ܐܘܦܩܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܐ ܦ ܩ (ˀ p q)
2 terms

ܣܦܝܢܬܐ ܒܐܘܦܩܐ

ܣܪܛܐ ܕܐܘܦܩܐ ܕܡܢܗܬܢ

Etymology

19th century borrowing from Arabic أُفُق (ʔufuq) as a substitute of ܐܘܪܝܙܘܢ (ʾōrīzōn) attested in Classical Syriac; compare also borrowed into Hebrew אֹפֶק (ófek).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʔupəqɑː]

Noun

ܐܘܼܦܩܵܐ • (upqā) m sg (plural ܐܘܼܦܩܹ̈ܐ (upqē))

1. horizon (line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky)
2. skyline (silhouette against city or buildings)
3. field of vision
4. distant land

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܘܼܦܩܵܐ (upqā)
number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܐܘܼܦܩܝܼ (upqī)		ܐܘܼܦܩܲܢ (upqan)
	construct	ܐܘܼܦܲܩ (ūpaq)	2nd person	ܐܘܼܦܩܘܼܟ݂ (upqūḵ)	ܐܘܼܦܩܵܟ݂ܝ (upqāḵ)	ܐܘܼܦܩܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (upqāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܘܼܦܩܵܐ (upqā)	3rd person	ܐܘܼܦܩܹܗ (upqēh)	ܐܘܼܦܩܵܗ̇ (upqāh)	ܐܘܼܦܩܗܘܿܢ (upqhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܐܘܼܦܩܝܼ̈ (upqī)		ܐܘܼܦܩܲܢ̈ (upqan)
	construct	ܐܘܼܦܩܲܝ̈ (upqay)	2nd person	ܐܘܼܦܩܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (upqūḵ)	ܐܘܼܦܩܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (upqāḵ)	ܐܘܼܦܩܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (upqāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܘܼܦܩܹ̈ܐ (upqē)	3rd person	ܐܘܼܦܩܘܼ̈ܗܝ (upqūh)	ܐܘܼܦܩ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (upqōh)	ܐܘܼܦܩܗ̈ܘܿܢ (upqhōn)

Derived terms

• ܒܐܘܼܦܩܵܐ (b-upqā, “on the horizon”)
• ܐܘܼܦܩܵܝܵܐ (upqāyā, “horizontal”)
• ܐܘܼܦܩܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (upqāˀīṯ, “horizontally”)

References

• “ܐܘܼܦܩܵܐ”, in Sureth Dictionary, Association Assyrophile de France, 2023 September 2 (last accessed)