ܐܟܪܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology
From Akkadian 𒀳 (/ikkāru/, “farmer”), from Sumerian 𒀳 (/engar/, “farmer”). Also found as Jewish Aramaic אִיכָּרָא / אִכָּרָא (ʾikkārā) and Hebrew אִכָּר (ʾikkār).
Noun
ܐܟܪܐ • (ʾakkārā) m (plural ܐܟܪܐ (ʾakkārē))
- farmer, husbandman, plowman
- (figuratively) apostle, minister
Inflection
declension of ܐܟܪܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܐܟܪ | ܐܟܪܝܢ |
| construct | ܐܟܪ | ܐܟܪܝ |
| emphatic | ܐܟܪܐ | ܐܟܪܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܐܟܪܝ | ܐܟܪܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܐܟܪܟ | ܐܟܪܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܐܟܪܟܝ | ܐܟܪܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܐܟܪܗ | ܐܟܪܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܐܟܪܗ | ܐܟܪܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܐܟܪܢ | ܐܟܪܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܐܟܪܟܘܢ | ܐܟܪܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܐܟܪܟܝܢ | ܐܟܪܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܐܟܪܗܘܢ | ܐܟܪܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܐܟܪܗܝܢ | ܐܟܪܝܗܝܢ |
Derived terms
- ܐܟܪ (akar, “to cultivate”)
- ܐܟܪܘܬܐ (ˀakkārūṯā, “agriculture”)
Descendants
- → Arabic: إكَّار (ʾikkār), أَكَّار (ʾakkār)
References
- “ˀkr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-06-21
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français : Syriac–English Dictionary, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 10a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 17a
- 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 46a
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