ܚܘܩܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Possibly from Akkadian 𒄷𒄣 (/⁠ḫūqu⁠/, crossbeam). Compare Arabic حَقّ (ḥaqq) and Hebrew חֹק (ḥōq).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ħuqɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ħuqe] (plural)

Noun

ܚܘܩܐ • (transliteration neededm (plural ܚܘܩܐ)

  1. line, verse
  2. meaning
  3. limit, rule
Inflection
Inflection of ܚܘܩܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܚܘܩ 1st person ܚܘܩܝ ܚܘܩܢ
construct ܚܘܩ 2nd person ܚܘܩܟ ܚܘܩܟܝ ܚܘܩܟܘܢ ܚܘܩܟܝܢ
emphatic ܚܘܩܐ 3rd person ܚܘܩܗ ܚܘܩܗ ܚܘܩܗܘܢ ܚܘܩܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܚܘܩܝܢ 1st person ܚܘܩܝ ܚܘܩܝܢ
construct ܚܘܩܝ 2nd person ܚܘܩܝܟ ܚܘܩܝܟܝ ܚܘܩܝܟܘܢ ܚܘܩܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܚܘܩܐ 3rd person ܚܘܩܘܗܝ ܚܘܩܝܗ ܚܘܩܝܗܘܢ ܚܘܩܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Possibly from Akkadian 𒄷𒄣 (/⁠ḫūqu⁠/, crossbeam).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ħawqɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ħawqe] (plural)

Noun

ܚܘܩܐ • (transliteration neededm (plural ܚܘܩܐ)

  1. stair, rung
  2. reticle, lattice, trellis
Inflection
Inflection of ܚܘܩܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܚܘܩ 1st person ܚܘܩܝ ܚܘܩܢ
construct ܚܘܩ 2nd person ܚܘܩܟ ܚܘܩܟܝ ܚܘܩܟܘܢ ܚܘܩܟܝܢ
emphatic ܚܘܩܐ 3rd person ܚܘܩܗ ܚܘܩܗ ܚܘܩܗܘܢ ܚܘܩܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܚܘܩܝܢ 1st person ܚܘܩܝ ܚܘܩܝܢ
construct ܚܘܩܝ 2nd person ܚܘܩܝܟ ܚܘܩܝܟܝ ܚܘܩܝܟܘܢ ܚܘܩܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܚܘܩܐ 3rd person ܚܘܩܘܗܝ ܚܘܩܝܗ ܚܘܩܝܗܘܢ ܚܘܩܝܗܝܢ

References

  • ḥwq”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 5 May 2013
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 100b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 133b
  • 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 430b–431a