ܝܪܘܩܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܝܪܘܩܐ

Etymology

Root
ܘ ܪ ܩ (w r q)
6 terms

Of the color pattern 12ō3ā, from ܝܲܪܩܵܐ (yarqā, “vegetable, herb”); compare Hebrew יָרֹק (yarók).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [jaroːqɑː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [jaruːqa]

Adjective

ܝܲܪܘܿܩܵܐ • (yarōqā) (feminine ܝܲܪܘܿܩܬܵܐ (yarōqtā), plural ܝܲܪ̈ܘܿܩܹܐ (yarōqē))

1. green

   Synonym: ܩܝܼܢܵܐ (qīnā)

Derived terms

• ܡܲܝܪܸܩ (mayriq)

Noun

ܝܲܪܘܿܩܵܐ • (yarōqā) m

1. green color

Coordinate terms

Colors in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic · ܓܲܘܢܹ̈ܐ (gawnē) (layout · text)

ܚܘܵܪܵܐ (ḥwārā)	ܩܛܘܿܡܵܐ (qṭōmā)	ܐ݇ܟܘܿܡܵܐ (kōmā)
ܣܡܘܿܩܵܐ (smōqā); ܩܸܪܡܝܼܙܵܝܵܐ (qirmīzāyā)	ܐ݇ܛܪܘܿܓ݂ܵܐ (ṭrōḡā); ܦܘܼܪܬܩܵܠܵܝܵܐ (purtqālāyā); ܫܚܘܿܡܵܐ (šḥōmā)	ܫܥܘܿܬ݂ܵܐ (šˁōṯā)
ܠܲܝܡܵܝܵܐ (laymāyā)	ܝܲܪܘܿܩܵܐ (yarōqā)	ܩܝܼܢܵܐ (qīnā)
ܣܵܣܓܲܘܢܵܝܵܐ (sāsgawnāyā)	ܙܪܘܿܩܵܐ (zrōqā)	ܡܝܼܠܵܐ (mīlā)
ܒܵܢܲܦ̮ܫܵܝܵܐ (bānafšāyā); ܡܲܝܩܵܐ (mayqā)	ܦ̮ܘܼܫܝܼܵܐ (fūšīyā); ܐܲܪܓܘܵܢܵܝܵܐ (argwānāyā)	ܘܲܪܘܿܕ݂ܵܐ (warōḏā)

References

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

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܘ ܪ ܩ, from Proto-Semitic *waraq- (“leaf”). Compare Hebrew יָרֹק (yārōq).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [yɑroqɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [yɑroqe] (plural)

Adjective

ܝܪܘܩܐ • (transliteration needed) (feminine ܝܪܘܩܬܐ, masculine plural ܝܪܘܩܐ)

1. pale, bluish, ashy, livid

Inflection

Inflection of ܝܪܘܩܐ

person	singular		plural
	m	f	m	f
absolute	ܝܪܘܩ	ܝܪܘܩܐ	ܝܪܘܩܝܢ	ܝܪܘܩܢ
construct	ܝܪܘܩ	ܝܪܘܩܬ	ܝܪܘܩܝ	ܝܪܘܩܬ
emphatic	ܝܪܘܩܐ	ܝܪܘܩܬܐ	ܝܪܘܩܐ	ܝܪܘܩܬܐ

References

• “yrwq”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 16 May 2013
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903), A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 197a
• 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, →ISBN, page 584a