ܦܢܕܩܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac ܦܢܕܩܐ, from Ancient Greek πανδοκεῖον (pandokeîon); compare also the variant form of Classical Syriac ܦܘܬܩܐ (puttəqā); also Arabic فُنْدُق (funduq) and Hebrew פּוּנְדָק (pundák).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [pɪndə.qɑː]

Noun

ܦܸܢܕܩܵܐ • (pindqā) m sg (plural ܦܸܢܕܩܹ̈ܐ (pindqē))

1. hotel (establishment that provides accommodation and other services for paying guests)

   ܫܪܹܐ ܠܲܢ ܓܵܘ ܦܸܢܕܩܵܐ ܒܕܸܦܢܵܐ ܕܝܵܡܵܐ.

   šrē lan gāw pindqā bdipnā d-yāmā.

   We stayed in a hotel beside the sea.

Inflection

Inflection of ܦܸܢܕܩܵܐ (pindqā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܦܸܢܕܩܝܼ (pindqī)		ܦܸܢܕܩܲܢ (pindqan)
	construct	ܦܸܢܕܲܩ (pindaq)	2nd person	ܦܸܢܕܩܘܼܟ݂ (pindqūḵ)	ܦܸܢܕܩܵܟ݂ܝ (pindqāḵ)	ܦܸܢܕܩܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (pindqāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܦܸܢܕܩܵܐ (pindqā)	3rd person	ܦܸܢܕܩܹܗ (pindqēh)	ܦܸܢܕܩܵܗ̇ (pindqāh)	ܦܸܢܕܩܗܘܿܢ (pindqhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܦܸܢܕܩܝܼ̈ (pindqī)		ܦܸܢܕܩܲܢ̈ (pindqan)
	construct	ܦܸܢܕܩܲܝ̈ (pindqay)	2nd person	ܦܸܢܕܩܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (pindqūḵ)	ܦܸܢܕܩܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (pindqāḵ)	ܦܸܢܕܩܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (pindqāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܦܸܢܕܩܹ̈ܐ (pindqē)	3rd person	ܦܸܢܕܩܘܼ̈ܗܝ (pindqūh)	ܦܸܢܕܩ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (pindqōh)	ܦܸܢܕܩܗ̈ܘܿܢ (pindqhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek Ποντικόν κάρυον (Pontikón káruon).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pɛnd(ə)qɑ(ʔ)], [pɑnd(ə)qɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [pɛnd(ə)qe(ʔ)], [pɑnd(ə)qe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܦܢܕܩܐ • (pendəqāʾ, pāndəqāʾ) m (plural ܦܢܕܩܐ)

1. filbert, hazel
2. hazelnut

Inflection

    inflection of ܦܢܕܩܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܦܢܕܩ	ܦܢܕܩܝܢ
construct	ܦܢܕܩ	ܦܢܕܩܝ
emphatic	ܦܢܕܩܐ	ܦܢܕܩܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܦܢܕܩܝ	ܦܢܕܩܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܦܢܕܩܟ	ܦܢܕܩܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܦܢܕܩܟܝ	ܦܢܕܩܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܦܢܕܩܗ	ܦܢܕܩܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܦܢܕܩܗ	ܦܢܕܩܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܦܢܕܩܢ	ܦܢܕܩܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܦܢܕܩܟܘܢ	ܦܢܕܩܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܦܢܕܩܟܝܢ	ܦܢܕܩܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܦܢܕܩܗܘܢ	ܦܢܕܩܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܦܢܕܩܗܝܢ	ܦܢܕܩܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the same Ancient Greek source, via Middle Persian pndk' (pondik, “hazelnut”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pɛnd(ə)qɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [pɛnd(ə)qe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܦܢܕܩܐ • (pendəqāʾ) m (plural ܦܢܕܩܐ)

1. (medicine) pill

Inflection

    inflection of ܦܢܕܩܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܦܢܕܩ	ܦܢܕܩܝܢ
construct	ܦܢܕܩ	ܦܢܕܩܝ
emphatic	ܦܢܕܩܐ	ܦܢܕܩܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܦܢܕܩܝ	ܦܢܕܩܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܦܢܕܩܟ	ܦܢܕܩܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܦܢܕܩܟܝ	ܦܢܕܩܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܦܢܕܩܗ	ܦܢܕܩܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܦܢܕܩܗ	ܦܢܕܩܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܦܢܕܩܢ	ܦܢܕܩܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܦܢܕܩܟܘܢ	ܦܢܕܩܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܦܢܕܩܟܝܢ	ܦܢܕܩܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܦܢܕܩܗܘܢ	ܦܢܕܩܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܦܢܕܩܗܝܢ	ܦܢܕܩܝܗܝܢ

References

• “pndq”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-01-30
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 279b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 450a
• 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. 1204a-b