ܐܓܢܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology
Possibly from Akkadian 𒌓𒅗𒁇 (UD.KA.BAR /agannu/). Compare Hebrew אַגָּן (ʾaggā́n).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʔaɡɡɑnɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [ʔaɡɡɑne] (plural)
Noun
ܐܓܢܐ • (ʾaggānā) f (plural ܐܓܢܐ (ʾaggānē))
- jug, pitcher, waterpot, bowl
- base, bottom (of a vessel)
- (geography) basin, crater
- (anatomy) lacrimal punctum
- (architecture) capital
- wheel, axle
Inflection
inflection of ܐܓܢܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܐܓܢ | ܐܓܢܝܢ |
| construct | ܐܓܢ | ܐܓܢܝ |
| emphatic | ܐܓܢܐ | ܐܓܢܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܐܓܢܝ | ܐܓܢܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܐܓܢܟ | ܐܓܢܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܐܓܢܟܝ | ܐܓܢܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܐܓܢܗ | ܐܓܢܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܐܓܢܗ | ܐܓܢܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܐܓܢܢ | ܐܓܢܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܐܓܢܟܘܢ | ܐܓܢܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܐܓܢܟܝܢ | ܐܓܢܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܐܓܢܗܘܢ | ܐܓܢܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܐܓܢܗܝܢ | ܐܓܢܝܗܝܢ |
Descendants
- → Old Armenian: անկան (ankan)
- →⇒ Middle Armenian: անգանակ (anganak)
References
- “ˀgn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-06-11
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 2b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 3a
- 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 7b–8a