ܐܒܩܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Inherited from Aramaic אבקא and in some dialects a learned borrowing from Classical Syriac ܐܒܩܐ (ʾaḇqā) as a substitute for the common Turkish loanword ܬܘܿܙ (tōz); compare Hebrew אָבָק (avák).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ʔawqɑː]
  • (Urmia) IPA(key): [ʔoːqɑː]

Noun

ܐܲܒ݂ܩܵܐ • (aḇqām

  1. dust
    Synonym: ܥܘܼܦܪܵܐ (ˁuprā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܲܒ݂ܩܵܐ
number isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܐܲܒ݂ܲܩ (aḇaq) 1st person ܐܲܒ݂ܩܝܼ (aḇqī) ܐܲܒ݂ܩܲܢ (aḇqan)
construct ܐܲܒ݂ܲܩ (aḇaq) 2nd person ܐܲܒ݂ܩܘܼܟ݂ (aḇqōḵ) ܐܲܒ݂ܩܵܟ݂ܝ (aḇqāḵ) ܐܲܒ݂ܩܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (aḇqawḵōn)
emphatic ܐܲܒ݂ܩܵܐ (aḇqā) 3rd person ܐܲܒ݂ܩܹܗ (aḇqēh) ܐܲܒ݂ܩܵܗ̇ (aḇqāh) ܐܲܒ݂ܩܗܘܿܢ (aḇqhōn)

Derived terms

  • ܐܲܒ݂ܩܵܢܵܐ (aḇqānā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Compare Hebrew אָבָק (ʾāḇāq).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʔavqɑ]

Noun

ܐܒܩܐ • (ʾabqām(uncountable)

  1. dust, powder, fine sand
    Synonym: ܚܠܐ

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܒܩܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܐܒܩ 1st person ܐܒܩܝ ܐܒܩܢ
construct ܐܒܩ 2nd person ܐܒܩܟ ܐܒܩܟܝ ܐܒܩܟܘܢ ܐܒܩܟܝܢ
emphatic ܐܒܩܐ 3rd person ܐܒܩܗ ܐܒܩܗ ܐܒܩܗܘܢ ܐܒܩܗܝܢ

See also

References

  • ˀbq”, 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 2a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903), A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 2b
  • 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, page 5a