Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, from Ancient Greek ἀρχεῖον (arkheîon, “town hall, archives”), ᾰ̓ρχή (ărkhḗ, “office, government, rule”); compare Hebrew אַרְכִיּוֹן (arkhión).
ܐܲܪܟܵܐ • (arkā) m sg (plural ܐܲܪ̈ܟܹܐ (arkē))
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܐܲܪܟܝܘܿܢ (arkyōn) | 1st person | ܐܲܪܟܝܼ (arkī) | ܐܲܪܟܲܢ (arkan) | |||
| construct | ܐܲܪܟܝܘܿܢ (arkyōn) | 2nd person | ܐܲܪܟܘܼܟ݂ (arkōḵ) | ܐܲܪܟܵܟ݂ܝ (arkāḵ) | ܐܲܪܟܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (arkawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܐܲܪܟܵܐ (arkā) | 3rd person | ܐܲܪܟܹܗ (arkēh) | ܐܲܪܟܵܗ̇ (arkāh) | ܐܲܪܟܗܘܿܢ (arkhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܐܲܪ̈ܟܝܼ̈ܢ (arkīn) | 1st person | ܐܲܪ̈ܟܝܼ̈ (arkī) | ܐܲܪ̈ܟܲܢ̈ (arkan) | |||
| construct | ܐܲܪ̈ܟܲܝ̈ (arkay) | 2nd person | ܐܲܪ̈ܟܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (arkōḵ) | ܐܲܪ̈ܟܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (arkāḵ) | ܐܲܪ̈ܟܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (arkawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܐܲܪ̈ܟܹ̈ܐ (arkē) | 3rd person | ܐܲܪ̈ܟܘܼ̈ܗܝ (arkūh) | ܐܲܪ̈ܟܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (arkōh) | ܐܲܪ̈ܟܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (arkayhōn) | |||