ܪܘܚܩܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
| Root |
|---|
| ܪ ܚ ܩ (r ḥ q) |
| 5 terms |
Of the noun pattern 1u23ā, from ܪܵܚܹܩ (rāḥēq, “to be/become far, to be distant”); compare Hebrew רֹחַק (rókhak).
Pronunciation
Noun
ܪܘܼܚܩܵܐ • (ruḥqā) m
- distance, farness, remoteness
- Antonym: ܩܘܼܪܒܵܐ (qurbā)
- remove; degree of kinship of a different generation
Usage notes
In some dialects this noun is used as an invariable adjective in place of ܪܲܚܘܼܩܵܐ (raḥūqā) and an adverb in place of ܪܲܚܘܼܩܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (raḥūqāˀīṯ).
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܪܚܘܿܩ (rḥōq) | 1st person | ܪܘܼܚܩܝܼ (ruḥqī) | ܪܘܼܚܩܲܢ (ruḥqan) | |||
| construct | ܪܚܘܿܩ (rḥōq) | 2nd person | ܪܘܼܚܩܘܼܟ݂ (ruḥqōḵ) | ܪܘܼܚܩܵܟ݂ܝ (ruḥqāḵ) | ܪܘܼܚܩܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ruḥqawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܪܘܼܚܩܵܐ (ruḥqā) | 3rd person | ܪܘܼܚܩܹܗ (ruḥqēh) | ܪܘܼܚܩܵܗ̇ (ruḥqāh) | ܪܘܼܚܩܗܘܿܢ (ruḥqhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܪ̈ܘܼܚܩܝܼܢ (ruḥqīn) | 1st person | ܪ̈ܘܼܚܩܝܼ (ruḥqī) | ܪ̈ܘܼܚܩܲܢ (ruḥqan) | |||
| construct | ܪ̈ܘܼܚܩܲܝ (ruḥqay) | 2nd person | ܪ̈ܘܼܚܩܘܼܟ݂ (ruḥqōḵ) | ܪ̈ܘܼܚܩܵܟ݂ܝ (ruḥqāḵ) | ܪ̈ܘܼܚܩܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ruḥqawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܪ̈ܘܼܚܩܹܐ (ruḥqē) | 3rd person | ܪ̈ܘܼܚܩܘܼܗܝ (ruḥqūh) | ܪ̈ܘܼܚܩܘܼܗ̇ (ruḥqōh) | ܪ̈ܘܼܚܩܲܝܗܘܿܢ (ruḥqayhōn) | |||
Derived terms
- ܡܸܢ ܪܘܼܚܩܵܐ (min ruḥqā, “from afar”)
Classical Syriac
Etymology
From the root ܪ ܚ ܩ related to farness. Compare Hebrew רֹחַק (rṓḥaq).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ruħqɑ]
Noun
ܪܘܚܩܐ • (ruḥqā) m(uncountable)
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܪܚܘܩ ,ܪܘܚܩ | 1st person | ܪܘܚܩܝ | ܪܘܚܩܢ | |||
| construct | ܪܚܘܩ ,ܪܘܚܩ | 2nd person | ܪܘܚܩܟ | ܪܘܚܩܟܝ | ܪܘܚܩܟܘܢ | ܪܘܚܩܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | 3rd person | ܪܘܚܩܗ | ܪܘܚܩܗ | ܪܘܚܩܗܘܢ | ܪܘܚܩܗܝܢ | |||
| plural | absolute | — | 1st person | — | — | |||
| construct | — | 2nd person | — | — | — | — | ||
| emphatic | — | 3rd person | — | — | — | — | ||
Antonyms
- ܩܘܪܒܐ (qurbā)
References
- “rwḥq”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 344a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 534a
- 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, →ISBN, page 1447a