ܐܪܕܝܟܠܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Aramaic אַרְדִיכְלָא‎ (ardīḵlā), from Akkadian 𒀵𒂍𒃲 (arad ēkalli, “slave of the palace”); compare Hebrew אַדְרִיכָל‎ (adrikhál).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [ar.dixːlɑː]

Noun

ܐܲܪܕܹܝܟ݂ܠܵܐ • (ardēḵlā) m (feminine ܐܲܪܕܹܝܟ݂ܲܠܬܵܐ‎ (ardēḵaltā), plural ܐܲܪ̈ܕܹܝܟ݂ܠܹܐ (ardēḵlē))

  1. architect: a person who designs buildings and in many cases also supervises their construction.

Inflection

Derived terms

  • ܐܲܪܕܹܝܟ݂ܠܘܼܬܵܐ‎ (ardēḵlutā, “architecture”)

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Akkadian 𒀵𒂍𒃲 (arad ēkalli, “slave of the palace”). Compare Hebrew אַדְרִיכָל‎ (ʾaḏrîḵāl).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʔarde(j)xlɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʔarde(j)xle(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܐܪܕܝܟܠܐ • (ʾardēḵlāʾ) m (plural ܐܪܕܝܟܠܐ)

  1. architect, builder, mason

Inflection

Derived terms

  • ܐܪܕܝܟܠܐܝܬ‎
  • ܐܪܕܝܟܠܘܬܐ‎

References

  • “ˀrdkl”, 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. 19a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 27b
  • 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. 96a
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