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 (aggānā)
number	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

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܐܓܢ	ܐܓܢܝܢ
construct	ܐܓܢ	ܐܓܢܝ
emphatic	ܐܓܢܐ	ܐܓܢܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܐܓܢܝ	ܐܓܢܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܐܓܢܟ	ܐܓܢܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܐܓܢܟܝ	ܐܓܢܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܐܓܢܗ	ܐܓܢܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܐܓܢܗ	ܐܓܢܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܐܓܢܢ	ܐܓܢܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܐܓܢܟܘܢ	ܐܓܢܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܐܓܢܟܝܢ	ܐܓܢܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܐܓܢܗܘܢ	ܐܓܢܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܐܓܢܗܝܢ	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