ܚܘܪܕܩܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܚ ܘ ܪ (ḥ w r)
11 terms

From the construct state of ܚܘܵܪܵܐ (ḥwārā, “white”) +‎ ܕܸܩܢܵܐ (diqnā, “beard”), literally “white of beard; white-bearded”. The sense of “senator” is a semantic loan from Latin senātor.

Pronunciation

(Standard) IPA^(key): [xwɑrːdɪq.nɑː]

Noun

ܚܘܵܪܕܸܩܢܵܐ • (ḥwārdiqnā) m sg (plural ܚܘܵܪ̈ܕܸܩܢܹܐ (ḥwārdiqnē), feminine ܚܘܵܪܟܵܘܣܵܐ (ḥwārkāwsā))

old person
Synonyms: ܩܲܫܝܼܫܵܐ (qašīšā), ܣܵܒ݂ܵܐ (sāḇā)
elder, sage
(politics, government) senator

Inflection

Inflection of **ܚܘܵܪܕܸܩܢܵܐ**
	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
	state	form	person	m	f	plural
singular	absolute	ܚܘܵܪܕܩܲܢ (ḥwārdqan)	1^st person	ܚܘܵܪܕܸܩܢܝܼ (ḥwārdiqnī)		ܚܘܵܪܕܸܩܢܲܢ (ḥwārdiqnan)
	construct	ܚܘܵܪܕܩܲܢ (ḥwārdqan)	2^nd person	ܚܘܵܪܕܸܩܢܘܼܟ݂ (ḥwārdiqnōḵ)	ܚܘܵܪܕܸܩܢܵܟ݂ܝ (ḥwārdiqnāḵ)	ܚܘܵܪܕܸܩܢܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥwārdiqnawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܚܘܵܪܕܸܩܢܵܐ (ḥwārdiqnā)	3^rd person	ܚܘܵܪܕܸܩܢܹܗ (ḥwārdiqnēh)	ܚܘܵܪܕܸܩܢܵܗ̇ (ḥwārdiqnāh)	ܚܘܵܪܕܸܩܢܗܘܿܢ (ḥwārdiqnhōn)
plural	absolute	ܚܘܵܪ̈ܕܸܩܢܝܼܢ (ḥwārdiqnīn)	1^st person	ܚܘܵܪ̈ܕܸܩܢܝܼ (ḥwārdiqnī)		ܚܘܵܪ̈ܕܸܩܢܲܢ (ḥwārdiqnan)
	construct	ܚܘܵܪ̈ܕܸܩܢܲܝ (ḥwārdiqnay)	2^nd person	ܚܘܵܪ̈ܕܸܩܢܘܼܟ݂ (ḥwārdiqnōḵ)	ܚܘܵܪ̈ܕܸܩܢܵܟ݂ܝ (ḥwārdiqnāḵ)	ܚܘܵܪ̈ܕܸܩܢܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥwārdiqnawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܚܘܵܪ̈ܕܸܩܢܹܐ (ḥwārdiqnē)	3^rd person	ܚܘܵܪ̈ܕܸܩܢܘܼܗܝ (ḥwārdiqnūh)	ܚܘܵܪ̈ܕܸܩܢܘܼܗ̇ (ḥwārdiqnōh)	ܚܘܵܪ̈ܕܸܩܢܲܝܗܘܿܢ (ḥwārdiqnayhōn)

Derived terms

ܡܲܘܬܒ݂ܵܐ ܕܚܘܵܪ̈ܕܸܩܢܹܐ (mawtḇā d-ḥwārdiqnē, “senate”)