ܟܪܟܐ

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Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Derived from Demotic grg or from the root ܟ-ܪ-ܟ (k-r-k) related to encircling. Compare Hebrew כְּרַךְ (kəraḵ).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܟܪܟܐ • (karəḵā) m (plural ܟܪܟܐ (karəḵē))

  1. walled city or town, fortress
  2. enclosure
Usage notes

A ܟܪܟܐ (karəḵā) is generally larger than a ܡܚܘܙܐ (māḥōzā).

Inflection
Inflection of ܟܪܟܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܟܪܟ 1st person ܟܪܟܝ ܟܪܟܢ
construct ܟܪܟ 2nd person ܟܪܟܟ ܟܪܟܟܝ ܟܪܟܟܘܢ ܟܪܟܟܝܢ
emphatic ܟܪܟܐ 3rd person ܟܪܟܗ ܟܪܟܗ ܟܪܟܗܘܢ ܟܪܟܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܟܪܟܝܢ 1st person ܟܪܟܝ ܟܪܟܝܢ
construct ܟܪܟܝ 2nd person ܟܪܟܝܟ ܟܪܟܝܟܝ ܟܪܟܝܟܘܢ ܟܪܟܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܟܪܟܐ 3rd person ܟܪܟܘܗܝ ܟܪܟܝܗ ܟܪܟܝܗܘܢ ܟܪܟܝܗܝܢ
Descendants
  • → Old French: crac

Etymology 2

From the root ܟ-ܪ-ܟ (k-r-k) related to encircling. Compare Hebrew כֶּרֶךְ (kéreḵ).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܟܪܟܐ • (kerkā) m (plural ܟܪܟܐ (kerkē))

  1. roll
  2. scroll, codex
  3. book, tome, volume
  4. sphere
  5. eddy
Inflection
Inflection of ܟܪܟܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܟܪܟ 1st person ܟܪܟܝ ܟܪܟܢ
construct ܟܪܟ 2nd person ܟܪܟܟ ܟܪܟܟܝ ܟܪܟܟܘܢ ܟܪܟܟܝܢ
emphatic ܟܪܟܐ 3rd person ܟܪܟܗ ܟܪܟܗ ܟܪܟܗܘܢ ܟܪܟܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܟܪܟܝܢ 1st person ܟܪܟܝ ܟܪܟܝܢ
construct ܟܪܟܝ 2nd person ܟܪܟܝܟ ܟܪܟܝܟܝ ܟܪܟܝܟܘܢ ܟܪܟܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܟܪܟܐ 3rd person ܟܪܟܘܗܝ ܟܪܟܝܗ ܟܪܟܝܗܘܢ ܟܪܟܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

From the root ܟ-ܪ-ܟ (k-r-k) related to encircling. Compare Akkadian 𒆠𒅕𒆪 (/⁠kirku⁠/, “roll”), Jewish Babylonian Aramaic כְּרָכָא (kərāḵā, “large mat”). Doubtfully connected in the sense “woof” to Ancient Greek κρόκη (krókē).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܟܪܟܐ • (kərāḵā) m (plural ܟܪܟܐ (kərāḵē))

  1. circuit, course
  2. revolving, revolution
  3. (astronomy) orbit
  4. bindweed
  5. woof, weft
Inflection
Inflection of ܟܪܟܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܟܪܟ 1st person ܟܪܟܝ ܟܪܟܢ
construct ܟܪܟ 2nd person ܟܪܟܟ ܟܪܟܟܝ ܟܪܟܟܘܢ ܟܪܟܟܝܢ
emphatic ܟܪܟܐ 3rd person ܟܪܟܗ ܟܪܟܗ ܟܪܟܗܘܢ ܟܪܟܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܟܪܟܝܢ 1st person ܟܪܟܝ ܟܪܟܝܢ
construct ܟܪܟܝ 2nd person ܟܪܟܝܟ ܟܪܟܝܟܝ ܟܪܟܝܟܘܢ ܟܪܟܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܟܪܟܐ 3rd person ܟܪܟܘܗܝ ܟܪܟܝܗ ܟܪܟܝܗܘܢ ܟܪܟܝܗܝܢ

References

  • “krk”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • “krk2”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • “krk3”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 162b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 227b
  • Peust, Carsten (2010) Die Toponyme vorarabischen Ursprungs im modernen Ägypten (Göttinger Miszellen. Beihefte; 8)‎ (in German), Göttingen, page 43
  • 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, pages 654a–b
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