ܝܪܩܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܘ ܪ ܩ (w r q)
6 terms

Etymology

From Aramaic יַרְקָא (yarəqā), from Proto-Semitic *waraq- (“leaf”); compare Arabic وَرَق (waraq) and Hebrew יָרָק (yarák) and doublet of ܘܲܪܩܵܐ (warqā, “paper”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [jar.qɑː]

Noun

ܝܲܪܩܵܐ • (yarqā) m sg (plural ܝܲܪ̈ܩܹܐ (yarqē))

1. vegetable, herb

   ܕܘܼܟܵܢܵܐ ܡܸܠܝܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܝܲܪ̈ܩܹܐ ܘܛܥܘܼܢܝܵܬܹ̈ܐ ܗܲܕܵܡܵܝܹ̈ܐ.

   dukkānā milyā min yarqē w-ṭˁunyātē haddāmāyē.

   A shop full of organic fruits and vegetables.

Inflection

Inflection of ܝܲܪܩܵܐ (yarqā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܝܲܪܩܝܼ (yarqī)		ܝܲܪܩܲܢ (yarqan)
	construct	ܝܼܪܸܩ (īriq)	2nd person	ܝܲܪܩܘܼܟ݂ (yarqūḵ)	ܝܲܪܩܵܟ݂ܝ (yarqāḵ)	ܝܲܪܩܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (yarqāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܝܲܪܩܵܐ (yarqā)	3rd person	ܝܲܪܩܹܗ (yarqēh)	ܝܲܪܩܘܿܗ̇ (yarqōh)	ܝܲܪܩܗܘܿܢ (yarqhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܝܲܪ̈ܩܝܼ (yarqī)		ܝܲܪ̈ܩܲܢ (yarqan)
	construct	ܝܲܪ̈ܩܲܝ (yarqay)	2nd person	ܝܲܪ̈ܩܘܼܟ݂ (yarqūḵ)	ܝܲܪ̈ܩܵܟ݂ܝ (yarqāḵ)	ܝܲܪ̈ܩܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (yarqāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܝܲܪ̈ܩܹܐ (yarqē)	3rd person	ܝܲܪ̈ܩܘܼܗܝ (yarqūh)	ܝܲܪ̈ܩܘܿܗ̇ (yarqōh)	ܝܲܪ̈ܩܗܘܿܢ (yarqhōn)

Derived terms

• ܝܲܪܩܵܝܵܐ (yarqāyā, “vegetable, vegetarian”)
• ܝܲܪܘܿܩܵܐ (yarōqā, “green”)
• ܝܲܪܩܵܐ ܕܬܲܚܠܹ̈ܐ (yarqā dtaḥlē, “nasturtium”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܘ-ܪ-ܩ (w-r-q), from Proto-Semitic *waraq- (“leaf”). Compare Arabic وَرَق (waraq) and Hebrew יָרָק (yārāq).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [jarqɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܝܪܩܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܝܪܩܘܢܐ)

1. herb, vegetable

Inflection

    declension of ܝܪܩܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܝܪܩ	ܝܪܩܘܢܝܢ
construct	ܝܪܩ	ܝܪܩܘܢܝ
emphatic	ܝܪܩܐ	ܝܪܩܘܢܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܝܪܩܝ	ܝܪܩܘܢܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܝܪܩܟ	ܝܪܩܘܢܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܝܪܩܟܝ	ܝܪܩܘܢܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܝܪܩܗ	ܝܪܩܘܢܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܝܪܩܗ	ܝܪܩܘܢܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܝܪܩܢ	ܝܪܩܘܢܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܝܪܩܟܘܢ	ܝܪܩܘܢܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܝܪܩܟܝܢ	ܝܪܩܘܢܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܝܪܩܗܘܢ	ܝܪܩܘܢܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܝܪܩܗܝܢ	ܝܪܩܘܢܝܗܝܢ

References

• “yrq”, 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