ܐܓܘܪܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Akkadian 𒅇𒆪𒊒𒌝 (agurru, ukurru [Ù.KU.RU.UM]); see there for more.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔaɡɡurɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʔaɡɡure(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܐܓܘܪܐ • (ˀăḡurrā) f (plural ܐܓܘܪܐ)

1. baked brick

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܓܘܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܐܓܘܪ		1st person	ܐܓܘܪܝ		ܐܓܘܪܢ
	construct	ܐܓܘܪ		2nd person	ܐܓܘܪܟ	ܐܓܘܪܟܝ	ܐܓܘܪܟܘܢ	ܐܓܘܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܓܘܪܐ		3rd person	ܐܓܘܪܗ	ܐܓܘܪܗ	ܐܓܘܪܗܘܢ	ܐܓܘܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܐܓܘܪܝܢ		1st person	ܐܓܘܪܝ		ܐܓܘܪܝܢ
	construct	ܐܓܘܪܝ		2nd person	ܐܓܘܪܝܟ	ܐܓܘܪܝܟܝ	ܐܓܘܪܝܟܘܢ	ܐܓܘܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܓܘܪܐ		3rd person	ܐܓܘܪܘܗܝ	ܐܓܘܪܝܗ	ܐܓܘܪܝܗܘܢ	ܐܓܘܪܝܗܝܢ

Descendants

• → Arabic: آجُرّ (ʔājurr)
  • → Northern Kurdish: acûr
  • → Persian: آجر (âjor), آجور (âjur), آگور (âgur), آگر (âgor) (archaic)
  • → Southwestern Fars: آجر (âjer)
• → Old Persian: 𐎠𐎦𐎢𐎽𐎢𐎶 (agurum, “bricks”)
  • Persian: آگر (âgor), آگور (âgur)
  • → Old Armenian: ագուռ (aguṙ) (or ← Hurrian, or directly ← Akkadian)
    • Armenian: ագուռ (aguṙ), ագուր (agur)
      • → Ottoman Turkish: آگور (âgûr)
    • → Old Georgian: აგური (aguri)
      • Georgian: აგური (aguri), ანგური (anguri) (see there for further descendants)

Etymology 2

From the root ܐ-ܓ-ܪ (ʾ-ɡ-r) related to hiring.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔɑɣorɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʔɑɣore(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܐܓܘܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܐܓܘܪܐ)

1. hirer, employer

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܓܘܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܐܓܘܪ		1st person	ܐܓܘܪܝ		ܐܓܘܪܢ
	construct	ܐܓܘܪ		2nd person	ܐܓܘܪܟ	ܐܓܘܪܟܝ	ܐܓܘܪܟܘܢ	ܐܓܘܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܓܘܪܐ		3rd person	ܐܓܘܪܗ	ܐܓܘܪܗ	ܐܓܘܪܗܘܢ	ܐܓܘܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܐܓܘܪܝܢ		1st person	ܐܓܘܪܝ		ܐܓܘܪܝܢ
	construct	ܐܓܘܪܝ		2nd person	ܐܓܘܪܝܟ	ܐܓܘܪܝܟܝ	ܐܓܘܪܝܟܘܢ	ܐܓܘܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܓܘܪܐ		3rd person	ܐܓܘܪܘܗܝ	ܐܓܘܪܝܗ	ܐܓܘܪܝܗܘܢ	ܐܓܘܪܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

From Ancient Greek ἀγορά (agorá).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔɑɣorɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʔɑɣore(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܐܓܘܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܐܓܘܪܐ)

1. market

   Synonym: ܫܘܩܐ (šūqā’)

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܓܘܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܐܓܘܪ		1st person	ܐܓܘܪܝ		ܐܓܘܪܢ
	construct	ܐܓܘܪ		2nd person	ܐܓܘܪܟ	ܐܓܘܪܟܝ	ܐܓܘܪܟܘܢ	ܐܓܘܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܓܘܪܐ		3rd person	ܐܓܘܪܗ	ܐܓܘܪܗ	ܐܓܘܪܗܘܢ	ܐܓܘܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܐܓܘܪܝܢ		1st person	ܐܓܘܪܝ		ܐܓܘܪܝܢ
	construct	ܐܓܘܪܝ		2nd person	ܐܓܘܪܝܟ	ܐܓܘܪܝܟܝ	ܐܓܘܪܝܟܘܢ	ܐܓܘܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܓܘܪܐ		3rd person	ܐܓܘܪܘܗܝ	ܐܓܘܪܝܗ	ܐܓܘܪܝܗܘܢ	ܐܓܘܪܝܗܝܢ

References

• “ˀgwr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2012-05-06
• “ˀgwrˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2012-05-06
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 2b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 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, p. 6b