Classical Syriac

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Etymology 1

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From the root ܥ-ܡ-ܩ (ʿ-m-q) related to depth. Compare Arabic عُمْق (ʕumq) and Hebrew עֹמֶק (ʿṓmeq).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ʕumqɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʕumqe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

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ܥܘܡܩܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܥܘܡܩܐ)

  1. deep, deepness
  2. depth, thickness, height
  3. extreme point
  4. (geography) valley
  5. (nautical) hold, cargo hold
  6. (astronomy) meteor
  7. subtlety
Inflection
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Irregular absolute and construct singular with a varying Waw.

Etymology 2

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From the root ܥ-ܡ-ܩ (ʿ-m-q) related to depth.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ʕummɑqɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʕummɑqe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

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ܥܘܡܩܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܥܘܡܩܐ)

  1. investigation, deep research
Inflection
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References

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  • ˁwmq”, 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. 256a-b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 405b
  • 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. 1081b