Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac ܐܘܪܕܥܐ. From the older form *ܥܦܪܕܥܐ (ʿəp̄ardəʿāʾ); related to Arabic ضِفْدَع (ḍifdaʕ) and Hebrew צְפַרְדֵּעַ (tz'fardéa). Displaced by ܦܸܩܥܵܐ (piqˁā) and ܥܲܩܪܘܼܩܵܐ (ˁaqrūqā).
ܐܘܼܪܕܥܵܐ • (urdˁā) f (plural ܐܘܼܪ̈ܕܥܹܐ (urdˁē))
isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
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state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
m | f | |||||||
singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܐܘܼܪܕܥܝܼ (urdˁī) | ܐܘܼܪܕܥܲܢ (urdˁan) | |||
construct | ܐܘܼܪܕܥ (urdˁ) | 2nd person | ܐܘܼܪܕܥܘܼܟ݂ (urdˁūḵ) | ܐܘܼܪܕܥܵܟ݂ܝ (urdˁāḵ) | ܐܘܼܪܕܥܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (urdˁāwḵōn) | |||
emphatic | ܐܘܼܪܕܥܵܐ (urdˁā) | 3rd person | ܐܘܼܪܕܥܹܗ (urdˁēh) | ܐܘܼܪܕܥܵܗ̇ (urdˁāh) | ܐܘܼܪܕܥܗܘܿܢ (urdˁhōn) | |||
plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܐܘܼܪܕܥܝܼ̈ (urdˁī) | ܐܘܼܪܕܥܲܢ̈ (urdˁan) | |||
construct | ܐܘܼܪܕܥܲܝ̈ (urdˁay) | 2nd person | ܐܘܼܪܕܥܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (urdˁūḵ) | ܐܘܼܪܕܥܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (urdˁāḵ) | ܐܘܼܪܕܥܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (urdˁāwḵōn) | |||
emphatic | ܐܘܼܪܕܥܹ̈ܐ (urdˁē) | 3rd person | ܐܘܼܪܕܥܘܼ̈ܗܝ (urdˁūh) | ܐܘܼܪܕܥ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (urdˁōh) | ܐܘܼܪܕܥܗ̈ܘܿܢ (urdˁhōn) |
From the older form *ܥܦܪܕܥܐ (ʿəp̄ardəʿāʾ). Compare Arabic ضِفْدَع (ḍifdaʕ) and Hebrew צְפַרְדֵּעַ (ṣəp̄ardḗaʿ).
ܐܘܪܕܥܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܐܘܪܕܥܐ)
While the word is normally considered feminine, it may occasionally be masculine when specifically referring to a male.
isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
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state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
m | f | m | f | |||||
singular | absolute | ܐܘܪܕܥ | 1st person | ܐܘܪܕܥܝ | ܐܘܪܕܥܢ | |||
construct | ܐܘܪܕܥ | 2nd person | ܐܘܪܕܥܟ | ܐܘܪܕܥܟܝ | ܐܘܪܕܥܟܘܢ | ܐܘܪܕܥܟܝܢ | ||
emphatic | ܐܘܪܕܥܐ | 3rd person | ܐܘܪܕܥܗ | ܐܘܪܕܥܗ | ܐܘܪܕܥܗܘܢ | ܐܘܪܕܥܗܝܢ | ||
plural | absolute | ܐܘܪܕܥܝܢ | 1st person | ܐܘܪܕܥܝ | ܐܘܪܕܥܝܢ | |||
construct | ܐܘܪܕܥܝ | 2nd person | ܐܘܪܕܥܝܟ | ܐܘܪܕܥܝܟܝ | ܐܘܪܕܥܝܟܘܢ | ܐܘܪܕܥܝܟܝܢ | ||
emphatic | ܐܘܪܕܥܐ | 3rd person | ܐܘܪܕܥܘܗܝ | ܐܘܪܕܥܝܗ | ܐܘܪܕܥܝܗܘܢ | ܐܘܪܕܥܝܗܝܢ |