ܦܢܕܩܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac ܦܢܕܩܐ, from Ancient Greek πανδοκεῖον (pandokeîon); compare also the variant form of Classical Syriac ܦܘܬܩܐ (puttəqā); also Arabic فُنْدُق (funduq) and Hebrew פּוּנְדָק (pundák).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [pɪndə.qɑː]

Noun

ܦܸܢܕܩܵܐ • (pindqā) m sg (plural ܦܸܢܕܩܹ̈ܐ (pindqē))

1. hotel (establishment that provides accommodation and other services for paying guests)

   ܫܪܹܐ ܠܲܢ ܓܵܘ ܦܸܢܕܩܵܐ ܒܕܸܦܢܵܐ ܕܝܵܡܵܐ.

   šrē lan gāw pindqā bdipnā d-yāmā.

   We stayed in a hotel beside the sea.

Inflection

Inflection of ܦܸܢܕܩܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܦܸܢܕܩܝܼ (pindqī)		ܦܸܢܕܩܲܢ (pindqan)
	construct	ܦܸܢܕܲܩ (pindaq)		2nd person	ܦܸܢܕܩܘܼܟ݂ (pindqūḵ)	ܦܸܢܕܩܵܟ݂ܝ (pindqāḵ)	ܦܸܢܕܩܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (pindqāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܦܸܢܕܩܵܐ (pindqā)		3rd person	ܦܸܢܕܩܹܗ (pindqēh)	ܦܸܢܕܩܵܗ̇ (pindqāh)	ܦܸܢܕܩܗܘܿܢ (pindqhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܦܸܢܕܩܝܼ̈ (pindqī)		ܦܸܢܕܩܲܢ̈ (pindqan)
	construct	ܦܸܢܕܩܲܝ̈ (pindqay)		2nd person	ܦܸܢܕܩܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (pindqūḵ)	ܦܸܢܕܩܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (pindqāḵ)	ܦܸܢܕܩܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (pindqāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܦܸܢܕܩܹ̈ܐ (pindqē)		3rd person	ܦܸܢܕܩܘܼ̈ܗܝ (pindqūh)	ܦܸܢܕܩ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (pindqōh)	ܦܸܢܕܩܗ̈ܘܿܢ (pindqhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek Ποντικόν κάρυον (Pontikón káruon).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pɛnd(ə)qɑ(ʔ)], [pɑnd(ə)qɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [pɛnd(ə)qe(ʔ)], [pɑnd(ə)qe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܦܢܕܩܐ • (pendəqāʾ, pāndəqāʾ) m (plural ܦܢܕܩܐ)

1. filbert, hazel
2. hazelnut

Inflection

Inflection of ܦܢܕܩܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܦܢܕܩ		1st person	ܦܢܕܩܝ		ܦܢܕܩܢ
	construct	ܦܢܕܩ		2nd person	ܦܢܕܩܟ	ܦܢܕܩܟܝ	ܦܢܕܩܟܘܢ	ܦܢܕܩܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܦܢܕܩܐ		3rd person	ܦܢܕܩܗ	ܦܢܕܩܗ	ܦܢܕܩܗܘܢ	ܦܢܕܩܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܦܢܕܩܝܢ		1st person	ܦܢܕܩܝ		ܦܢܕܩܝܢ
	construct	ܦܢܕܩܝ		2nd person	ܦܢܕܩܝܟ	ܦܢܕܩܝܟܝ	ܦܢܕܩܝܟܘܢ	ܦܢܕܩܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܦܢܕܩܐ		3rd person	ܦܢܕܩܘܗܝ	ܦܢܕܩܝܗ	ܦܢܕܩܝܗܘܢ	ܦܢܕܩܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the same Ancient Greek source, via Middle Persian pndk' (pondik, “hazelnut”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pɛnd(ə)qɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [pɛnd(ə)qe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܦܢܕܩܐ • (pendəqāʾ) m (plural ܦܢܕܩܐ)

1. (medicine) pill

Inflection

Inflection of ܦܢܕܩܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܦܢܕܩ		1st person	ܦܢܕܩܝ		ܦܢܕܩܢ
	construct	ܦܢܕܩ		2nd person	ܦܢܕܩܟ	ܦܢܕܩܟܝ	ܦܢܕܩܟܘܢ	ܦܢܕܩܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܦܢܕܩܐ		3rd person	ܦܢܕܩܗ	ܦܢܕܩܗ	ܦܢܕܩܗܘܢ	ܦܢܕܩܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܦܢܕܩܝܢ		1st person	ܦܢܕܩܝ		ܦܢܕܩܝܢ
	construct	ܦܢܕܩܝ		2nd person	ܦܢܕܩܝܟ	ܦܢܕܩܝܟܝ	ܦܢܕܩܝܟܘܢ	ܦܢܕܩܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܦܢܕܩܐ		3rd person	ܦܢܕܩܘܗܝ	ܦܢܕܩܝܗ	ܦܢܕܩܝܗܘܢ	ܦܢܕܩܝܗܝܢ

References

• “pndq”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-01-30
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 279b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 450a
• 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. 1204a-b