ܦܠܓܐ

ܦܠܓܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic numbers ^(edit)

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Cardinal: ܬܪܹܝ‎ (trēy)     Ordinal: ܬܪܲܝܵܢܵܐ‎ (trayānā)     Multiplier: ܥܦܝܼܦܵܐ‎ (ʿpīpā)     Fractional: ܦܲܠܓܵܐ (palgā)

Root
ܦ ܠ ܓ‎ (p l g)
2 terms

Pronunciation 1

• (standard) IPA^(key): [pal.ɡɑː]
• (Urmian) IPA^(key): [pal.d͡ʒɑː]

Noun

ܦܲܠܓܵܐ • (palgā) m (plural ܦܲܠܓܹ̈ܐ (palgē))

1. (fractional number) half (½)
2. midst, middle, center/centre
3. (anatomy) middle of body; waist, loins, lower belly
4. part, portion
5. sect, school of thought

Declension

Inflection of ܦܲܠܓܵܐ (palgā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܦܲܠܓܝܼ‎ (palgī)		ܦܲܠܓܲܢ‎ (palgan)
	construct	ܦܲܠܓ‎ (palg)	2nd person	ܦܲܠܓܘܼܟ݂‎ (palguḵ)	ܦܲܠܓܵܟ݂ܝ‎ (palgāḵ)	ܦܲܠܓܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ‎ (palgāwḵon)
	emphatic	ܦܲܠܓܵܐ (palgā)	3rd person	ܦܲܠܓܹܗ‎ (palgēh)	ܦܲܠܓܘܿܗ̇‎ (palgoh)	ܦܲܠܓܗܘܿܢ‎ (palghon)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܦܲܠܓܝܼ̈‎ (palgī)		ܦܲܠܓܲܢ̈‎ (palgan)
	construct	ܦܲܠܓܲܝ̈‎ (palgay)	2nd person	ܦܲܠܓܘܼ̈ܟ݂‎ (palguḵ)	ܦܲܠܓܵܟ݂ܝ̈‎ (palgāḵ)	ܦܲܠܓܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ‎ (palgāwḵon)
	emphatic	ܦܲܠܓܹ̈ܐ (palgē)	3rd person	ܦܲܠܓܘܼ̈ܗܝ‎ (palguh)	ܦܲܠܓ̈ܘܿܗ̇‎ (palgoh)	ܦܲܠܓܗ̈ܘܿܢ‎ (palghon)

Root
ܦ ܠ ܓ‎ (p l g)
2 terms

Pronunciation 2

• (standard) IPA^(key): [plɑːɣɑː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [plaʔɑː]

Noun

ܦܠܵܓ݂ܵܐ • (plāḡā) m (plural ܦ̈ܠܵܓ݂ܹܐ (plāḡē))

1. division, dividing, parting

Etymology

From Akkadian 𒁆 (balaggu, balangu [BALAG]).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [plaɡ.ɡɑː]
• (Urmian) IPA^(key): [plad͡ʒ.d͡ʒɑː]

Noun

ܦܠܲܓܵܐ • (plaggā) m (plural ܦܠܲܓܹ̈ܐ (plaggē))

1. (music) drum, tambourine

Declension

Inflection of ܦܠܲܓܵܐ (plaggā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܦܠܲܓܝܼ‎ (plagī)		ܦܠܲܓܲܢ‎ (plaggan)
	construct	ܦܠܲܓ‎ (plag)	2nd person	ܦܠܲܓܘܼܟ݂‎ (plaguḵ)	ܦܠܲܓܵܟ݂ܝ‎ (plaggāḵ)	ܦܠܲܓܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ‎ (plaggāwḵon)
	emphatic	ܦܠܲܓܵܐ (plaggā)	3rd person	ܦܠܲܓܹܗ‎ (plaggēh)	ܦܠܲܓܘܿܗ̇‎ (plagoh)	ܦܠܲܓܗܘܿܢ‎ (plaghon)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܦܠܲܓܝܼ̈‎ (plagī)		ܦܠܲܓܲܢ̈‎ (plaggan)
	construct	ܦܠܲܓܲܝ̈‎ (plaggay)	2nd person	ܦܠܲܓܘܼ̈ܟ݂‎ (plaguḵ)	ܦܠܲܓܵܟ݂ܝ̈‎ (plaggāḵ)	ܦܠܲܓܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ‎ (plaggāwḵon)
	emphatic	ܦܠܲܓܹ̈ܐ (plaggē)	3rd person	ܦܠܲܓܘܼ̈ܗܝ‎ (plaguh)	ܦܠܲܓ̈ܘܿܗ̇‎ (plagoh)	ܦܠܲܓܗ̈ܘܿܢ‎ (plaghon)

