ܝܪܩܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܘ ܪ ܩ (w r q)
6 terms

Etymology

Compare Arabic يَرَقَان (yaraqān) and Hebrew יַרְקָן (yarkán), יַרְקוֹן (yarkón).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [jar.qɑːnɑː]

Noun

ܝܲܪܩܵܢܵܐ • (yarqānā) m

1. (pathology) jaundice; chlorosis, greensickness
2. blight, mildew

Inflection

Inflection of ܝܲܪܩܵܢܵܐ (yarqānā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܝܲܪܩܵܢܝܼ (yarqānī)		ܝܲܪܩܵܢܲܢ (yarqānan)
	construct	ܝܲܪܩܵܢ (yarqān)	2nd person	ܝܲܪܩܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (yarqānūḵ)	ܝܲܪܩܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (yarqānāḵ)	ܝܲܪܩܵܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (yarqānāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܝܲܪܩܵܢܵܐ (yarqānā)	3rd person	ܝܲܪܩܵܢܹܗ (yarqānēh)	ܝܲܪܩܵܢܵܗ̇ (yarqānāh)	ܝܲܪܩܵܢܗܘܿܢ (yarqānhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܝܲܪ̈ܩܵܢܝܼ (yarqānī)		ܝܲܪ̈ܩܵܢܲܢ (yarqānan)
	construct	ܝܲܪ̈ܩܵܢܲܝ (yarqānay)	2nd person	ܝܲܪ̈ܩܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (yarqānūḵ)	ܝܲܪ̈ܩܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (yarqānāḵ)	ܝܲܪ̈ܩܵܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (yarqānāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܝܲܪ̈ܩܵܢܹܐ (yarqānē)	3rd person	ܝܲܪ̈ܩܵܢܘܼܗܝ (yarqānūh)	ܝܲܪ̈ܩܵܢܘܿܗ̇ (yarqānōh)	ܝܲܪ̈ܩܵܢܗܘܿܢ (yarqānhōn)

Related terms

• ܝܲܪܩܵܐ (yarqā, “vegetable”)
• ܝܲܪܘܿܩܵܐ (yarōqā, “green”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܘ-ܪ-ܩ (w-r-q), from Proto-Semitic *waraq- (“leaf”). Compare Arabic يَرَقَان (yaraqān), يَرْقَان (yarqān) and Hebrew יַרְקָן (yarqān), יַרְקוֹן (yarqôn).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [jarqɑnɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [jarqɑne(ʔ)] (plural)

Adjective

ܝܪܩܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܝܪܩܢܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܝܪܩܢܬܐ)

1. pale, yellowish, greenish

Inflection

    declension of ܝܪܩܢܐ

masculine	singular	plural
absolute	ܝܪܩܢ	ܝܪܩܢܝܢ
construct	ܝܪܩܢ	ܝܪܩܢܝ
emphatic	ܝܪܩܢܐ	ܝܪܩܢܐ
feminine	singular	plural
absolute	ܝܪܩܢܐ	ܝܪܩܢܢ
construct	ܝܪܩܢܬ	ܝܪܩܢܬ
emphatic	ܝܪܩܢܬܐ	ܝܪܩܢܬܐ

Noun

ܝܪܩܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܝܪܩܢܐ)

1. paleness, pallor
2. yellow, green
3. blight, mildew
4. (pathology) jaundice; chlorosis, greensickness
5. kind of yellow bird

Inflection

    inflection of ܝܪܩܢܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܝܪܩܢ	ܝܪܩܢܝܢ
construct	ܝܪܩܢ	ܝܪܩܢܝ
emphatic	ܝܪܩܢܐ	ܝܪܩܢܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܝܪܩܢܝ	ܝܪܩܢܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܝܪܩܢܟ	ܝܪܩܢܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܝܪܩܢܟܝ	ܝܪܩܢܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܝܪܩܢܗ	ܝܪܩܢܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܝܪܩܢܗ	ܝܪܩܢܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܝܪܩܢܢ	ܝܪܩܢܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܝܪܩܢܟܘܢ	ܝܪܩܢܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܝܪܩܢܟܝܢ	ܝܪܩܢܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܝܪܩܢܗܘܢ	ܝܪܩܢܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܝܪܩܢܗܝܢ	ܝܪܩܢܝܗܝܢ

References

• “yrqn”, 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, p. 145a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 197b
• 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, p. 585b