ܐܘܦܩܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
| Root |
|---|
| ܐ ܦ ܩ (ˀ p q) |
| 2 terms |
Etymology
19th century borrowing from Arabic أُفُق (ʔufuq) as a substitute of ܐܘܪܝܙܘܢ (ʾōrīzōn) attested in Classical Syriac; compare also borrowed into Hebrew אֹפֶק (ófek).
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [ʔupəqɑː]
Noun
ܐܘܼܦܩܵܐ • (upqā) m sg (plural ܐܘܼܦܩܹ̈ܐ (upqē))
- horizon (line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky)
- skyline (silhouette against city or buildings)
- field of vision
- distant land
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܐܘܿܦܲܩ (ōpaq) | 1st person | ܐܘܼܦܩܝܼ (upqī) | ܐܘܼܦܩܲܢ (upqan) | |||
| construct | ܐܘܿܦܲܩ (ōpaq) | 2nd person | ܐܘܼܦܩܘܼܟ݂ (upqōḵ) | ܐܘܼܦܩܵܟ݂ܝ (upqāḵ) | ܐܘܼܦܩܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (upqawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܐܘܼܦܩܵܐ (upqā) | 3rd person | ܐܘܼܦܩܹܗ (upqēh) | ܐܘܼܦܩܵܗ̇ (upqāh) | ܐܘܼܦܩܗܘܿܢ (upqhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܐܘܼܦܩܝܼ̈ܢ (upqīn) | 1st person | ܐܘܼܦܩܝܼ̈ (upqī) | ܐܘܼܦܩܲܢ̈ (upqan) | |||
| construct | ܐܘܼܦܩܲܝ̈ (upqay) | 2nd person | ܐܘܼܦܩܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (upqōḵ) | ܐܘܼܦܩܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (upqāḵ) | ܐܘܼܦܩܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (upqawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܐܘܼܦܩܹ̈ܐ (upqē) | 3rd person | ܐܘܼܦܩܘܼ̈ܗܝ (upqūh) | ܐܘܼܦܩܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (upqōh) | ܐܘܼܦܩܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (upqayhōn) | |||
Derived terms
- ܒܐܘܼܦܩܵܐ (b-upqā, “on the horizon”)
- ܐܘܼܦܩܵܝܵܐ (upqāyā, “horizontal”)
- ܐܘܼܦܩܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (upqāˀīṯ, “horizontally”)
References
- “ܐܘܼܦܩܵܐ”, in Sureth Dictionary, Association Assyrophile de France, 2 September 2023 (last accessed)