ܚܘܪܕܩܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܚ ܘ ܪ (ḥ w r)
10 terms

Etymology

From the construct state of ܚܘܵܪܵܐ (ḥwārā, white) + ܕܸܩܢܵܐ (diqnā, beard), literally white of beard; white-bearded. The sense of “senator” is a semantic loan from Latin senātor.

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [xwɑrːdɪq.nɑː]

Noun

ܚܘܵܪܕܸܩܢܵܐ • (ḥwārdiqnā) m sg (plural ܚܘܵܪ̈ܕܸܩܢܹܐ (ḥwārdiqnē), feminine ܚܘܵܪܟܵܘܣܵܐ (ḥwārkāwsā))

  1. old person
    Synonyms: ܩܲܫܝܼܫܵܐ (qašīšā), ܣܵܒ݂ܵܐ (sāḇā)
  2. elder, sage
  3. (politics, government) senator

Inflection

Derived terms

  • ܡܵܘܬܒ݂ܵܐ ܕܚܘܵܪ̈ܕܸܩܢܹܐ (māwtḇā d-ḥwārdiqnē, senate)
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