ܘܪܩܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܘ ܪ ܩ (w r q)
6 terms

Borrowed from Arabic وَرَقَة (waraqa), from Proto-Semitic *waraḳ- (leaf). Doublet of ܝܲܪܩܵܐ (yarqā, vegetable).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [war.raːqtaː]
  • (Urmia) IPA(key): [wa.raːqtaː]

Noun

ܘܲܪܲܩܬܵܐ • (warraqtāf sg (plural ܘܲܪ̈ܩܹܐ (warqē))

  1. sheet of paper, piece of paper
    ܥܲܠ ܚܲܡܸܫ ܘܲܪ̈ܩܹܐ ܛܒ݂ܝܼܥ ܠܝܼ ܐܸܫܛܵܪܵܐ.
    ˁal ḥammiš warqē ṭḇīˁ lī išṭārā.
    I printed the document on five pieces of paper.
  2. banknote
    Coordinate term: ܛܲܒ݂ܥܵܐ (ṭaḇˁā)
  3. (card games) playing card

Inflection

Inflection of ܘܲܪܲܩܬܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܘܲܪܩܵܐ (warqā) 1st person ܘܲܪܲܩܬܝܼ (warraqtī) ܘܲܪܲܩܬܲܢ (warraqtan)
construct ܘܲܪܩܲܬ݂ (warqaṯ) 2nd person ܘܲܪܲܩܬܘܼܟ݂ (warraqtōḵ) ܘܲܪܲܩܬܵܟ݂ܝ (warraqtāḵ) ܘܲܪܲܩܬܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (warraqtawḵōn)
emphatic ܘܲܪܲܩܬܵܐ (warraqtā) 3rd person ܘܲܪܲܩܬܹܗ (warraqtēh) ܘܲܪܲܩܬܵܗ̇ (warraqtāh) ܘܲܪܲܩܬܗܘܿܢ (warraqthōn)
plural absolute ܘܲܪ̈ܩܝܼܢ (warqīn) 1st person ܘܲܪ̈ܩܝܼ (warqī) ܘܲܪ̈ܩܲܢ (warqan)
construct ܘܲܪ̈ܩܲܝ (warqay) 2nd person ܘܲܪ̈ܩܘܼܟ݂ (warqōḵ) ܘܲܪ̈ܩܵܟ݂ܝ (warqāḵ) ܘܲܪ̈ܩܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (warqawḵōn)
emphatic ܘܲܪ̈ܩܹܐ (warqē) 3rd person ܘܲܪ̈ܩܘܼܗܝ (warqūh) ܘܲܪ̈ܩܘܼܗ̇ (warqōh) ܘܲܪ̈ܩܲܝܗܘܿܢ (warqayhōn)

Hyponyms

  • ܘܲܪܩܵܐ ܕܒܪܵܕ݂ܵܐ (warqā d-brādā, sandpaper)
  • ܘܲܪܲܩܬܵܐ ܕܘܲܪܕ ܫܸܡܫܵܐ (warraqtā d-ward šimšā, litmus paper)
  • ܘܲܪܲܩܬܵܐ ܕܢܨܵܠܬܵܐ (warraqtā d-nṣāltā, filter paper)
  • ܘܲܪܲܩܬܵܐ ܚܲܘܦܵܝܵܐ (warraqtā ḥawpāyā, toilet paper)
  • ܘܲܪܲܩܬܵܐ ܡܟܲܪܡܟ݂ܵܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (warraqtā mkarmḵānīṯā, wrapping paper)
  • ܘܲܪܲܩܬܵܐ ܪܲܩܝܼܩܬܵܐ (warraqtā raqīqtā, tissue paper)
  • ܫܘܼܫܸܦܵܐ ܘܲܪܩܵܝܵܐ (šušippā d-warqā, paper towel)

Derived terms

  • ܘܲܪܩܵܝܵܐ (warqāyā, made of paper)

See also

References

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Arabic وَرَقَة (waraqa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [warraqtɑ]

Noun

ܘܪܩܬܐ • (transliteration neededf (plural ܘܪܩܐ)

  1. leaf
  2. paper
  3. page