ܪܘܚܩܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܪ ܚ ܩ (r ḥ q)
4 terms

From the verb ܪܵܚܹܩ (rāḥēq, to be/become far, to be distant) of the noun pattern 1u23ā; compare Hebrew רֹחַק (rókhak).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܪܘܼܚܩܵܐ (ruḥqām

  1. distance, farness, remoteness
    Synonym: ܩܘܼܪܒܵܐ (qurbā)
  2. remove; degree of kinship of a different generation

Usage notes

In some dialects this noun is used as an invariable adjective in place of ܪܲܚܘܼܩܵܐ (raḥūqā) and an adverb in place of ܪܲܚܘܼܩܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (raḥūqāˀīṯ).

Inflection

Inflection of ܪܘܼܚܩܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute 1st person ܪܘܼܚܩܝܼ (ruḥqī) ܪܘܼܚܩܲܢ (ruḥqan)
construct ܪܚܘܿܩ (rḥōq) 2nd person ܪܘܼܚܩܘܼܟ݂ (ruḥqūḵ) ܪܘܼܚܩܵܟ݂ܝ (ruḥqāḵ) ܪܘܼܚܩܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ruḥqāwḵōn)
emphatic ܪܘܼܚܩܵܐ (ruḥqā) 3rd person ܪܘܼܚܩܹܗ (ruḥqēh) ܪܘܼܚܩܘܿܗ̇ (ruḥqōh) ܪܘܼܚܩܗܘܿܢ (ruḥqhōn)
plural absolute 1st person ܪ̈ܘܼܚܩܝܼ (ruḥqī) ܪ̈ܘܼܚܩܲܢ (ruḥqan)
construct ܪ̈ܘܼܚܩܲܝ (ruḥqay) 2nd person ܪ̈ܘܼܚܩܘܼܟ݂ (ruḥqūḵ) ܪ̈ܘܼܚܩܵܟ݂ܝ (ruḥqāḵ) ܪ̈ܘܼܚܩܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ruḥqāwḵōn)
emphatic ܪ̈ܘܼܚܩܹܐ (ruḥqē) 3rd person ܪ̈ܘܼܚܩܘܼܗܝ (ruḥqūh) ܪ̈ܘܼܚܩܘܿܗ̇ (ruḥqōh) ܪ̈ܘܼܚܩܗܘܿܢ (ruḥqhōn)

Derived terms

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܪ-ܚ-ܩ (r-ḥ-q) related to farness. Compare Hebrew רֹחַק (rṓḥaq).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܪܘܚܩܐ (ruḥqām(uncountable)

  1. distance, farness, remoteness
  2. departure

Inflection

Antonyms

References

  • rwḥq”, 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 344a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 534a
  • 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 1447a