ܪܩܝܥܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Root
ܪ ܩ ܥ (r q ˁ)
1 term

Etymology

From Aramaic רְקִיעָא (rəqīʿā); compare Arabic رَقِيع (raqīʕ) and Hebrew רָקוּעַ (rāqū́aʿ).

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [rə.qiːʕɑː]

Adjective

ܪܩܝܼܥܵܐ • (rqīˁā) (feminine ܪܩܝܼܥܬܵܐ (rqīˁtā), plural ܪ̈ܩܝܼܥܹܐ (rqīˁē))

  1. firm, compact
  2. thick
    Synonym: ܚܠܝܼܡܵܐ (ḥlīmā)
  3. impervious
  4. well hidden

Noun

ܪܩܝܼܥܵܐ • (rqīˁā) m (plural ܪ̈ܩܝܼܥܹܐ (rqīˁē))

  1. space
  2. firmament

Declension
Inflection of ܪܩܝܼܥܵܐ (rqīˁā)
number isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute – 1st person ܪܩܝܼܥܝܼ
(rqīˁī)		 ܪܩܝܼܥܲܢ
(rqīˁan)
construct ܪܩܝܼܥ
(rqīˁ)		 2nd person ܪܩܝܼܥܘܼܟ݂
(rqīˁūḵ)		 ܪܩܝܼܥܵܟ݂ܝ
(rqīˁāḵ)		 ܪܩܝܼܥܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(rqīˁāwḵōn)
emphatic ܪܩܝܼܥܵܐ
(rqīˁā)		 3rd person ܪܩܝܼܥܹܗ
(rqīˁēh)		 ܪܩܝܼܥܵܗ̇
(rqīˁāh)		 ܪܩܝܼܥܗܘܿܢ
(rqīˁhōn)
plural absolute – 1st person ܪܩܝܼܥܝܼ̈
(rqīˁī)		 ܪܩܝܼܥܲܢ̈
(rqīˁan)
construct ܪܩܝܼܥܲܝ̈
(rqīˁay)		 2nd person ܪܩܝܼܥܘܼ̈ܟ݂
(rqīˁūḵ)		 ܪܩܝܼܥܵܟ݂ܝ̈
(rqīˁāḵ)		 ܪܩܝܼܥܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(rqīˁāwḵōn)
emphatic ܪܩܝܼܥܹ̈ܐ
(rqīˁē)		 3rd person ܪܩܝܼܥܘܼ̈ܗܝ
(rqīˁūh)		 ܪܩܝܼܥ̈ܘܿܗ̇
(rqīˁōh)		 ܪܩܝܼܥܗ̈ܘܿܢ
(rqīˁhōn)

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms
  • ܐܪܩܝܥܐ (ʾarəqīʿā)

Etymology 1

From the root ܪ-ܩ-ܥ (r-q-ʿ) related to compacting. Compare Arabic رَقِيع (raqīʕ) and Hebrew רָקוּעַ (rāqū́aʿ).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [r(ə)qiʕɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [r(ə)qiʕe] (plural)

Adjective

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ܪܩܝܥܐ • (rəqīʿā) m (plural ܪܩܝܥܐ)

  1. firm, compact
  2. thick
  3. impervious
  4. well hidden
Inflection
    declension of ܪܩܝܥܐ
masculine singular plural
absolute ܪܩܝܥ ܪܩܝܥܝܢ
construct ܪܩܝܥ ܪܩܝܥܝ
emphatic ܪܩܝܥܐ ܪܩܝܥܐ
feminine singular plural
absolute ܪܩܝܥܐ ܪܩܝܥܢ
construct ܪܩܝܥܬ ܪܩܝܥܬ
emphatic ܪܩܝܥܬܐ ܪܩܝܥܬܐ

Etymology 2

From the root ܪ-ܩ-ܥ (r-q-ʿ) related to compacting. Considered a loan from Hebrew רָקִיעַ (rāqī́aʿ).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [r(ə)qiʕɑ]

Noun

ܪܩܝܥܐ • (rəqīʿā) c (uncountable)

  1. firmament, heavens, sky
    Synonyms: ܫܡܝܐ, ܡܕܝܪܐ
  2. (astronomy) celestial sphere
    Synonym: ܓܝܓܠܐ
Inflection
    declension of ܪܩܝܥܐ
state singular (uncountable)
absolute ܪܩܝܥ
construct ܪܩܝܥ
emphatic ܪܩܝܥܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܪܩܝܥܝ
2nd m. sg. (your) ܪܩܝܥܟ
2nd f. sg. (your) ܪܩܝܥܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his) ܪܩܝܥܗ
3rd f. sg. (her) ܪܩܝܥܗ
1st c. pl. (our) ܪܩܝܥܢ
2nd m. pl. (your) ܪܩܝܥܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your) ܪܩܝܥܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their) ܪܩܝܥܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their) ܪܩܝܥܗܝܢ
Descendants
  • → Arabic: رَقِيع (raqīʕ)

References
  • “rqyˁ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Brockelmann, Carl (1928) Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), 2nd edition, Halle: Max Niemeyer, published 1995, page 744
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 353a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 549b, 550a
  • 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, page 1489a
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