ܪܩܕܐ

See also: ܕܩܪܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܪ-ܩ-ܕ (r-q-d) related to dancing. Compare Arabic رَقْص (raqṣ) and Hebrew רִקּוּד (riqqûḏ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [rɛqdɑ(ʔ)], [raqdɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [rɛqde(ʔ)], [raqde(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܪܩܕܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܪܩܕܐ)

1. dance, dancing
2. revel, revelling
3. jerking, convulsing

Inflection

Inflection of ܪܩܕܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܪܩܕ		1st person	ܪܩܕܝ		ܪܩܕܢ
	construct	ܪܩܕ		2nd person	ܪܩܕܟ	ܪܩܕܟܝ	ܪܩܕܟܘܢ	ܪܩܕܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܪܩܕܐ		3rd person	ܪܩܕܗ	ܪܩܕܗ	ܪܩܕܗܘܢ	ܪܩܕܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܪܩܕܝܢ		1st person	ܪܩܕܝ		ܪܩܕܝܢ
	construct	ܪܩܕܝ		2nd person	ܪܩܕܝܟ	ܪܩܕܝܟܝ	ܪܩܕܝܟܘܢ	ܪܩܕܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܪܩܕܐ		3rd person	ܪܩܕܘܗܝ	ܪܩܕܝܗ	ܪܩܕܝܗܘܢ	ܪܩܕܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܪ-ܩ-ܕ (r-q-d) related to dancing. Compare Arabic رَقَّاص (raqqāṣ) and Hebrew רֹקֵד (rōqēḏ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [raqqɑðɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [raqqɑðe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܪܩܕܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܪܩܕܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܪܩܕܬܐ)

1. dancer, mime

Inflection

Inflection of ܪܩܕܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܪܩܕ		1st person	ܪܩܕܝ		ܪܩܕܢ
	construct	ܪܩܕ		2nd person	ܪܩܕܟ	ܪܩܕܟܝ	ܪܩܕܟܘܢ	ܪܩܕܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܪܩܕܐ		3rd person	ܪܩܕܗ	ܪܩܕܗ	ܪܩܕܗܘܢ	ܪܩܕܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܪܩܕܝܢ		1st person	ܪܩܕܝ		ܪܩܕܝܢ
	construct	ܪܩܕܝ		2nd person	ܪܩܕܝܟ	ܪܩܕܝܟܝ	ܪܩܕܝܟܘܢ	ܪܩܕܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܪܩܕܐ		3rd person	ܪܩܕܘܗܝ	ܪܩܕܝܗ	ܪܩܕܝܗܘܢ	ܪܩܕܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

From the root ܪ-ܩ-ܕ (r-q-d).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [r(ə)qɑðɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܪܩܕܐ • (transliteration needed) m(uncountable)

1. mourning, lamentation

Inflection

Inflection of ܪܩܕܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܪܩܕ		1st person	ܪܩܕܝ		ܪܩܕܢ
	construct	ܪܩܕ		2nd person	ܪܩܕܟ	ܪܩܕܟܝ	ܪܩܕܟܘܢ	ܪܩܕܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܪܩܕܐ		3rd person	ܪܩܕܗ	ܪܩܕܗ	ܪܩܕܗܘܢ	ܪܩܕܗܝܢ

References

• “rqd”, 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. 352b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 549b
• 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. 1488b