ܗܘܦܪܟܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, from Ancient Greek ἐπαρχίᾱ (eparkhíā, “eparchy”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [hewːpar.kiːjɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [huːpar.t͡ʃiːjɑː]

Noun

ܗܹܘܦܲܪܟܝܼܵܐ • (hēwparkīyā) f sg (plural ܗܹܘܦܲܪ̈ܟܝܼܹܐ (hēwparkīyē) or ܗܹܘܦܲܪ̈ܟܝܼܵܬ݂ܹܐ (hēwparkīyāṯē))

1. province, governorate, state
2. (religion) eparchy, diocese, prefecture

Inflection

Inflection of ܗܹܘܦܲܪܟܝܼܵܐ (hēwparkīyā)
number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܗܹܘܦܲܪܟܝܼܝܼ (hēwparkīyī)		ܗܹܘܦܲܪܟܝܼܲܢ (hēwparkīyan)
	construct	ܗܹܘܦܲܪܟܝܼ (hēwparkī)	2nd person	ܗܹܘܦܲܪܟܝܼܘܼܟ݂ (hēwparkīyūḵ)	ܗܹܘܦܲܪܟܝܼܵܟ݂ܝ (hēwparkīyāḵ)	ܗܹܘܦܲܪܟܝܼܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (hēwparkīyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܗܹܘܦܲܪܟܝܼܵܐ (hēwparkīyā)	3rd person	ܗܹܘܦܲܪܟܝܼܹܗ (hēwparkīyēh)	ܗܹܘܦܲܪܟܝܼܵܗ̇ (hēwparkīyāh)	ܗܹܘܦܲܪܟܝܼܗܘܿܢ (hēwparkīhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܗܹܘܦܲܪ̈ܟܝܼܵܬܝܼ (hēwparkīyātī)		ܗܹܘܦܲܪ̈ܟܝܼܵܬܲܢ (hēwparkīyātan)
	construct	ܗܹܘܦܲܪ̈ܟܝܼܵܬ (hēwparkīyāt)	2nd person	ܗܹܘܦܲܪ̈ܟܝܼܵܬܘܼܟ݂ (hēwparkīyātūḵ)	ܗܹܘܦܲܪ̈ܟܝܼܵܬܵܟ݂ܝ (hēwparkīyātāḵ)	ܗܹܘܦܲܪ̈ܟܝܼܵܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (hēwparkīyātāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܗܹܘܦܲܪ̈ܟܝܼܵܬܹܐ (hēwparkīyātē)	3rd person	ܗܹܘܦܲܪ̈ܟܝܼܵܬܘܼܗܝ (hēwparkīyātūh)	ܗܹܘܦܲܪ̈ܟܝܼܵܬܘܿܗ̇ (hēwparkīyātōh)	ܗܹܘܦܲܪ̈ܟܝܼܵܬܗܘܿܢ (hēwparkīyāthōn)

Derived terms

• ܗܹܘܦܲܪܟܝܼܵܐ ܕܐܸܡܘܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (hēwparkīyā d-imwāṯē, “the Commonwealth of Nations”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὑπαρχίᾱ (huparkhíā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [hu(p)parkijɑ]

Noun

ܗܘܦܪܟܝܐ • (hūparkīyā) f (plural ܗܘܦܪܟܘܣ (hūparkos) or ܗܘܦܪܟܝܐܣ (hūparkīyas) or ܗܘܦܪܟܝܣ (hūparkis))

1. province, prefecture, diocese
2. eparchy

References

• “hwprky”, 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 76a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 103a
• 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 338b