ܥܪܩܬܐ

See also: ܥܕܩܬܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܥ-ܪ-ܩ (ʿ-r-q). Compare Arabic عَرَقَة (ʕaraqa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʕ(ə)raqtɑ], [ʕɛrraqtɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʕarqe], [ʕarqɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܥܪܩܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܥܪܩܬܐ or ܥܪܩܐ)

1. cord, strap, band, fillet
2. belt, girdle, zone
3. shoelace
4. bridle, rein
5. (construction) beam, joist, framework
6. (nautical) thwart
7. balance beam, index
8. (possibly) lock, tuft of hair

Inflection

    declension of ܥܪܩܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܥܪܩܐ	ܥܪܩܢ ,ܥܪܩܝܢ
construct	ܥܪܩܬ	ܥܪܩܬ ,ܥܪܩܝ
emphatic	ܥܪܩܬܐ	ܥܪܩܬܐ ,ܥܪܩܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܥܪܩܬܝ	ܥܪܩܬܝ ,ܥܪܩܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܥܪܩܬܟ	ܥܪܩܬܟ ,ܥܪܩܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܥܪܩܬܟܝ	ܥܪܩܬܟܝ ,ܥܪܩܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܥܪܩܬܗ	ܥܪܩܬܗ ,ܥܪܩܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܥܪܩܬܗ	ܥܪܩܬܗ ,ܥܪܩܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܥܪܩܬܢ	ܥܪܩܬܢ ,ܥܪܩܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܥܪܩܬܟܘܢ	ܥܪܩܬܟܘܢ ,ܥܪܩܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܥܪܩܬܟܝܢ	ܥܪܩܬܟܝܢ ,ܥܪܩܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܥܪܩܬܗܘܢ	ܥܪܩܬܗܘܢ ,ܥܪܩܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܥܪܩܬܗܝܢ	ܥܪܩܬܗܝܢ ,ܥܪܩܝܗܝܢ

References

• “ˁrqh”, 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. 265a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 430a
• 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, pp. 1143b-1144a