ܐܝܩܪܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܘ ܩ ܪ (w q r)
8 terms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac as a substitute for the common Kurdish and Arabism ܟܸܠܦܲܬ (kilpat).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ʔiːqar.tɑː]

Noun

ܐܝܼܩܲܪܬܵܐ • (īqartā) f sg (plural ܐܝܼܩܪ̈ܵܬܹܐ (īqrātē))

1. A family, such as a nuclear family or an extended family.

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܝܼܩܲܪܬܵܐ (īqartā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܐܝܼܩܲܪܬܝܼ (īqartī)		ܐܝܼܩܲܪܬܲܢ (īqartan)
	construct	ܐܝܼܩܪܲܬ (īqrat)	2nd person	ܐܝܼܩܲܪܬܘܼܟ݂ (īqartūḵ)	ܐܝܼܩܲܪܬܵܟ݂ܝ (īqartāḵ)	ܐܝܼܩܲܪܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (īqartāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܝܼܩܲܪܬܵܐ (īqartā)	3rd person	ܐܝܼܩܲܪܬܹܗ (īqartēh)	ܐܝܼܩܲܪܬܵܗ̇ (īqartāh)	ܐܝܼܩܲܪܬܗܘܿܢ (īqarthōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܐܝܼܩ̈ܪܵܬܝܼ (īqrātī)		ܐܝܼܩ̈ܪܵܬܲܢ (īqrātan)
	construct	ܐܝܼܩ̈ܪܵܬ (īqrāt)	2nd person	ܐܝܼܩ̈ܪܵܬܘܼܟ݂ (īqrātūḵ)	ܐܝܼܩ̈ܪܵܬܵܟ݂ܝ (īqrātāḵ)	ܐܝܼܩ̈ܪܵܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (īqrātāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܝܼܩ̈ܪܵܬܹܐ (īqrātē)	3rd person	ܐܝܼܩ̈ܪܵܬܘܼܗܝ (īqrātūh)	ܐܝܼܩ̈ܪܵܬܘܿܗ̇ (īqrātōh)	ܐܝܼܩ̈ܪܵܬܗܘܿܢ (īqrāthōn)

Derived terms

• ܐܝܼܩܲܪܬܵܝܵܐ (īqartāyā, “familial”)

Related terms

• ܐܝܼܩܵܪܵܐ (īqārā, “honour, respect”)

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

• ܝܩܪܬܐ

Etymology

From the root ܘ-ܩ-ܪ (w-q-r) related to heaviness. Compare Hebrew יֻקְרָה (yuqrâ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jəqartɑʔ/, [ʔiqartɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܐܝܩܪܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܝܩܪܬܐ)

1. burden, cumbrance, load
2. baggage, luggage, belongings, household stuff
3. family; wife, children
4. honour

Inflection

    declension of ܐܝܩܪܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܐܝܩܪܐ	ܝܩܪܢ
construct	ܐܝܩܪܬ	ܝܩܪܬ
emphatic	ܐܝܩܪܬܐ	ܝܩܪܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܐܝܩܪܬܝ	ܝܩܪܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܐܝܩܪܬܟ	ܝܩܪܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܐܝܩܪܬܟܝ	ܝܩܪܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܐܝܩܪܬܗ	ܝܩܪܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܐܝܩܪܬܗ	ܝܩܪܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܐܝܩܪܬܢ	ܝܩܪܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܐܝܩܪܬܟܘܢ	ܝܩܪܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܐܝܩܪܬܟܝܢ	ܝܩܪܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܐܝܩܪܬܗܘܢ	ܝܩܪܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܐܝܩܪܬܗܝܢ	ܝܩܪܬܗܝܢ

References

• “ˀyqrh”, 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. 144a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pp. 14b, 196b
• 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. 38a-b