ܐܝܩܪܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܘ ܩ ܪ (w q r)
8 terms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac as a substitute for the common Kurdish and Arabism ܟܸܠܦܲܬ (kilpat).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [ʔiːqar.tɑː]

Noun

ܐܝܼܩܲܪܬܵܐ • (īqartā) f sg (plural ܐܝܼܩܪ̈ܵܬܹܐ (īqrātē))

  1. A family, such as a nuclear family or an extended family.

Inflection

Derived terms

  • ܐܝܼܩܲܪܬܵܝܵܐ (īqartāyā, familial)

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

  • ܝܩܪܬܐ

Etymology

From the root ܘ-ܩ-ܪ (w-q-r) related to heaviness. Compare Hebrew יֻקְרָה (yuqrâ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jəqartɑʔ/, [ʔiqartɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܐܝܩܪܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܝܩܪܬܐ)

  1. burden, cumbrance, load
  2. baggage, luggage, belongings, household stuff
  3. family; wife, children
  4. honour

Inflection

References

  • ˀyqrh”, 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. 144a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pp. 14b, 196b
  • 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. 38a-b
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