ܐܘܦܩܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܐ ܦ ܩ (ˀ p q)
2 terms

Etymology

19th century borrowing from Arabic أُفُق (ʔufuq) as a substitute of ܐܘܪܝܙܘܢ (ʾōrīzōn) attested in Classical Syriac; compare also borrowed into Hebrew אֹפֶק (ófek).

Pronunciation

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Noun

ܐܘܼܦܩܵܐ • (upqā) m sg (plural ܐܘܼܦܩܹ̈ܐ (upqē))

horizon (line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky)
skyline (silhouette against city or buildings)
field of vision
distant land

Inflection

Inflection of **ܐܘܼܦܩܵܐ**
	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
	state	form	person	m	f	plural
singular	absolute	–	1^st person	ܐܘܼܦܩܝܼ (upqī)		ܐܘܼܦܩܲܢ (upqan)
	construct	ܐܘܼܦܲܩ (ūpaq)	2^nd person	ܐܘܼܦܩܘܼܟ݂ (upqūḵ)	ܐܘܼܦܩܵܟ݂ܝ (upqāḵ)	ܐܘܼܦܩܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (upqāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܘܼܦܩܵܐ (upqā)	3^rd person	ܐܘܼܦܩܹܗ (upqēh)	ܐܘܼܦܩܵܗ̇ (upqāh)	ܐܘܼܦܩܗܘܿܢ (upqhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1^st person	ܐܘܼܦܩܝܼ̈ (upqī)		ܐܘܼܦܩܲܢ̈ (upqan)
	construct	ܐܘܼܦܩܲܝ̈ (upqay)	2^nd person	ܐܘܼܦܩܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (upqūḵ)	ܐܘܼܦܩܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (upqāḵ)	ܐܘܼܦܩܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (upqāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܘܼܦܩܹ̈ܐ (upqē)	3^rd person	ܐܘܼܦܩܘܼ̈ܗܝ (upqūh)	ܐܘܼܦܩ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (upqōh)	ܐܘܼܦܩܗ̈ܘܿܢ (upqhōn)

Derived terms

ܒܐܘܼܦܩܵܐ (b-upqā, “on the horizon”)
ܐܘܼܦܩܵܝܵܐ (upqāyā, “horizontal”)
ܐܘܼܦܩܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (upqāˀīṯ, “horizontally”)

References

“ܐܘܼܦܩܵܐ”, in Sureth Dictionary, Association Assyrophile de France, 2023 September 2 (last accessed)