ܪܚܩܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܪ ܚ ܩ (r ḥ q)
4 terms

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Aramaic רוּחְקָא (ruḥqā); compare Hebrew רֹחַק (rṓḥaq).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [rɪx.qɑː]

Adjective

ܪܸܚܩܵܐ • (riḥqā) (invariable)

  1. distant, far
    Synonym: ܪܲܚܘܼܩܵܐ (raḥḥūqā)

Noun

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  1. distance, farness, remoteness
    Antonym: ܩܘܼܪܒܵܐ (qūrbā)
    ܪܸܚܩܵܐ ܗܲܠ ܢܝܼܢܘܹܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܬܠܵܬ݂ܝܼܢ ܟܝܼܠܘܿܡܝܼܛܪܹ̈ܐ.
    riḥqā hal nīnwē ìlēh tlāṯīn kīlōmīṭrē.
    The distance to Nineveh is thirty kilometers.

Inflection

Adverb

ܪܸܚܩܵܐ • (riḥqā)

  1. far, distant
    Antonym: ܩܘܼܪܒܵܐ (qūrbā)
    ܚܲܒܘܼܫܵܐ ܠܹܐ ܢܵܦܹܠ ܪܸܚܩܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܐܝܼܠܵܢܵܐḥabbūšā lē nāpēl riḥqā min īlānāthe apple does not fall far from the tree
    ܥܹܕܬܵܐ ܟܠ ܗܵܕܲܟ݂ ܪܸܚܩܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܡܲܨܢܥܵܐ.
    ˁēdtā kul hādaḵ riḥqā min maṣnˁā.
    The church is so far from the factory.
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