar.qɑː]

Noun

ܝܲܪܩܵܐ • (yarqā) m sg (plural ܝܲܪ̈ܩܹܐ (yarqē))

1. vegetable, herb

   ܕܘܼܟܵܢܵܐ ܡܸܠܝܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܝܲܪ̈ܩܹܐ ܘܛܥܘܼܢ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ ܗܲܕܵܡܵܝܹ̈ܐ.

   dukkānā milyā min yarqē w-ṭˁunyāṯā haddāmāyē.

   A shop full of organic fruits and vegetables.

Inflection

Inflection of ܝܲܪܩܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	ܝܼܪܲܩ (īraq)		1st person	ܝܲܪܩܝܼ (yarqī)		ܝܲܪܩܲܢ (yarqan)
	construct	ܝܼܪܲܩ (īraq)		2nd person	ܝܲܪܩܘܼܟ݂ (yarqōḵ)	ܝܲܪܩܵܟ݂ܝ (yarqāḵ)	ܝܲܪܩܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (yarqawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܝܲܪܩܵܐ (yarqā)		3rd person	ܝܲܪܩܹܗ (yarqēh)	ܝܲܪܩܵܗ̇ (yarqāh)	ܝܲܪܩܗܘܿܢ (yarqhōn)
plural	absolute	ܝܲܪ̈ܩܝܼܢ (yarqīn)		1st person	ܝܲܪ̈ܩܝܼ (yarqī)		ܝܲܪ̈ܩܲܢ (yarqan)
	construct	ܝܲܪ̈ܩܲܝ (yarqay)		2nd person	ܝܲܪ̈ܩܘܼܟ݂ (yarqōḵ)	ܝܲܪ̈ܩܵܟ݂ܝ (yarqāḵ)	ܝܲܪ̈ܩܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (yarqawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܝܲܪ̈ܩܹܐ (yarqē)		3rd person	ܝܲܪ̈ܩܘܼܗܝ (yarqūh)	ܝܲܪ̈ܩܘܼܗ̇ (yarqōh)	ܝܲܪ̈ܩܲܝܗܘܿܢ (yarqayhōn)

Derived terms

• ܝܲܪܩܵܝܵܐ (yarqāyā, “vegetable, vegetarian”)
• ܝܲܪܘܿܩܵܐ (yarōqā, “green”)
• ܝܲܪܩܵܐ ܕܬܲܚܠܹ̈ܐ (yarqā dtaḥlē, “nasturtium”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [jarqɑ]

Noun

ܝܪܩܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܝܪܩܘܢܐ)

1. herb, vegetable

Inflection

Inflection of ܝܪܩܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܝܪܩ		1st person	ܝܪܩܝ		ܝܪܩܢ
	construct	ܝܪܩ		2nd person	ܝܪܩܟ	ܝܪܩܟܝ	ܝܪܩܟܘܢ	ܝܪܩܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܝܪܩܐ		3rd person	ܝܪܩܗ	ܝܪܩܗ	ܝܪܩܗܘܢ	ܝܪܩܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܝܪܩܘܢܝܢ		1st person	ܝܪܩܘܢܝ		ܝܪܩܘܢܝܢ
	construct	ܝܪܩܘܢܝ		2nd person	ܝܪܩܘܢܝܟ	ܝܪܩܘܢܝܟܝ	ܝܪܩܘܢܝܟܘܢ	ܝܪܩܘܢܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܝܪܩܘܢܐ		3rd person	ܝܪܩܘܢܘܗܝ	ܝܪܩܘܢܝܗ	ܝܪܩܘܢܝܗܘܢ	ܝܪܩܘܢܝܗܝܢ

References

• “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, page 145a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 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, →ISBN, page 585b