ܐܘܪܕܥܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac ܐܘܪܕܥܐ. From the older form *ܥܦܪܕܥܐ (ʿəp̄ardəʿāʾ); related to Arabic ضِفْدَع (ḍifdaʕ) and Hebrew צְפַרְדֵּעַ (tz'fardéa). Displaced by ܦܸܩܥܵܐ (piqˁā) and ܥܲܩܪܘܼܩܵܐ (ˁaqrūqā).
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [ʔur.d(ə)ʕɑː]
Noun
ܐܘܼܪܕܥܵܐ • (urdˁā) f (plural ܐܘܼܪ̈ܕܥܹܐ (urdˁē))
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܐܘܼܪܕܥ (urdˁ) | 1st person | ܐܘܼܪܕܥܝܼ (urdˁī) | ܐܘܼܪܕܥܲܢ (urdˁan) | |||
| construct | ܐܘܼܪܕܥ (urdˁ) | 2nd person | ܐܘܼܪܕܥܘܼܟ݂ (urdˁōḵ) | ܐܘܼܪܕܥܵܟ݂ܝ (urdˁāḵ) | ܐܘܼܪܕܥܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (urdˁawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܐܘܼܪܕܥܵܐ (urdˁā) | 3rd person | ܐܘܼܪܕܥܹܗ (urdˁēh) | ܐܘܼܪܕܥܵܗ̇ (urdˁāh) | ܐܘܼܪܕܥܗܘܿܢ (urdˁhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܐܘܼܪܕܥܝܼ̈ܢ (urdˁīn) | 1st person | ܐܘܼܪܕܥܝܼ̈ (urdˁī) | ܐܘܼܪܕܥܲܢ̈ (urdˁan) | |||
| construct | ܐܘܼܪܕܥܲܝ̈ (urdˁay) | 2nd person | ܐܘܼܪܕܥܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (urdˁōḵ) | ܐܘܼܪܕܥܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (urdˁāḵ) | ܐܘܼܪܕܥܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (urdˁawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܐܘܼܪܕܥܹ̈ܐ (urdˁē) | 3rd person | ܐܘܼܪܕܥܘܼ̈ܗܝ (urdˁūh) | ܐܘܼܪܕܥܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (urdˁōh) | ܐܘܼܪܕܥܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (urdˁayhōn) | |||
Classical Syriac
Etymology
From the older form *ܥܦܪܕܥܐ (ʿəp̄ardəʿā). Compare Arabic ضِفْدَع (ḍifdaʕ) and Hebrew צְפַרְדֵּעַ (ṣəp̄ardḗaʿ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʔurd(ə)ʕɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [ʔurd(ə)ʕe] (plural)
Noun
ܐܘܪܕܥܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܐܘܪܕܥܐ)
Usage notes
While the word is normally considered feminine, it may occasionally be masculine when specifically referring to a male.
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܐܘܪܕܥ | 1st person | ܐܘܪܕܥܝ | ܐܘܪܕܥܢ | |||
| construct | ܐܘܪܕܥ | 2nd person | ܐܘܪܕܥܟ | ܐܘܪܕܥܟܝ | ܐܘܪܕܥܟܘܢ | ܐܘܪܕܥܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܐܘܪܕܥܐ | 3rd person | ܐܘܪܕܥܗ | ܐܘܪܕܥܗ | ܐܘܪܕܥܗܘܢ | ܐܘܪܕܥܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܐܘܪܕܥܝܢ | 1st person | ܐܘܪܕܥܝ | ܐܘܪܕܥܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܐܘܪܕܥܝ | 2nd person | ܐܘܪܕܥܝܟ | ܐܘܪܕܥܝܟܝ | ܐܘܪܕܥܝܟܘܢ | ܐܘܪܕܥܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܐܘܪܕܥܐ | 3rd person | ܐܘܪܕܥܘܗܝ | ܐܘܪܕܥܝܗ | ܐܘܪܕܥܝܗܘܢ | ܐܘܪܕܥܝܗܝܢ | ||
Synonyms
- (frog): ܦܩܥܐ
References
- “ˀwrdˁ”, 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, page 4b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 7b
- 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, →ISBN, pages 21a–b