ܩܪܩܣܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From early Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (klkʾs' /⁠karkās⁠/). Compare New Persian کرکس، کرگس (karkas, kargas).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ܩܪܩܣܐ • (qarqāsā) m (plural ܩܪܩܣܐ (qarqāsē))

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

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κόραξ (kórax).

Alternative forms

• ܩܪܩܣܬܐ (qarqāstā, qərāqsəṯā)

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ܩܪܩܣܐ • (qarqāsā, qərāqsā) m (plural ܩܪܩܣܐ (qarqāsē, qərāqsē))

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

Univerbation of ܥܩܪ (ʕqar) +‎ ܩܝܣܐ (qaysā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qarqɑse], [q(ə)rɑqse]

Noun

ܩܪܩܣܐ • (qarqāsē) 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

• “qrqs²”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-05-26
• “qrqs⁴”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-05-26
• “qwrqs²”, 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, page 332a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 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, page 1416b