ܪܩܝܥܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Aramaic רְקִיעָא‎ (rəqīʿā), from the root ܪ-ܩ-ܥ‎ (r-q-ʿ) related to compacting; compare Arabic رَقِيع‎ (raqīʕ) and Hebrew רָקוּעַ‎ (rāqū́aʿ).

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

Adjective

ܪܩܝܼܥܵܐ • (rqīʿa) m (feminine ܪܩܝܼܥܬܵܐ‎ (rqīʿta), plural ܪܩܝܼܥܹ̈ܐ (rqīʿe))

  1. firm, compact
  2. thick
  3. impervious
  4. well hidden

Noun

ܪܩܝܼܥܵܐ • (rqīʿa) m (plural ܪܩܝܼܥܹ̈ܐ (rqīʿe))

  1. space
  2. firmament

Declension
Inflection of ܪܩܝܼܥܵܐ (rqīʿā)
number isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute – 1st person ܪܩܝܼܥܝܼ‎
(rqiʿī)		 ܪܩܝܼܥܲܢ‎
(rqīʿan)
construct ܪܩܝܼܥ‎
(rqiʿ)		 2nd person ܪܩܝܼܥܘܼܟ݂‎
(rqiʿuḵ)		 ܪܩܝܼܥܵܟ݂ܝ‎
(rqīʿāḵ)		 ܪܩܝܼܥܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ‎
(rqīʿāwḵon)
emphatic ܪܩܝܼܥܵܐ
(rqīʿā)		 3rd person ܪܩܝܼܥܹܗ‎
(rqīʿēh)		 ܪܩܝܼܥܘܿܗ̇‎
(rqiʿoh)		 ܪܩܝܼܥܗܘܿܢ‎
(rqiʿhon)
plural absolute – 1st person ܪܩܝܼܥܝܼ̈‎
(rqiʿī)		 ܪܩܝܼܥܲܢ̈‎
(rqīʿan)
construct ܪܩܝܼܥܲܝ̈‎
(rqīʿay)		 2nd person ܪܩܝܼܥܘܼ̈ܟ݂‎
(rqiʿuḵ)		 ܪܩܝܼܥܵܟ݂ܝ̈‎
(rqīʿāḵ)		 ܪܩܝܼܥܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ‎
(rqīʿāwḵon)
emphatic ܪܩܝܼܥܹ̈ܐ
(rqīʿē)		 3rd person ܪܩܝܼܥܘܼ̈ܗܝ‎
(rqiʿuh)		 ܪܩܝܼܥ̈ܘܿܗ̇‎
(rqiʿoh)		 ܪܩܝܼܥܗ̈ܘܿܢ‎
(rqiʿhon)

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

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, page 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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