Classical Syriac

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʕumqɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʕumqe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܥܘܡܩܐ • ‎(transliteration needed) m ‎(plural ܥܘܡܩܐ)

1. deep, deepness
2. depth, thickness, height
3. extreme point
4. (geography) valley
5. (nautical) hold, cargo hold
6. (astronomy) meteor
7. subtlety

Inflection

Irregular absolute and construct singular with a varying Waw.

Etymology 2

From the root ܥ-ܡ-ܩ ‎(ʿ-m-q) related to depth.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʕummɑqɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʕummɑqe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܥܘܡܩܐ • ‎(transliteration needed) m ‎(plural ܥܘܡܩܐ)

1. investigation, deep research

Inflection

References

• “(wmq”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français : Syriac–English Dictionary, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 256a-b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 405b
• 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. 1081b