ܣܩܪܐ

Classical Syriac

FWOTD – 4 November 2017

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek σάκρᾱ (sákrā) or directly from its source, Latin sacra.

Alternative forms

• ܣܐܩܪܐ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [saqrɑ]

Noun

ܣܩܪܐ • (saqrā) f (plural ܣܩܪܣ)

1. letter (especially imperial rescript, edict, state letter of recommendation, passport)

   Synonym: ܐܓܪܬܐ

2. official report

Etymology 2

From the root ܣ-ܩ-ܪ (s-q-r) related to hating.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [s(ə)qɑrɑ]

Noun

ܣܩܪܐ • (səqārā) m (uncountable)

1. hatred, envy

Inflection

    declension of ܣܩܪܐ

state	singular (uncountable)
absolute	ܣܩܪ
construct	ܣܩܪ
emphatic	ܣܩܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܣܩܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܣܩܪܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܣܩܪܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܣܩܪܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܣܩܪܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܣܩܪܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܣܩܪܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܣܩܪܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܣܩܪܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܣܩܪܗܝܢ

References

• “sqr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2012-07-01
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, pp. 235b, 236a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 389a
• 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, p. 1041a