ܩܪܩܣܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From early Middle Persian *klkʾs' (karkās). Compare New Persian کرکس، کرگس (karkas, kargas).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qarqɑsɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [qarqɑse(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܩܪܩܣܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܩܪܩܣܐ)

1. great vulture

Inflection

    inflection of ܩܪܩܣܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܩܪܩܣ	ܩܪܩܣܝܢ
construct	ܩܪܩܣ	ܩܪܩܣܝ
emphatic	ܩܪܩܣܐ	ܩܪܩܣܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܩܪܩܣܝ	ܩܪܩܣܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܩܪܩܣܟ	ܩܪܩܣܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܩܪܩܣܟܝ	ܩܪܩܣܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܩܪܩܣܗ	ܩܪܩܣܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܩܪܩܣܗ	ܩܪܩܣܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܩܪܩܣܢ	ܩܪܩܣܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܩܪܩܣܟܘܢ	ܩܪܩܣܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܩܪܩܣܟܝܢ	ܩܪܩܣܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܩܪܩܣܗܘܢ	ܩܪܩܣܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܩܪܩܣܗܝܢ	ܩܪܩܣܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek κόραξ (kórax).

Alternative forms

• ܩܪܩܣܬܐ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qarqɑsɑ(ʔ)], [q(ə)rɑqsɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [qarqɑse(ʔ)], [q(ə)rɑqse(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܩܪܩܣܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܩܪܩܣܐ)

1. raven, crow
2. jay, magpie

Inflection

    inflection of ܩܪܩܣܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܩܪܩܣ	ܩܪܩܣܝܢ
construct	ܩܪܩܣ	ܩܪܩܣܝ
emphatic	ܩܪܩܣܐ	ܩܪܩܣܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܩܪܩܣܝ	ܩܪܩܣܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܩܪܩܣܟ	ܩܪܩܣܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܩܪܩܣܟܝ	ܩܪܩܣܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܩܪܩܣܗ	ܩܪܩܣܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܩܪܩܣܗ	ܩܪܩܣܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܩܪܩܣܢ	ܩܪܩܣܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܩܪܩܣܟܘܢ	ܩܪܩܣܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܩܪܩܣܟܝܢ	ܩܪܩܣܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܩܪܩܣܗܘܢ	ܩܪܩܣܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܩܪܩܣܗܝܢ	ܩܪܩܣܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qarqɑse(ʔ)], [q(ə)rɑqse(ʔ)]

Noun

ܩܪܩܣܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural only; not used in singular form)

1. chess pieces; draughts, checkers
2. (dialectal) driftwood

Inflection

    declension of ܩܪܩܣܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	—	ܩܪܩܣܝܢ
construct	—	ܩܪܩܣܝ
emphatic	—	ܩܪܩܣܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	—	ܩܪܩܣܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	—	ܩܪܩܣܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	—	ܩܪܩܣܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	—	ܩܪܩܣܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	—	ܩܪܩܣܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	—	ܩܪܩܣܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	—	ܩܪܩܣܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	—	ܩܪܩܣܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	—	ܩܪܩܣܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	—	ܩܪܩܣܝܗܝܢ

References

• “qrqs”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-05-26
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 332a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 521b
• 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. 1416b