ܦܩܥܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܦܩܥܐ

Root
ܦ ܩ ܥ (p q ˁ)
1 term

Etymology

Compare Hebrew פֶּקַע (péka). Already present in Bar Ali’s 9th-10th century dictionary and along with ܥܲܩܪܘܼܩܵܐ (ˁaqrūqā) displaced the older ܐܘܼܪܕܥܵܐ (urdˁā).

Pronunciation 1

• (standard) IPA^(key): [pɪq.ʕɑː]
• (Bakhdede) IPA^(key): [pɪq.ʕa]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [pɪqa]
• (Urmian) IPA^(key): [pɪq.qɑː]

Noun

ܦܸܩܥܵܐ • (piqˁā) m (plural ܦܸܩܥܹ̈ܐ (piqˁē) or ܦܸܩ̈ܥܵܬ݂ܵܐ (piqˁāṯā) or ܦܸܩ̈ܥܵܩܹܐ (piqˁāqē))

1. frog

   Synonyms: ܐܘܼܪܕܥܵܐ (urdˁā), ܥܲܩܪܘܼܩܵܐ (ˁaqrūqā)

2. crack, split, cleft, rift, fissure

Inflection

Inflection of ܦܸܩܥܵܐ (piqˁā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܦܸܩܥܝܼ (piqˁī)		ܦܸܩܥܲܢ (piqˁan)
	construct	ܦܸܩܥ (piqˁ)	2nd person	ܦܸܩܥܘܼܟ݂ (piqˁūḵ)	ܦܸܩܥܵܟ݂ܝ (piqˁāḵ)	ܦܸܩܥܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (piqˁāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܦܸܩܥܵܐ (piqˁā)	3rd person	ܦܸܩܥܹܗ (piqˁēh)	ܦܸܩܥܵܗ̇ (piqˁāh)	ܦܸܩܥܗܘܿܢ (piqˁhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܦܸܩܥܝܼ̈ (piqˁī)		ܦܸܩܥܲܢ̈ (piqˁan)
	construct	ܦܸܩܥܲܝ̈ (piqˁay)	2nd person	ܦܸܩܥܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (piqˁūḵ)	ܦܸܩܥܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (piqˁāḵ)	ܦܸܩܥܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (piqˁāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܦܸܩܥܹ̈ܐ (piqˁē)	3rd person	ܦܸܩܥܘܼ̈ܗܝ (piqˁūh)	ܦܸܩܥ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (piqˁōh)	ܦܸܩܥܗ̈ܘܿܢ (piqˁhōn)

Pronunciation 2

• (standard) IPA^(key): [paq.ʕɑː]
• (Urmian) IPA^(key): [paq.qɑː]

Noun

ܦܲܩܥܵܐ • (paqˁā) m (plural ܦܲܩܥܹ̈ܐ (paqˁē))

1. noise, crash, din
2. thunderbolt

Inflection

Inflection of ܦܲܩܥܵܐ (paqˁā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܦܲܩܥܝܼ (paqˁī)		ܦܲܩܥܲܢ (paqˁan)
	construct	ܦܲܩܥ (paqˁ)	2nd person	ܦܲܩܥܘܼܟ݂ (paqˁūḵ)	ܦܲܩܥܵܟ݂ܝ (paqˁāḵ)	ܦܲܩܥܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (paqˁāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܦܲܩܥܵܐ (paqˁā)	3rd person	ܦܲܩܥܹܗ (paqˁēh)	ܦܲܩܥܵܗ̇ (paqˁāh)	ܦܲܩܥܗܘܿܢ (paqˁhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܦܲܩܥܝܼ̈ (paqˁī)		ܦܲܩܥܲܢ̈ (paqˁan)
	construct	ܦܲܩܥܲܝ̈ (paqˁay)	2nd person	ܦܲܩܥܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (paqˁūḵ)	ܦܲܩܥܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (paqˁāḵ)	ܦܲܩܥܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (paqˁāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܦܲܩܥܹ̈ܐ (paqˁē)	3rd person	ܦܲܩܥܘܼ̈ܗܝ (paqˁūh)	ܦܲܩܥ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (paqˁōh)	ܦܲܩܥܗ̈ܘܿܢ (paqˁhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܦ-ܩ-ܥ (p-q-ʿ) related to splitting. Compare Hebrew פֶּקַע (péqaʿ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pɛqʕɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [pɛqʕe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܦܩܥܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܦܩܥܐ)

1. crack, split, cleft, rift, fissure
2. gorge, mountain pass
3. seaweed, wrack
4. frog

Inflection

    inflection of ܦܩܥܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܦܩܥ	ܦܩܥܝܢ
construct	ܦܩܥ	ܦܩܥܝ
emphatic	ܦܩܥܐ	ܦܩܥܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܦܩܥܝ	ܦܩܥܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܦܩܥܟ	ܦܩܥܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܦܩܥܟܝ	ܦܩܥܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܦܩܥܗ	ܦܩܥܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܦܩܥܗ	ܦܩܥܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܦܩܥܢ	ܦܩܥܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܦܩܥܟܘܢ	ܦܩܥܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܦܩܥܟܝܢ	ܦܩܥܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܦܩܥܗܘܢ	ܦܩܥܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܦܩܥܗܝܢ	ܦܩܥܝܗܝܢ

Synonyms

• (frog): ܐܘܪܕܥܐ

Etymology 2

From the root ܦ-ܩ-ܥ (p-q-ʿ) related to splitting.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [paqʕɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [paqʕe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܦܩܥܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܦܩܥܐ)

1. noise, crash, din
2. thunderbolt

Inflection

    inflection of ܦܩܥܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܦܩܥ	ܦܩܥܝܢ
construct	ܦܩܥ	ܦܩܥܝ
emphatic	ܦܩܥܐ	ܦܩܥܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܦܩܥܝ	ܦܩܥܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܦܩܥܟ	ܦܩܥܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܦܩܥܟܝ	ܦܩܥܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܦܩܥܗ	ܦܩܥܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܦܩܥܗ	ܦܩܥܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܦܩܥܢ	ܦܩܥܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܦܩܥܟܘܢ	ܦܩܥܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܦܩܥܟܝܢ	ܦܩܥܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܦܩܥܗܘܢ	ܦܩܥܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܦܩܥܗܝܢ	ܦܩܥܝܗܝܢ

References

• “pqˁ”, 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, p. 285a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p.456a
• 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, p. 1224a