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Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܦ-ܠ-ܓ‎ (p-l-ɡ) related to dividing. Compare Arabic فَلْج‎ (falj) and Hebrew פֶּלֶג‎ (péleḡ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pɛlɡɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [pɛlɡe(ʔ)], [pɛl(lə)ɣe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܦܠܓܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܦܠܓܐ)

1. (fractional number) half (½)
2. midst, middle, center/centre
3. (anatomy) middle of body; waist, loins, lower belly
4. part, portion
5. sect, school of thought

Inflection

    inflection of ܦܠܓܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܦܠܓ‎	ܦܠܓܝܢ‎
construct	ܦܠܓ‎	ܦܠܓܝ‎
emphatic	ܦܠܓܐ	ܦܠܓܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܦܠܓܝ‎	ܦܠܓܝ‎
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܦܠܓܟ‎	ܦܠܓܝܟ‎
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܦܠܓܟܝ‎	ܦܠܓܝܟܝ‎
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܦܠܓܗ‎	ܦܠܓܘܗܝ‎
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܦܠܓܗ‎	ܦܠܓܝܗ‎
1st c. pl. (our)	ܦܠܓܢ‎	ܦܠܓܝܢ‎
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܦܠܓܟܘܢ‎	ܦܠܓܝܟܘܢ‎
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܦܠܓܟܝܢ‎	ܦܠܓܝܟܝܢ‎
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܦܠܓܗܘܢ‎	ܦܠܓܝܗܘܢ‎
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܦܠܓܗܝܢ‎	ܦܠܓܝܗܝܢ‎

Etymology 2

From the root ܦ-ܠ-ܓ‎ (p-l-ɡ) related to dividing. Compare Hebrew פִּלּוּג‎ (pillûḡ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [p(ə)lɑɣɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [p(ə)lɑɣe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܦܠܓܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܦܠܓܐ)

1. division, dividing, parting

Inflection

    inflection of ܦܠܓܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܦܠܓ‎	ܦܠܓܝܢ‎
construct	ܦܠܓ‎	ܦܠܓܝ‎
emphatic	ܦܠܓܐ	ܦܠܓܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܦܠܓܝ‎	ܦܠܓܝ‎
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܦܠܓܟ‎	ܦܠܓܝܟ‎
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܦܠܓܟܝ‎	ܦܠܓܝܟܝ‎
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܦܠܓܗ‎	ܦܠܓܘܗܝ‎
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܦܠܓܗ‎	ܦܠܓܝܗ‎
1st c. pl. (our)	ܦܠܓܢ‎	ܦܠܓܝܢ‎
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܦܠܓܟܘܢ‎	ܦܠܓܝܟܘܢ‎
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܦܠܓܟܝܢ‎	ܦܠܓܝܟܝܢ‎
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܦܠܓܗܘܢ‎	ܦܠܓܝܗܘܢ‎
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܦܠܓܗܝܢ‎	ܦܠܓܝܗܝܢ‎

Etymology 3

From Akkadian 𒁆 (balaggu, balangu [BALAG]).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [p(ə)laɡɡɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [p(ə)laɡɡe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܦܠܓܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܦܠܓܐ)

