ܪܟܢܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܪ-ܟ-ܢ (r-k-n) related to inclining. Compare Arabic رُكْن (rukn).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [rɛxnɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [rɛxne(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܪܟܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܪܟܢܐ)

1. slope, incline, descent, declivity
2. modulation, inflection
3. concordance
4. (music) metre; harmony; tone; melody, song

Inflection

    inflection of ܪܟܢܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܪܟܢ	ܪܟܢܝܢ
construct	ܪܟܢ	ܪܟܢܝ
emphatic	ܪܟܢܐ	ܪܟܢܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܪܟܢܝ	ܪܟܢܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܪܟܢܟ	ܪܟܢܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܪܟܢܟܝ	ܪܟܢܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܪܟܢܗ	ܪܟܢܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܪܟܢܗ	ܪܟܢܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܪܟܢܢ	ܪܟܢܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܪܟܢܟܘܢ	ܪܟܢܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܪܟܢܟܝܢ	ܪܟܢܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܪܟܢܗܘܢ	ܪܟܢܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܪܟܢܗܝܢ	ܪܟܢܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܪ-ܟ-ܢ (r-k-n) related to inclining.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [r(ə)xɑnɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [r(ə)xɑne(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܪܟܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܪܟܢܐ)

1. leaning, tipping
2. side, slope

Inflection

    inflection of ܪܟܢܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܪܟܢ	ܪܟܢܝܢ
construct	ܪܟܢ	ܪܟܢܝ
emphatic	ܪܟܢܐ	ܪܟܢܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܪܟܢܝ	ܪܟܢܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܪܟܢܟ	ܪܟܢܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܪܟܢܟܝ	ܪܟܢܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܪܟܢܗ	ܪܟܢܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܪܟܢܗ	ܪܟܢܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܪܟܢܢ	ܪܟܢܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܪܟܢܟܘܢ	ܪܟܢܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܪܟܢܟܝܢ	ܪܟܢܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܪܟܢܗܘܢ	ܪܟܢܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܪܟܢܗܝܢ	ܪܟܢܝܗܝܢ

References

• “rkn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-05-26
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 347a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 542a
• 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. 1470a