ܐܪܟܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, from Ancient Greek ἀρχεῖον (arkheîon, “town hall, archives”), ᾰ̓ρχή (arkhḗ, “office, government, rule”); compare Hebrew אַרְכִיּוֹן (arkhión).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʔar.kɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [ʔar.t͡ʃɑː]

Noun

ܐܲܪܟܵܐ • (arkā) m sg (plural ܐܲܪ̈ܟܹܐ (arkē))

1. archive (collection of historical documents or records providing information about a place, institution, or group of people)

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܲܪܟܵܐ (arkā)
number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܐܲܪܟܝܼ (arkī)		ܐܲܪܟܲܢ (arkan)
	construct	ܐܲܪܟ݂ܝܘܿܢ (arḵyōn)	2nd person	ܐܲܪܟܘܼܟ݂ (arkūḵ)	ܐܲܪܟܵܟ݂ܝ (arkāḵ)	ܐܲܪܟܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (arkāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܲܪܟܵܐ (arkā)	3rd person	ܐܲܪܟܹܗ (arkēh)	ܐܲܪܟܘܿܗ̇ (arkōh)	ܐܲܪܟܗܘܿܢ (arkhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܐܲܪ̈ܟܝܼ (arkī)		ܐܲܪ̈ܟܲܢ (arkan)
	construct	ܐܲܪ̈ܟܲܝ (arkay)	2nd person	ܐܲܪ̈ܟܘܼܟ݂ (arkūḵ)	ܐܲܪ̈ܟܵܟ݂ܝ (arkāḵ)	ܐܲܪ̈ܟܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (arkāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܲܪ̈ܟܹܐ (arkē)	3rd person	ܐܲܪ̈ܟܘܼܗܝ (arkūh)	ܐܲܪ̈ܟܘܿܗ̇ (arkōh)	ܐܲܪ̈ܟܗܘܿܢ (arkhōn)

Derived terms

• ܒܹܝܬ ܐܲܪ̈ܟܹܐ (bēt arkē, “library, archives”)
• ܐܲܪܟܵܝܵܐ (arkāyā, “librarian”)