ܪܚܩܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic[edit]

Root
ܪ ܚ ܩ (r ḥ q)
4 terms

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Aramaic רוּחְקָא (ruḥqā); compare Hebrew רֹחַק (rṓḥaq).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (standard) IPA(key): [rɪx.qɑː]

Adjective[edit]

ܪܸܚܩܵܐ (riḥqā) (invariable)

  1. distant, far
    Synonym: ܪܲܚܘܼܩܵܐ (raḥūqā)

Noun[edit]

ܪܸܚܩܵܐ (riḥqām sg (plural ܪܸ̈ܚܩܹܐ (riḥqē))

  1. distance, farness, remoteness
    Antonym: ܩܘܼܪܒܵܐ (qurbā)
    ܪܸܚܩܵܐ ܗܲܠ ܢܝܼܢܘܹܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܬܠܵܬ݂ܝܼܢ ܟܝܼܠܘܿܡܝܼܛܪܹ̈ܐ.
    riḥqā hal nīnwē ìlēh tlāṯīn kīlōmīṭrē.
    The distance to Nineveh is thirty kilometers.

Inflection[edit]

Adverb[edit]

ܪܸܚܩܵܐ (riḥqā)

  1. far, distant
    Antonym: ܩܘܼܪܒܵܐ (qurbā)
    ܚܲܒܘܼܫܵܐ ܠܹܐ ܢܵܦܹܠ ܪܸܚܩܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܐܝܼܠܵܢܵܐḥabūšā lē nāpēl riḥqā min īlānāthe apple does not fall far from the tree
    ܥܹܕܬܵܐ ܟܠ ܗܵܕܲܟ݂ ܪܸܚܩܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܡܲܨܢܥܵܐ.
    ˁēdtā kul hādaḵ riḥqā min maṣnˁā.
    The church is so far from the factory.