ܥܬܝܩܐ

Inherited from Aramaic עַתִּיקָא (ʿattīqā); compare Arabic عَتِيق (ʕatīq) and Hebrew עַתִּיק (atík). Of the adjective pattern 1a22ī3ā.

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʕat.tiːqɑː]
• (Bakhdede) IPA^(key): [ʕatiːqa]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [ʔatiːqa]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [ʔtiːqɑː]

ܥܲܬܝܼܩܵܐ • (ˁatīqā) (feminine ܥܲܬܝܼܩܬܵܐ (ˁatīqtā), plural ܥܲܬܝܼܩܹ̈ܐ (ˁatīqē))

1. old, antique
2. ancient, archaic

• This adjective is never applied to humans in the first sense of having old age, being disrespectful if done so. Instead, the adjective ܩܲܫܝܼܫܵܐ (qašīšā) or ܣܵܒ݂ܵܐ (sāḇā) is used. It is permissible, however, to use the second definition of “ancient” to describe humans.
• This adjective is never used in the sense of former or previous. Instead, the adjective ܩܲܕܝܼܡܵܐ (qadīmā) is used.

• ܥܲܬܝܼܩܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (ˁatīqūṯā, “oldness, antiquity, ancientness”)
• ܥܲܬܝܼܩܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (ˁatīqāˀīṯ, “anciently”)
• ܠܸܫܵܢܵܐ ܥܲܬܝܼܩܵܐ (liššānā ˁatīqā, “Classical Syriac”, literally “The old language”)