ܥܩܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܥ ܩ ܪ (ˁ q r)
4 terms

Inherited from Aramaic [Term?]; compare Classical Syriac ܥܸܩܵܪܵܐ and Hebrew עִקָּר (ikár).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ʕɪqraː]
  • (Urmia) IPA(key): [ʔɪqraː]

Noun

ܥܸܩܪܵܐ • (ˁiqrām

  1. (botany) stump, tree trunk, roots (all senses)
  2. (medicine) drug, medicinal plant; herb, weed
  3. essence, main point or part, gist, crux
  4. principle
Inflection
Inflection of ܥܸܩܪܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܥܸܩܲܪ (ˁiqqar) 1st person ܥܸܩܪܝܼ (ˁiqrī) ܥܸܩܪܲܢ (ˁiqran)
construct ܥܸܩܲܪ (ˁiqqar) 2nd person ܥܸܩܪܘܼܟ݂ (ˁiqrōḵ) ܥܸܩܪܵܟ݂ܝ (ˁiqrāḵ) ܥܸܩܪܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ˁiqrawḵōn)
emphatic ܥܸܩܪܵܐ (ˁiqrā) 3rd person ܥܸܩܪܹܗ (ˁiqrēh) ܥܸܩܪܵܗ̇ (ˁiqrāh) ܥܸܩܪܗܘܿܢ (ˁiqrhōn)
plural absolute ܥܸܩܪ̈ܝܼܢ (ˁiqrīn) 1st person ܥܸܩܪ̈ܝܼ (ˁiqrī) ܥܸܩܪ̈ܲܢ (ˁiqran)
construct ܥܸܩܪ̈ܲܝ (ˁiqray) 2nd person ܥܸܩܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (ˁiqrōḵ) ܥܸܩܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (ˁiqrāḵ) ܥܸܩܪ̈ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ˁiqrawḵōn)
emphatic ܥܸܩܪܹ̈ܐ (ˁiqrē) 3rd person ܥܸܩܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (ˁiqrūh) ܥܸܩܪ̈ܘܼܗ̇ (ˁiqrōh) ܥܸܩܪ̈ܲܝܗܘܿܢ (ˁiqrayhōn)
Synonyms
Derived terms
  • ܥܸܩܪܵܢܵܝܵܐ (ˁiqrānāyā)
  • ܒܥܸܩܪܵܐ (bˁiqrā)
  • ܡܸܢ ܥܸܩܪܵܐ (min ˁiqrā)
  • ܥܸܩܲܪ ܐܲܒ݂ܓܲܪ (ˁiqqar aḇgar, agrimony)
  • ܥܸܩܲܪ ܐܲܪܝܵܐ (ˁiqqar aryā, broomrape)
  • ܥܸܩܲܪ ܟܘܼܪܟܡܵܐ (ˁiqqar kurkmā, turmeric)
  • ܥܸܩܲܪ ܣܸܟܹ̈ܐ (ˁiqqar sikkē, eupatorium)
  • ܥܸܩܲܪ ܨܸܢܕܪܵܐ (ˁiqqar ṣindrā, sandalwood)
  • ܥܸܩܲܪ ܩܲܪܚܵܐ (ˁiqqar qarḥā, Spanish camomile)

Etymology 2

Root
ܥ ܩ ܪ (ˁ q r)
4 terms

Of the adjectival pattern 1a23ā, inherited from Aramaic עַקְרָא (ʿaqrā); compare Arabic عَقِير (ʕaqīr).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ʕaqraː]
  • (Urmia) IPA(key): [ʔaqraː]

Adjective

ܥܲܩܪܵܐ • (ˁaqrā) (feminine ܥܲܩܪܬ݂ܵܐ (ˁaqrṯā), plural ܥܲܩܪܹ̈ܐ (ˁaqrē))

  1. infertile, unproductive
  2. barren, sterile
  3. pointless, ineffectual
Antonyms
  • (antonym(s) of all senses): ܫܲܡܝܼܢܵܐ (šamīnā), ܡܲܦܪܝܵܢܵܐ (mapryānā)

Etymology 3

Disputed etymology:

  • Either from ܥܲܩܪܵܐ (ˁaqrā) referring to barren or fruitless land.
  • Also contested to be from ܥܸܩܪܵܐ (ˁiqrā, stump; root) refering to its position as the root at the foot of the mountain.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ʕaqraː]
  • (Urmia) IPA(key): [ʔaqraː]

Proper noun

ܥܲܩܪܵܐ • (ˁaqrāf

  1. Akre (a histrorically Assyrian city in northern Iraq, located in the Nineveh Plains)
    Synonym: ܟܘܼܪܒܵܐܹܝܠ (kurbāˀēl)
Derived terms
  • ܥܲܩܪܵܝܵܐ (ˁaqrāyā, of Akre)
Descendants
  • Arabic: عَقْرَة (ʕaqra)
  • Northern Kurdish: ئاکرێ (akrê)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܥ ܩ ܪ related to extracting.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʕ(ə)qɑrɑ]

