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))
Inflection of ܐܘܼܪܕܥܵܐ (urdˁā) | ||||||||
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number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | ||||||
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.
state | singular | plural |
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absolute | ܐܘܪܕܥ | ܐܘܪܕܥܝܢ |
construct | ܐܘܪܕܥ | ܐܘܪܕܥܝ |
emphatic | ܐܘܪܕܥܐ | ܐܘܪܕܥܐ |
possessive forms | ||
1st c. sg. (my) | ܐܘܪܕܥܝ | ܐܘܪܕܥܝ |
2nd m. sg. (your) | ܐܘܪܕܥܟ | ܐܘܪܕܥܝܟ |
2nd f. sg. (your) | ܐܘܪܕܥܟܝ | ܐܘܪܕܥܝܟܝ |
3rd m. sg. (his) | ܐܘܪܕܥܗ | ܐܘܪܕܥܘܗܝ |
3rd f. sg. (her) | ܐܘܪܕܥܗ | ܐܘܪܕܥܝܗ |
1st c. pl. (our) | ܐܘܪܕܥܢ | ܐܘܪܕܥܝܢ |
2nd m. pl. (your) | ܐܘܪܕܥܟܘܢ | ܐܘܪܕܥܝܟܘܢ |
2nd f. pl. (your) | ܐܘܪܕܥܟܝܢ | ܐܘܪܕܥܝܟܝܢ |
3rd m. pl. (their) | ܐܘܪܕܥܗܘܢ | ܐܘܪܕܥܝܗܘܢ |
3rd f. pl. (their) | ܐܘܪܕܥܗܝܢ | ܐܘܪܕܥܝܗܝܢ |