ܝܪܩܢܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܘ-ܪ-ܩ‎ (w-r-q), from Proto-Semitic *waraq- (“leaf”). Compare Arabic يَرَقَان‎ (yaraqān), يَرْقَان‎ (yarqān) and Hebrew יַרְקָן‎ (yarqān), יַרְקוֹן‎ (yarqôn).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [jarqɑnɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [jarqɑne(ʔ)] (plural)

Adjective

ܝܪܩܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܝܪܩܢܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܝܪܩܢܬܐ‎)

  1. pale, yellowish, greenish

Inflection
    declension of ܝܪܩܢܐ
masculine singular plural
absolute ܝܪܩܢ ܝܪܩܢܝܢ
construct ܝܪܩܢ ܝܪܩܢܝ
emphatic ܝܪܩܢܐ ܝܪܩܢܐ
feminine singular plural
absolute ܝܪܩܢܐ ܝܪܩܢܢ
construct ܝܪܩܢܬ ܝܪܩܢܬ
emphatic ܝܪܩܢܬܐ ܝܪܩܢܬܐ

Noun

ܝܪܩܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܝܪܩܢܐ)

  1. paleness, pallor
  2. yellow, green
  3. blight, mildew
  4. (pathology) jaundice; chlorosis, greensickness
  5. kind of yellow bird

Inflection
    declension of ܝܪܩܢܐ
state singular plural
absolute ܝܪܩܢ ܝܪܩܢܝܢ
construct ܝܪܩܢ ܝܪܩܢܝ
emphatic ܝܪܩܢܐ ܝܪܩܢܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܝܪܩܢܝ ܝܪܩܢܝ
2nd m. sg. (your) ܝܪܩܢܟ ܝܪܩܢܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your) ܝܪܩܢܟܝ ܝܪܩܢܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his) ܝܪܩܢܗ ܝܪܩܢܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her) ܝܪܩܢܗ ܝܪܩܢܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our) ܝܪܩܢܢ ܝܪܩܢܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your) ܝܪܩܢܟܘܢ ܝܪܩܢܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your) ܝܪܩܢܟܝܢ ܝܪܩܢܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their) ܝܪܩܢܗܘܢ ܝܪܩܢܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their) ܝܪܩܢܗܝܢ ܝܪܩܢܝܗܝܢ

References
  • “yrqn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français : Syriac–English Dictionary, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 145a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 197b
  • 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. 585b
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