ܘܪܩܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܘܪܩܐ ܕܐܪܒܢܐ
ܘܪܩܐ ܙܘܙܝܐ

Etymology

From Arabic وَرَقَة‎ (waraqa), from Proto-Semitic *waraḳ- (“leaf”). Doublet of ܝܲܪܩܵܐ‎ (yarqā, “vegetable”).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [war.qaː]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [wa.raːqaː]

Noun

ܘܲܪܩܵܐ or ܘܲܪܵܩܵܐ • (warqā or warrāqā) m sg (plural ܘܲܪ̈ܩܹܐ (warqē))

  1. sheet of paper, piece of paper
    ‏ܛܒ݂ܝܼܥ ܠܝܼ ܐܸܫܛܵܪܵܐ ܥܲܠ ܚܲܡܫܵܐ ܘܲܪ̈ܩܹܐ.‎‎
    I printed the document on five pieces of paper.
  2. banknote
  3. (card games) playing card

Inflection

Derived terms

  • ܘܲܪܩܵܐ ܕܒܪܵܕܵܐ‎ (warqā d-brādā, “sandpaper”)
  • ܘܲܪܩܵܐ ܕܘܲܪܕ ܫܸܡܫܵܐ‎ (warqā d-ward šimšā, “litmus paper”)
  • ܘܲܪܩܵܐ ܕܢܨܵܠܬܵܐ‎ (warqā d-nṣāltā, “filter paper”)
  • ܘܲܪܩܵܐ ܚܵܘܦܵܝܵܐ‎ (warqā ḥāwpāyā, “toilet paper”)
  • ܘܲܪܩܵܐ ܟܲܪܡܸܟ݂ܵܢܵܐ‎ (warqā karmiḵḵānā, “wrapping paper”)
  • ܘܲܪܩܵܐ ܪܲܩܝܼܩܵܐ‎ (warqā raqīqā, “tissue paper”)
  • ܘܲܪܩܵܝܵܐ‎ (warqāyā, “made of paper”)
  • ܫܘܼܫܸܦܵܐ ܕܘܲܪܩܵܐ‎ (šušippā d-warqā, “paper towel”)

See also

References

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