ܥܡܘܩܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܥ ܡ ܩ (ˁ m q)
1 term

Etymology

From Aramaic [Term?]. Compare Classical Syriac ܥܲܡܝܼܩܵܐ (ʿammīqā), Arabic عَمِيق (ʕamīq) and Hebrew עָמֹק (amók). Of the adjective pattern 1a22ū3ā.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʕammuːqaː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [ʕamuːqa]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [ʔamuːqa]

Adjective

ܥܲܡܘܼܩܵܐ • (ˁamūqā) (feminine ܥܲܡܘܼܩܬܵܐ (ˁamuqtā), plural ܥܲܡܘܼܩܹ̈ܐ (ˁamūqē))

1. deep

   ܗ̇ܝ ܝܲܡܬܵܐ ܪܵܒܵܐ ܥܲܡܘܼܩܬܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇. ― aya yamtā rābā ˁamuqtā ìlāh. ― The lake is very deep.

2. profound

   ܐܵܗܵܐ ܒܸܨܝܵܢܵܐ ܥܲܡܘܼܩܵܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ. ― āhā biṣyānā ˁamūqā ìwā. ― This was a profound investigation.

Antonyms

• ܪܲܕܘܼܕܵܐ (radūdā), ܪܲܩܝܼܩܵܐ (raqīqā), ܠܲܛܵܐ (laṭṭā), ܥܠܘܿܝܵܐ (ˁlōyā)

Derived terms

• ܥܲܡܘܼܩܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (ˁamūqāˀīṯ, “deeply, profoundly”)

Related terms

• ܥܘܼܡܩܵܐ (ˁumqā, “depth”)