ܘܪܩܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܘ ܪ ܩ (w r q)
6 terms

ܘܪܩܐ ܕܐܪܒܢܐ

ܘܪܩܐ ܙܘܙܝܐ

Etymology

From Arabic وَرَقَة (waraqa), from Proto-Semitic *waraḳ- (“leaf”). Doublet of ܝܲܪܩܵܐ (yarqā, “vegetable”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [war.qaː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [wa.raːqaː]

Noun

ܘܲܪܩܵܐ or ܘܲܪܵܩܵܐ • (warqā or warrāqā) m sg (plural ܘܲܪ̈ܩܹܐ (warqē))

1. sheet of paper, piece of paper

   ܛܒ݂ܝܼܥ ܠܝܼ ܐܸܫܛܵܪܵܐ ܥܲܠ ܚܲܡܫܵܐ ܘܲܪ̈ܩܹܐ.

   I printed the document on five pieces of paper.

2. banknote
3. (card games) playing card

Inflection

Inflection of ܘܲܪܩܵܐ (warqā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܘܲܪܩܝܼ (warqī)		ܘܲܪܩܲܢ (warqan)
	construct	ܘܲܪܩ (warq)	2nd person	ܘܲܪܩܘܼܟ݂ (warqūḵ)	ܘܲܪܩܵܟ݂ܝ (warqāḵ)	ܘܲܪܩܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (warqāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܘܲܪܩܵܐ (warqā)	3rd person	ܘܲܪܩܹܗ (warqēh)	ܘܲܪܩܵܗ̇ (warqāh)	ܘܲܪܩܗܘܿܢ (warqhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܘܲܪ̈ܩܝܼ (warqī)		ܘܲܪ̈ܩܲܢ (warqan)
	construct	ܘܲܪ̈ܩܲܝ (warqay)	2nd person	ܘܲܪ̈ܩܘܼܟ݂ (warqūḵ)	ܘܲܪ̈ܩܵܟ݂ܝ (warqāḵ)	ܘܲܪ̈ܩܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (warqāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܘܲܪ̈ܩܹܐ (warqē)	3rd person	ܘܲܪ̈ܩܘܼܗܝ (warqūh)	ܘܲܪ̈ܩܘܿܗ̇ (warqōh)	ܘܲܪ̈ܩܗܘܿܢ (warqhōn)

Derived terms

• ܘܲܪܩܵܐ ܕܒܪܵܕܵܐ (warqā d-brādā, “sandpaper”)
• ܘܲܪܩܵܐ ܕܘܲܪܕ ܫܸܡܫܵܐ (warqā d-ward šimšā, “litmus paper”)
• ܘܲܪܩܵܐ ܕܢܨܵܠܬܵܐ (warqā d-nṣāltā, “filter paper”)
• ܘܲܪܩܵܐ ܚܵܘܦܵܝܵܐ (warqā ḥāwpāyā, “toilet paper”)
• ܘܲܪܩܵܐ ܟܲܪܡܸܟ݂ܵܢܵܐ (warqā karmiḵānā, “wrapping paper”)
• ܘܲܪܩܵܐ ܪܲܩܝܼܩܵܐ (warqā raqīqā, “tissue paper”)
• ܘܲܪܩܵܝܵܐ (warqāyā, “made of paper”)
• ܫܘܼܫܸܦܵܐ ܕܘܲܪܩܵܐ (šušippā d-warqā, “paper towel”)

 

See also

• ܩܲܪܛܲܝܣܵܐ (qarṭaysā)
• ܐܲܪܒ݂ܵܢܵܐ (arḇānā, “papyrus, paper”)

References

• “ܘܲܪܩܵܐ”, in Sureth Dictionary, Association Assyrophile de France, 2021 December 9 (last accessed)