ܪܩܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܪ ܩ ܩ (r q q)
4 terms

Of the noun pattern 1a23ā.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [raqqaː]

Noun

ܪܲܩܵܐ • (raqqām (plural ܪ̈ܲܩܹܐ (raqqē))

  1. a type of thin, dry, flat unleavened bread
  2. (by extension) cracker, wafer

Inflection

Inflection of ܪܲܩܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܪܲܩ (raq) 1st person ܪܲܩܝܼ (raqī) ܪܲܩܲܢ (raqqan)
construct ܪܲܩ (raq) 2nd person ܪܲܩܘܼܟ݂ (raqōḵ) ܪܲܩܵܟ݂ܝ (raqqāḵ) ܪܲܩܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (raqqawḵōn)
emphatic ܪܲܩܵܐ (raqqā) 3rd person ܪܲܩܹܗ (raqqēh) ܪܲܩܵܗ̇ (raqqāh) ܪܲܩܗܘܿܢ (raqhōn)
plural absolute ܪ̈ܲܩܝܼܢ (raqīn) 1st person ܪ̈ܲܩܝܼ (raqī) ܪ̈ܲܩܲܢ (raqqan)
construct ܪ̈ܲܩܲܝ (raqqay) 2nd person ܪ̈ܲܩܘܼܟ݂ (raqōḵ) ܪ̈ܲܩܵܟ݂ܝ (raqqāḵ) ܪ̈ܲܩܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (raqqawḵōn)
emphatic ܪ̈ܲܩܹܐ (raqqē) 3rd person ܪ̈ܲܩܘܼܗܝ (raqūh) ܪ̈ܲܩܘܼܗ̇ (raqqōh) ܪ̈ܲܩܲܝܗܘܿܢ (raqqayhōn)

Classical Syriac

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [raqqā]

Noun

ܪܩܐ • (raqqām (plural ܪܲܩܹܐ)

  1. tortoise, any of the various land-dwelling reptiles belonging to the order Testudines whose body is enclosed within a shell.
    Synonym: ܓܲܠܵܐ

Inflection

Inflection of ܪܩܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܪܩ 1st person ܪܩܝ ܪܩܢ
construct ܪܩ 2nd person ܪܩܟ ܪܩܟܝ ܪܩܟܘܢ ܪܩܟܝܢ
emphatic ܪܩܐ 3rd person ܪܩܗ ܪܩܗ ܪܩܗܘܢ ܪܩܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܪܩܝܢ 1st person ܪܩܝ ܪܩܝܢ
construct ܪܩܝ 2nd person ܪܩܝܟ ܪܩܝܟܝ ܪܩܝܟܘܢ ܪܩܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܪܩܐ 3rd person ܪܩܘܗܝ ܪܩܝܗ ܪܩܝܗܘܢ ܪܩܝܗܝܢ

References

  • rq2”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903), A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 549b