ܐܘܪܕܥܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
ܐܘܪܕܥܐ

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac ܐܘܪܕܥܐ. From the older form *ܥܦܪܕܥܐ (ʿəp̄ardəʿāʾ); related to Arabic ضِفْدَع (ḍifdaʕ) and Hebrew צְפַרְדֵּעַ (tz'fardéa). Displaced by ܦܸܩܥܵܐ (piqˁā) and ܥܲܩܪܘܼܩܵܐ (ˁaqrūqā).

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [ʔur.d(ə)ʕɑː]

Noun

ܐܘܼܪܕܥܵܐ • (urdˁā) f (plural ܐܘܼܪ̈ܕܥܹܐ (urdˁē))

  1. frog
    Synonyms: ܥܲܩܪܘܼܩܵܐ (ˁaqrūqā), ܦܸܩܥܵܐ (piqˁā)

Inflection
Inflection of ܐܘܼܪܕܥܵܐ (urdˁā)
number isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute – 1st person ܐܘܼܪܕܥܝܼ
(urdˁī)		 ܐܘܼܪܕܥܲܢ
(urdˁan)
construct ܐܘܼܪܕܥ
(urdˁ)		 2nd person ܐܘܼܪܕܥܘܼܟ݂
(urdˁūḵ)		 ܐܘܼܪܕܥܵܟ݂ܝ
(urdˁāḵ)		 ܐܘܼܪܕܥܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(urdˁāwḵōn)
emphatic ܐܘܼܪܕܥܵܐ
(urdˁā)		 3rd person ܐܘܼܪܕܥܹܗ
(urdˁēh)		 ܐܘܼܪܕܥܵܗ̇
(urdˁāh)		 ܐܘܼܪܕܥܗܘܿܢ
(urdˁhōn)
plural absolute – 1st person ܐܘܼܪܕܥܝܼ̈
(urdˁī)		 ܐܘܼܪܕܥܲܢ̈
(urdˁan)
construct ܐܘܼܪܕܥܲܝ̈
(urdˁay)		 2nd person ܐܘܼܪܕܥܘܼ̈ܟ݂
(urdˁūḵ)		 ܐܘܼܪܕܥܵܟ݂ܝ̈
(urdˁāḵ)		 ܐܘܼܪܕܥܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(urdˁāwḵōn)
emphatic ܐܘܼܪܕܥܹ̈ܐ
(urdˁē)		 3rd person ܐܘܼܪܕܥܘܼ̈ܗܝ
(urdˁūh)		 ܐܘܼܪܕܥ̈ܘܿܗ̇
(urdˁōh)		 ܐܘܼܪܕܥܗ̈ܘܿܢ
(urdˁhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the older form *ܥܦܪܕܥܐ (ʿəp̄ardəʿāʾ). Compare Arabic ضِفْدَع (ḍifdaʕ) and Hebrew צְפַרְדֵּעַ (ṣəp̄ardḗaʿ).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ʔurd(ə)ʕɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʔurd(ə)ʕe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܐܘܪܕܥܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܐܘܪܕܥܐ)

  1. frog
  2. (animal anatomy) hoof's frog

Usage notes

While the word is normally considered feminine, it may occasionally be masculine when specifically referring to a male.

Inflection
    inflection of ܐܘܪܕܥܐ
state singular plural
absolute ܐܘܪܕܥ ܐܘܪܕܥܝܢ
construct ܐܘܪܕܥ ܐܘܪܕܥܝ
emphatic ܐܘܪܕܥܐ ܐܘܪܕܥܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܐܘܪܕܥܝ ܐܘܪܕܥܝ
2nd m. sg. (your) ܐܘܪܕܥܟ ܐܘܪܕܥܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your) ܐܘܪܕܥܟܝ ܐܘܪܕܥܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his) ܐܘܪܕܥܗ ܐܘܪܕܥܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her) ܐܘܪܕܥܗ ܐܘܪܕܥܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our) ܐܘܪܕܥܢ ܐܘܪܕܥܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your) ܐܘܪܕܥܟܘܢ ܐܘܪܕܥܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your) ܐܘܪܕܥܟܝܢ ܐܘܪܕܥܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their) ܐܘܪܕܥܗܘܢ ܐܘܪܕܥܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their) ܐܘܪܕܥܗܝܢ ܐܘܪܕܥܝܗܝܢ

Synonyms

References
  • “ˀwrdˁ”, 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, p. 4b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 7b
  • 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, p. 21a-b
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