1. (music) drum, tambourine

Inflection

    inflection of ܦܠܓܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܦܠܓ‎	ܦܠܓܝܢ‎
construct	ܦܠܓ‎	ܦܠܓܝ‎
emphatic	ܦܠܓܐ	ܦܠܓܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܦܠܓܝ‎	ܦܠܓܝ‎
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܦܠܓܟ‎	ܦܠܓܝܟ‎
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܦܠܓܟܝ‎	ܦܠܓܝܟܝ‎
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܦܠܓܗ‎	ܦܠܓܘܗܝ‎
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܦܠܓܗ‎	ܦܠܓܝܗ‎
1st c. pl. (our)	ܦܠܓܢ‎	ܦܠܓܝܢ‎
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܦܠܓܟܘܢ‎	ܦܠܓܝܟܘܢ‎
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܦܠܓܟܝܢ‎	ܦܠܓܝܟܝܢ‎
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܦܠܓܗܘܢ‎	ܦܠܓܝܗܘܢ‎
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܦܠܓܗܝܢ‎	ܦܠܓܝܗܝܢ‎

Etymology 4

From Ancient Greek φάλαγξ (phálanx).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [p(ə)laɡɡɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [p(ə)laɡɡe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܦܠܓܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܦܠܓܐ)

1. (military) phalanx, troop, battalion
2. escort
3. shah's retinue

Inflection

    inflection of ܦܠܓܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܦܠܓ‎	ܦܠܓܝܢ‎
construct	ܦܠܓ‎	ܦܠܓܝ‎
emphatic	ܦܠܓܐ	ܦܠܓܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܦܠܓܝ‎	ܦܠܓܝ‎
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܦܠܓܟ‎	ܦܠܓܝܟ‎
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܦܠܓܟܝ‎	ܦܠܓܝܟܝ‎
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܦܠܓܗ‎	ܦܠܓܘܗܝ‎
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܦܠܓܗ‎	ܦܠܓܝܗ‎
1st c. pl. (our)	ܦܠܓܢ‎	ܦܠܓܝܢ‎
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܦܠܓܟܘܢ‎	ܦܠܓܝܟܘܢ‎
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܦܠܓܟܝܢ‎	ܦܠܓܝܟܝܢ‎
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܦܠܓܗܘܢ‎	ܦܠܓܝܗܘܢ‎
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܦܠܓܗܝܢ‎	ܦܠܓܝܗܝܢ‎

Etymology 5

Compare Arabic فَالِج‎ (fālij).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pɑlɡɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [pɑlɡe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܦܠܓܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܦܠܓܐ)

1. (medicine) apoplexy
2. (medicine) hemiplegia
3. Bactrian camel

Inflection

    inflection of ܦܠܓܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܦܠܓ‎	ܦܠܓܝܢ‎
construct	ܦܠܓ‎	ܦܠܓܝ‎
emphatic	ܦܠܓܐ	ܦܠܓܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܦܠܓܝ‎	ܦܠܓܝ‎
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܦܠܓܟ‎	ܦܠܓܝܟ‎
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܦܠܓܟܝ‎	ܦܠܓܝܟܝ‎
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܦܠܓܗ‎	ܦܠܓܘܗܝ‎
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܦܠܓܗ‎	ܦܠܓܝܗ‎
1st c. pl. (our)	ܦܠܓܢ‎	ܦܠܓܝܢ‎
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܦܠܓܟܘܢ‎	ܦܠܓܝܟܘܢ‎
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܦܠܓܟܝܢ‎	ܦܠܓܝܟܝܢ‎
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܦܠܓܗܘܢ‎	ܦܠܓܝܗܘܢ‎
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܦܠܓܗܝܢ‎	ܦܠܓܝܗܝܢ‎

References

• “plg”, 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, p. 276a-b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pp. 446b-447a
• 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, p. 1194a-b