ܥܣܩܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܥ ܣ ܩ (ˁ s q)
1 term

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac. Of the adjectival pattern 1a23ā.

Pronunciation

(Standard) IPA^(key): [ʕasqɑː]

Adjective

ܥܲܣܩܵܐ • (ˁasqā) (feminine ܥܣܲܩܬܵܐ (ˁsaqtā), plural ܥܲܣܩܹ̈ܐ (ˁasqē))

difficult, hard, arduous, troublesome
refractory, untractable, disobedient, stubborn, perverse
treacherous (of terrain and the like)

Synonyms

ܩܸܫܝܵܐ (qišyā, “hard”)
ܡܪܘܼܟܒ݂ܵܐ (mrukḇā, “complicated”), ܡܥܘܼܩܕ݂ܵܐ (mˁuqḏā, “complicated”)

Antonyms

ܦܫܝܼܩܵܐ (pšīqā), ܦܫܝܼܛܵܐ (pšīṭā)

Derived terms

Terms derived from the noun ܥܲܣܩܵܐ

ܟܘܼܪܗܵܢܵܐ ܥܲܣܩܵܐ (kurhānā ˁasqā, “serious illness”)
ܥܲܣܩܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (ˁasqūṯā, “difficulty”)
ܥܲܣܩܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (ˁasqāˀīṯ, “with difficulty”)

Terms derived from the noun ܥܣܝܼܩܵܐ

ܥܣܝܼܩ ܕܵܡܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (ˁsīq dāmyūṯā, “unlikely, improbable”)
ܥܣܝܼܩ ܡܸܨܛܲܒ݂ܝܵܢܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (ˁsīq miṣṭaḇyānūṯā, “fussy, hard to please”)
ܥܣܝܼܩ ܦܘܼܣܩܵܢܵܐ (ˁsīq pusqānā, “problematic, hard to solve, controversial”)
ܥܣܝܼܩ ܪܸܬ݂ܡܵܐ (ˁsīq riṯmā, “hard to pronounce, tongue-twister”)

Etymology 2

Root
ܥ ܣ ܩ (ˁ s q)
1 term

Of the noun pattern 1i23ā; cognate of Hebrew עֵסֶק (ések, “business”).

Pronunciation

(Standard) IPA^(key): [ʕɪsqɑː]

Noun

ܥܸܣܩܵܐ • (ˁisqā) m (plural ܥܸܣܩܹ̈ܐ (ˁisqē))

problem, issue; calamity, affliction, misfortune, disaster
Synonym: ܩܸܛܪܵܐ (qiṭrā)

Inflection

Inflection of **ܥܸܣܩܵܐ**
	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
	state	form		person	m	f	plural
singular	absolute	ܥܣܸܩ (ˁsiq)		1^st person	ܥܸܣܩܝܼ (ˁisqī)		ܥܸܣܩܲܢ (ˁisqan)
	construct	ܥܣܸܩ (ˁsiq)		2^nd person	ܥܸܣܩܘܼܟ݂ (ˁisqōḵ)	ܥܸܣܩܵܟ݂ܝ (ˁisqāḵ)	ܥܸܣܩܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ˁisqawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܥܸܣܩܵܐ (ˁisqā)		3^rd person	ܥܸܣܩܹܗ (ˁisqēh)	ܥܸܣܩܵܗ̇ (ˁisqāh)	ܥܸܣܩܗܘܿܢ (ˁisqhōn)
plural	absolute	ܥܸܣܩܝܼ̈ܢ (ˁisqīn)		1^st person	ܥܸܣܩܝܼ̈ (ˁisqī)		ܥܸܣܩܲܢ̈ (ˁisqan)
	construct	ܥܸܣܩܲܝ̈ (ˁisqay)		2^nd person	ܥܸܣܩܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ˁisqōḵ)	ܥܸܣܩܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ˁisqāḵ)	ܥܸܣܩܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ˁisqawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܥܸܣܩܹ̈ܐ (ˁisqē)		3^rd person	ܥܸܣܩܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ˁisqūh)	ܥܸܣܩܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (ˁisqōh)	ܥܸܣܩܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (ˁisqayhōn)