ܐܓܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Inherited from Aramaic אַגָּנָא (ʾaggānā), from Akkadian 𒌓𒅗𒁇 (UD.KA.BAR /⁠agannu⁠/); compare Hebrew אַגָּן (agán).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʔaɡɡɑːnɑː]

Noun

ܐܲܓܵܢܵܐ • (aggānā) m sg (plural ܐܲܓܵܢܹ̈ܐ (aggānē))

1. basin, waterpot, bowl
2. jug, pitcher
3. (geography) basin, crater
4. (anatomy) pelvis; lacrimal punctum
5. (architecture) capital

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܲܓܵܢܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܐܲܓܵܢܝܼ (aggānī)		ܐܲܓܵܢܲܢ (aggānan)
	construct	ܐܲܓܵܢ (aggān)		2nd person	ܐܲܓܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (aggānūḵ)	ܐܲܓܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (aggānāḵ)	ܐܲܓܵܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (aggānāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܲܓܵܢܵܐ (aggānā)		3rd person	ܐܲܓܵܢܹܗ (aggānēh)	ܐܲܓܵܢܵܗ̇ (aggānāh)	ܐܲܓܵܢܗܘܿܢ (aggānhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܐܲܓܵܢܝܼ̈ (aggānī)		ܐܲܓܵܢܲܢ̈ (aggānan)
	construct	ܐܲܓܵܢܲܝ̈ (aggānay)		2nd person	ܐܲܓܵܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (aggānūḵ)	ܐܲܓܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (aggānāḵ)	ܐܲܓܵܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (aggānāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܲܓܵܢܹ̈ܐ (aggānē)		3rd person	ܐܲܓܵܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (aggānūh)	ܐܲܓܵܢ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (aggānōh)	ܐܲܓܵܢܗ̈ܘܿܢ (aggānhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Possibly from Akkadian 𒌓𒅗𒁇 (UD.KA.BAR /⁠agannu⁠/). Compare Hebrew אַגָּן (ʾaggā́n).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔaɡɡɑnɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʔaɡɡɑne] (plural)

Noun

ܐܓܢܐ • (ʾaggānā) f (plural ܐܓܢܐ (ʾaggānē))

1. jug, pitcher, waterpot, bowl
2. base, bottom (of a vessel)
3. (geography) basin, crater
4. (anatomy) lacrimal punctum
5. (architecture) capital
6. wheel, axle

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܓܢܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܐܓܢ		1st person	ܐܓܢܝ		ܐܓܢܢ
	construct	ܐܓܢ		2nd person	ܐܓܢܟ	ܐܓܢܟܝ	ܐܓܢܟܘܢ	ܐܓܢܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܓܢܐ		3rd person	ܐܓܢܗ	ܐܓܢܗ	ܐܓܢܗܘܢ	ܐܓܢܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܐܓܢܝܢ		1st person	ܐܓܢܝ		ܐܓܢܝܢ
	construct	ܐܓܢܝ		2nd person	ܐܓܢܝܟ	ܐܓܢܝܟܝ	ܐܓܢܝܟܘܢ	ܐܓܢܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܓܢܐ		3rd person	ܐܓܢܘܗܝ	ܐܓܢܝܗ	ܐܓܢܝܗܘܢ	ܐܓܢܝܗܝܢ

Descendants

• → Old Armenian: անկան (ankan)
• →⇒ Middle Armenian: անգանակ (anganak)

References

• “ˀgn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-06-11
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 2b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 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, pages 7b–8a