ܢܓܪܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
From Akkadian 𒉄 (NAGAR /naggāru/), from Sumerian 𒉄 (nagar). Compare Arabic نَجَّار (najjār) and Hebrew נַגָּר (naggār).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [naɡɡɑrɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [naɡɡɑre] (plural)
Noun
ܢܓܪܐ • (naggārā) m (plural ܢܓܪܐ (naggārē))
- carpenter
Inflection
inflection of ܢܓܪܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܢܓܪ | ܢܓܪܝܢ |
| construct | ܢܓܪ | ܢܓܪܝ |
| emphatic | ܢܓܪܐ | ܢܓܪܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܢܓܪܝ | ܢܓܪܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܢܓܪܟ | ܢܓܪܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܢܓܪܟܝ | ܢܓܪܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܢܓܪܗ | ܢܓܪܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܢܓܪܗ | ܢܓܪܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܢܓܪܢ | ܢܓܪܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܢܓܪܟܘܢ | ܢܓܪܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܢܓܪܟܝܢ | ܢܓܪܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܢܓܪܗܘܢ | ܢܓܪܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܢܓܪܗܝܢ | ܢܓܪܝܗܝܢ |
Derived terms
- ܢܓܪܘܬܐ (naggārūṯā)
Descendants
- Arabic: نَجّار (najjār)
- Maltese: naġġar (“stonemason”)
- → Armenian: նաջար (naǰar)
- → Persian: نجار (najjâr)
- → Hindustani:
- Urdu: نجار (najjār)
- → Hindustani:
Etymology 2
From the root ܢ-ܓ-ܪ (n-ɡ-r) related to prolonging.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [nɑɣarrɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [nɑɣarre] (plural)
Noun
ܢܓܪܐ • (nāgarrā) m (plural ܢܓܪܐ (nāgarrē))
- prolonger
Inflection
inflection of ܢܓܪܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܢܓܪ | ܢܓܪܝܢ |
| construct | ܢܓܪ | ܢܓܪܝ |
| emphatic | ܢܓܪܐ | ܢܓܪܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܢܓܪܝ | ܢܓܪܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܢܓܪܟ | ܢܓܪܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܢܓܪܟܝ | ܢܓܪܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܢܓܪܗ | ܢܓܪܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܢܓܪܗ | ܢܓܪܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܢܓܪܢ | ܢܓܪܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܢܓܪܟܘܢ | ܢܓܪܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܢܓܪܟܝܢ | ܢܓܪܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܢܓܪܗܘܢ | ܢܓܪܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܢܓܪܗܝܢ | ܢܓܪܝܗܝܢ |
Derived terms
- ܢܓܪ ܪܘܚܐ (nāḡar rūḥā)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [nɛɣrɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [nɛɣre], [nɛɣrɑθɑ] (plural)
Noun
ܢܓܪܐ • (neḡrā) f (plural ܢܓܪܬܐ (negrāṯā) or ܢܓܪܐ (neḡrē))
- Rare form of ܪܓܠܐ (reḡlā).
Inflection
declension of ܢܓܪܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܢܓܪ | ܢܓܪܬܐ ,ܢܓܪܐ |
| construct | ܢܓܪ | ܢܓܪܬܐ ,ܢܓܪܐ |
| emphatic | ܢܓܪܐ | ܢܓܪܬܐ ,ܢܓܪܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܢܓܪܝ | ܢܓܪܬܝ ,ܢܓܪܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܢܓܪܟ | ܢܓܪܬܟ ,ܢܓܪܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܢܓܪܟܝ | ܢܓܪܬܟܝ ,ܢܓܪܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܢܓܪܗ | ܢܓܪܬܗ ,ܢܓܪܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܢܓܪܗ | ܢܓܪܬܗ ,ܢܓܪܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܢܓܪܢ | ܢܓܪܬܢ ,ܢܓܪܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܢܓܪܟܘܢ | ܢܓܪܬܟܘܢ ,ܢܓܪܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܢܓܪܟܝܢ | ܢܓܪܬܟܝܢ ,ܢܓܪܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܢܓܪܗܘܢ | ܢܓܪܬܗܘܢ ,ܢܓܪܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܢܓܪܗܝܢ | ܢܓܪܬܗܝܢ ,ܢܓܪܝܗܝܢ |
References
- “ngr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-11-21
- “ngr6”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 197a, b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 327b–328a
- 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 890a
Anagrams
- ܢܪܓܐ