ܚܢܩܐ

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Classical Syriac[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From the root ܚ-ܢ-ܩ (ḥ-n-q) related to choking. Compare Arabic خَنْق (ḵanq) and Hebrew חֶנֶק (ḥéneq).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ħ(ə)nɑqɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ħ(ə)nɑqe] (plural)

Noun[edit]

ܚܢܩܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܚܢܩܐ)

  1. strangulation, suffocation
  2. torment, torture
  3. fetter, bond
  4. cord, rope
  5. string, band, fringe

Inflection[edit]

References[edit]

  • ḥnq”, 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 110b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 150a
  • 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 474a