ܣܢܐܓܪܐ

ܣܢܐܓܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek συνήγορος (sunḗgoros); compare Hebrew סָנֵגוֹר‎ (sanegór).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [sniːɣrɑː]

Noun

ܣܢܹܐܓ݂ܪܵܐ • (snēḡrā) m (plural ܣܢܹܐܓ݂ܪܹ̈ܐ (snēḡrē), feminine ܣܢܹܐܓ݂ܲܪܬܵܐ‎ (snēḡartā))

1. lawyer, advocate, attorney (one who represents or speaks for another, especially in a court of law)

Inflection

Inflection of ܣܢܹܐܓ݂ܪܵܐ (snēḡrā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܣܢܹܐܓ݂ܪ̈ܝܼ‎ (snēḡrī)		ܣܢܹܐܓ݂ܪܲܢ‎ (snēḡran)
	construct	ܣܢܹܐܓ݂ܪ‎ (snēḡr)	2nd person	ܣܢܹܐܓ݂ܪܘܼܟ݂‎ (snēḡruḵ)	ܣܢܹܐܓ݂ܪܵܟ݂ܝ‎ (snēḡrāḵ)	ܣܢܹܐܓ݂ܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ‎ (snēḡrāwḵon)
	emphatic	ܣܢܹܐܓ݂ܪܵܐ (snēḡrā)	3rd person	ܣܢܹܐܓ݂ܪܹܗ‎ (snēḡrēh)	ܣܢܹܐܓ݂ܪܘܿܗ̇‎ (snēḡroh)	ܣܢܹܐܓ݂ܪܗܘܿܢ‎ (snēḡrhon)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܣܢܹܐܓ݂ܪ̈ܝܼ‎ (snēḡrī)		ܣܢܹܐܓ݂ܪ̈ܲܢ‎ (snēḡran)
	construct	ܣܢܹܐܓ݂ܪ̈ܲܝ‎ (snēḡray)	2nd person	ܣܢܹܐܓ݂ܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂‎ (snēḡruḵ)	ܣܢܹܐܓ݂ܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ‎ (snēḡrāḵ)	ܣܢܹܐܓ݂ܪ̈ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ‎ (snēḡrāwḵon)
	emphatic	ܣܢܹܐܓ݂ܪܹ̈ܐ (snēḡrē)	3rd person	ܣܢܹܐܓ݂ܪ̈ܘܗܝ‎ (snēḡrwh)	ܣܢܹܐܓ݂ܪ̈ܘܿܗ̇‎ (snēḡroh)	ܣܢܹܐܓ݂ܪ̈ܗܘܿܢ‎ (snēḡrhon)

Derived terms

• ܣܲܢܓ݂ܸܪ‎ (sanḡir, “to defend, to plead for”)
• ܣܢܹܐܓ݂ܪܘܼܬܵܐ‎ (snēḡrutā, “lawyership”)