ܣܓܝ

ܣܓܝ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܣ ܓ ܐ‎ (s g ʾ)
1 term

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [saɡ.ɡiː]

Noun

ܣܲܓܝܼ • (sagī) m sg (plural ܣܲܓܝܼܐܲܝ̈‎ (sagīʾay), feminine ܚܕܵܢܵܝܲܬ‎ (sagīʾat))

1. construct state singular of ܣܲܓܝܼܐܵܐ‎ (sagīʾā, “many”)
2. poly-, multi-

   ‏ܣܲܓܝܼ ܐܲܠܵܗܹ̈ܐ‎‎ ― sagī allāhē ― polytheist

Adjective

ܣܲܓܝܼ • (sagī) (feminine ܣܲܓܝܼܐܲܝ̈‎ (sagīʾat), plural ܣܲܓܝܼܐܲܝ̈‎ (sagīʾay))

1. construct state singular of ܣܲܓܝܼܐܵܐ‎ (sagīʾā, “many”)
2. poly-, multi-

   ‏ܣܲܓܝܼ ܐܵܕܫܹ̈ܐ‎‎ ― sagī ādšē ― multifarious

   ‏ܣܲܓܝܼ ܠܸܫܵܢܹ̈ܐ‎‎ ― sagī liššānē ― multilingual

   ‏ܣܲܓܝܼ ܓܹܒܹ̈ܐ‎‎ ― sagī gēbē ― multilateral

   ‏ܣܲܓܝܼ ܛܘܿܗܡܹ̈ܐ‎‎ ― sagī ṭohmē ― multiracial

   ‏ܣܲܓܝܼ ܗܸܓ݂ܝܵܢܹ̈ܐ‎‎ ― sagī hiḡyānē ― polysyllabic

Related terms

• ܚܕܵܢܵܝ‎ (ḥdānāy, “mono-, uni-”)
• ܬܪܲܝܵܢܵܝ‎ (trayyānāy, “bi-, duo-, di-”)
• ܬܠܝܼܬܵܝ‎ (tlītāy, “tri-”)

Adverb

ܣܲܓܝܼ • (sagī)

1. very, too, quite

   ‏ܫܲܡܝܼܪܵܡ ܣܲܓܝܼ ܚܕܝܼܬܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇.‎‎ ― šamīrām sagī ḥdītā ìlāh. ― Shamiram is very happy.

   ‏ܩܲܗܘܵܐ ܣܲܓܝܼ ܚܸܠܝܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ.‎‎ ― qahwā sagī ḥilyā ìlēh. ― The coffee is too sweet.

See also

• ܪܵܒܵܐ‎ (rābā)