Noun

ܥܩܪܐ • (transliteration neededm(uncountable)

  1. extirpation, eradication
  2. (dentistry) tooth extraction
Inflection
Inflection of ܥܩܪܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܥܩܪ 1st person ܥܩܪܝ ܥܩܪܢ
construct ܥܩܪ 2nd person ܥܩܪܟ ܥܩܪܟܝ ܥܩܪܟܘܢ ܥܩܪܟܝܢ
emphatic ܥܩܪܐ 3rd person ܥܩܪܗ ܥܩܪܗ ܥܩܪܗܘܢ ܥܩܪܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Modified from above.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʕaqqɑrɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʕaqqɑre] (plural)

Noun

ܥܩܪܐ • (transliteration neededm (plural ܥܩܪܐ)

  1. extractor
Inflection
Inflection of ܥܩܪܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܥܩܪ 1st person ܥܩܪܝ ܥܩܪܢ
construct ܥܩܪ 2nd person ܥܩܪܟ ܥܩܪܟܝ ܥܩܪܟܘܢ ܥܩܪܟܝܢ
emphatic ܥܩܪܐ 3rd person ܥܩܪܗ ܥܩܪܗ ܥܩܪܗܘܢ ܥܩܪܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܥܩܪܝܢ 1st person ܥܩܪܝ ܥܩܪܝܢ
construct ܥܩܪܝ 2nd person ܥܩܪܝܟ ܥܩܪܝܟܝ ܥܩܪܝܟܘܢ ܥܩܪܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܥܩܪܐ 3rd person ܥܩܪܘܗܝ ܥܩܪܝܗ ܥܩܪܝܗܘܢ ܥܩܪܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʕɛqrɑ]

Noun

ܥܩܪܐ • (transliteration neededm(uncountable)

  1. germination
  2. (medicine) medicine taken from a corpse
Inflection
Inflection of ܥܩܪܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܥܩܪ 1st person ܥܩܪܝ ܥܩܪܢ
construct ܥܩܪ 2nd person ܥܩܪܟ ܥܩܪܟܝ ܥܩܪܟܘܢ ܥܩܪܟܝܢ
emphatic ܥܩܪܐ 3rd person ܥܩܪܗ ܥܩܪܗ ܥܩܪܗܘܢ ܥܩܪܗܝܢ

Etymology 4

Compare Hebrew עִקָּר (ʿiqqār). The sense of "(grammatical) root" is a calque of Arabic أَصْل (ʔaṣl).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʕɛqqɑrɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʕɛqqɑre] (plural)

Noun

ܥܩܪܐ • (ˁeqqārām (plural ܥܩܪܐ)

  1. (botany) root, stump, shoot, sprout, twig
  2. (medicine) drug, medicinal plant
  3. herb, weed
  4. base, foot, lower part
  5. principle
  6. origin, stock
  7. (grammar) root
Inflection
Inflection of ܥܩܪܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܥܩܪ 1st person ܥܩܪܝ ܥܩܪܢ
construct ܥܩܪ 2nd person ܥܩܪܟ ܥܩܪܟܝ ܥܩܪܟܘܢ ܥܩܪܟܝܢ
emphatic ܥܩܪܐ 3rd person ܥܩܪܗ ܥܩܪܗ ܥܩܪܗܘܢ ܥܩܪܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܥܩܪܝܢ 1st person ܥܩܪܝ ܥܩܪܝܢ
construct ܥܩܪܝ 2nd person ܥܩܪܝܟ ܥܩܪܝܟܝ ܥܩܪܝܟܘܢ ܥܩܪܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܥܩܪܐ 3rd person ܥܩܪܘܗܝ ܥܩܪܝܗ ܥܩܪܝܗܘܢ ܥܩܪܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 5

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʕaqrɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʕaqre] (plural)

Noun

ܥܩܪܐ • (transliteration neededm (plural ܥܩܪܐ)

  1. alternative form of ܥܪܩܐ
Inflection
Inflection of ܥܩܪܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܥܩܪ 1st person ܥܩܪܝ ܥܩܪܢ
construct ܥܩܪ 2nd person ܥܩܪܟ ܥܩܪܟܝ ܥܩܪܟܘܢ ܥܩܪܟܝܢ
emphatic ܥܩܪܐ 3rd person ܥܩܪܗ ܥܩܪܗ ܥܩܪܗܘܢ ܥܩܪܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܥܩܪܝܢ 1st person ܥܩܪܝ ܥܩܪܝܢ
construct ܥܩܪܝ 2nd person ܥܩܪܝܟ ܥܩܪܝܟܝ ܥܩܪܝܟܘܢ ܥܩܪܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܥܩܪܐ 3rd person ܥܩܪܘܗܝ ܥܩܪܝܗ ܥܩܪܝܗܘܢ ܥܩܪܝܗܝܢ

References

  • ˁqr”, 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, pages 262a–b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903), A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 426a
  • 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 1132a–b