ܥܠܩܬܐ

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Classical Syriac[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From the root ܥ-ܠ-ܩ (ʿ-l-q) related to sticking or adhering. Compare Arabic عَلَقَة (ʕalaqa), Jewish Babylonian Aramaic עַלְקָא (ʿālləqā), Hebrew עֲלוּקָה (ʿălūqā́), Ge'ez ዐለቅት (ʿäläḳt), Tigrinya ዓለቅቲ (ʿaläḳti), Tigre ዓለቅ (ʿaläḳ), Amharic ዓለቅት (ʿaläḳt), Argobba ሃልቂት (haləqit), Sebat Bet Gurage ዓለቅት (ʿaläḳət).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ʕ(ə)laqtɑ], [ʕɛllaqtɑ]

Noun[edit]

ܥܠܩܬܐ (ʿellaqṯāf (plural ܥܠܩܐ)

  1. leech
  2. (pathology) colic
  3. anything clammy or sticky
Inflection[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Compare Arabic غَلَق (ḡalaq).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ʕalq(ə)θɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʕalqɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun[edit]

ܥܠܩܬܐ (ʿalqəṯā, ʿalqāṯāf (plural ܥܠܩܬܐ)

  1. metal catch, lock ward, bolt
Inflection[edit]

References[edit]

  • ˁlqh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • ˁlqtˀ”, 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, page 255a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 416a
  • 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, page 1106b