Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, from Ancient Greek ἀρχεῖον (arkheîon, “town hall, archives”), ᾰ̓ρχή (arkhḗ, “office, government, rule”); compare Hebrew אַרְכִיּוֹן (arkhión).
ܐܲܪܟܵܐ • (arkā) m sg (plural ܐܲܪ̈ܟܹܐ (arkē))
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܐܲܪܟܝܼ (arkī) |
ܐܲܪܟܲܢ (arkan) | ||
| construct | ܐܲܪܟ݂ܝܘܿܢ (arḵyōn) |
2nd person | ܐܲܪܟܘܼܟ݂ (arkūḵ) |
ܐܲܪܟܵܟ݂ܝ (arkāḵ) |
ܐܲܪܟܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (arkāwḵōn) | ||
| emphatic | ܐܲܪܟܵܐ (arkā) |
3rd person | ܐܲܪܟܹܗ (arkēh) |
ܐܲܪܟܘܿܗ̇ (arkōh) |
ܐܲܪܟܗܘܿܢ (arkhōn) | ||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܐܲܪ̈ܟܝܼ (arkī) |
ܐܲܪ̈ܟܲܢ (arkan) | ||
| construct | ܐܲܪ̈ܟܲܝ (arkay) |
2nd person | ܐܲܪ̈ܟܘܼܟ݂ (arkūḵ) |
ܐܲܪ̈ܟܵܟ݂ܝ (arkāḵ) |
ܐܲܪ̈ܟܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (arkāwḵōn) | ||
| emphatic | ܐܲܪ̈ܟܹܐ (arkē) |
3rd person | ܐܲܪ̈ܟܘܼܗܝ (arkūh) |
ܐܲܪ̈ܟܘܿܗ̇ (arkōh) |
ܐܲܪ̈ܟܗܘܿܢ (arkhōn) | ||