ܘܣܩܐ

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Classical Syriac

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old South Arabian 𐩥𐩯𐩤 (ws³q, “fill”) (prefix conjugation: 𐩺𐩯𐩤 (ys³q)), known also in Arabic وَسْق (wasq, “a measure of capacity, about a camel’s load; freight, stowage”) and the derivative 𐩯𐩤𐩩 (s³qt, “pregnancy”), compare Arabic وَاسِق (wāsiq, “bearing a child (camel)”).

Noun

ܘܲܣܩܵܐ • (wasqā) m (plural ܘܲܣܩܹܐ (wasqē))

  1. burden
  2. captive, servant
Inflection
Inflection of ܘܣܩܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܘܣܩ 1st person ܘܣܩܝ ܘܣܩܢ
construct ܘܣܩ 2nd person ܘܣܩܟ ܘܣܩܟܝ ܘܣܩܟܘܢ ܘܣܩܟܝܢ
emphatic ܘܣܩܐ 3rd person ܘܣܩܗ ܘܣܩܗ ܘܣܩܗܘܢ ܘܣܩܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܘܣܩܝܢ 1st person ܘܣܩܝ ܘܣܩܝܢ
construct ܘܣܩܝ 2nd person ܘܣܩܝܟ ܘܣܩܝܟܝ ܘܣܩܝܟܘܢ ܘܣܩܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܘܣܩܐ 3rd person ܘܣܩܘܗܝ ܘܣܩܝܗ ܘܣܩܝܗܘܢ ܘܣܩܝܗܝܢ
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Middle Persian (wʾck' /⁠wāzak⁠/, “saying”)

Noun

ܘܲܣܩܵܐ • (wasqā) m (plural ܘܲܣܩܹܐ (wasqē))

  1. blessing, benediction
Inflection
Inflection of ܘܣܩܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܘܣܩ 1st person ܘܣܩܝ ܘܣܩܢ
construct ܘܣܩ 2nd person ܘܣܩܟ ܘܣܩܟܝ ܘܣܩܟܘܢ ܘܣܩܟܝܢ
emphatic ܘܣܩܐ 3rd person ܘܣܩܗ ܘܣܩܗ ܘܣܩܗܘܢ ܘܣܩܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܘܣܩܝܢ 1st person ܘܣܩܝ ܘܣܩܝܢ
construct ܘܣܩܝ 2nd person ܘܣܩܝܟ ܘܣܩܝܟܝ ܘܣܩܝܟܘܢ ܘܣܩܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܘܣܩܐ 3rd person ܘܣܩܘܗܝ ܘܣܩܝܗ ܘܣܩܝܗܘܢ ܘܣܩܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Middle Persian (wšʾk /⁠wašak⁠/), (wšk /⁠wašak⁠/). Doublet of ܐܘܫܩ (ʾawšāq) latter borrowed from Arabic أُشَّق (ʔuššaq) to denote the sap from relevant Ferula plants.

Noun

ܘܲܣܩܵܐ • (wasqā) m (plural ܘܲܣܩܹܐ (wasqē))

  1. a kind of ceremonial drink employed by Zoroastrians in place of wine, presumably containing gum ammoniac at one point or the other
Inflection
Inflection of ܘܣܩܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܘܣܩ 1st person ܘܣܩܝ ܘܣܩܢ
construct ܘܣܩ 2nd person ܘܣܩܟ ܘܣܩܟܝ ܘܣܩܟܘܢ ܘܣܩܟܝܢ
emphatic ܘܣܩܐ 3rd person ܘܣܩܗ ܘܣܩܗ ܘܣܩܗܘܢ ܘܣܩܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܘܣܩܝܢ 1st person ܘܣܩܝ ܘܣܩܝܢ
construct ܘܣܩܝ 2nd person ܘܣܩܝܟ ܘܣܩܝܟܝ ܘܣܩܝܟܘܢ ܘܣܩܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܘܣܩܐ 3rd person ܘܣܩܘܗܝ ܘܣܩܝܗ ܘܣܩܝܗܘܢ ܘܣܩܝܗܝܢ

Further reading

  • “wsqˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • “wsqˀ2”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • “)wšq”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Brockelmann, Carl (1928) Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), 2nd edition, Halle: Max Niemeyer, published 1995, page 185b
  • Ciancaglini, Claudia A. (2008) Iranian loanwords in Syriac (Beiträge zur Iranistik; 28)‎, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, page 167
  • Henning, Walter Bruno (1955) “The Middle-Persian Word for ‘Beer’”, in Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, volume 17, number 3, →DOI, pages 603–604
  • Lagarde, Paul de (1866) Gesammelte Abhandlungen (in German), Leipzig: F. A. Brockhaus, page 11 Nr. 18
  • Löw, Immanuel (1924) Die Flora der Juden‎ (in German), volume 3, Wien und Leipzig: R. Löwit, page 457
  • Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana, Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, page 358b
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