ܐܓܪܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܐܓܪܬܐ

ܐܓܪܬܐ ܐܠܝܩܛܪܘܢܝܬܐ

Etymology

From Aramaic אֵגַּרְתָא (ʾeggarṯā) from Akkadian 𒂊𒄈𒌓 (egertu, “inscribed tablet; contract”); compare Hebrew אִגֶּרֶת (ʾiggéreṯ).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [iɡ.ɡarːtɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [id͡ʒ.d͡ʒarːtɑː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [iɡ.ɡarːθɑ]

Noun

ܐܸܓܲܪܬܵܐ • (iggartā) f (plural ܐܸܓܪ̈ܵܬܹܐ (igrātē) or ܐܸܓܲܪ̈ܝܵܬܹܐ (iggaryātē))

1. letter, epistle

   ܝܸܡܝܼ ܩܘܼܒܸܠ ܠܵܗ̇ ܐܸܓܲܪܬܘܼܟ݂ ܓܵܘ ܒܹܝܬ ܒܝܼܠܕܵܪܵܐ.

   yimī qūbil lāh iggartūḵ gāw bēt bīldārā.

   My mother received your letter at the post office.

2. message

   ܫܲܕܸܪܝܼ ܐܸܓܲܪܬܵܐ ܐܸܢ ܐܝܼܬ ܠܘܼܟ݂ ܫܘܼܐܵܠܹ̈ܐ.

   šaddirī iggartā in īt lūḵ šūˀālē.

   Send me a message if you have questions.

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܸܓܲܪܬܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܐܸܓܲܪܬܝܼ (iggartī)		ܐܸܓܲܪܬܲܢ (iggartan)
	construct	ܐܸܓܪܲܬ (igrat)		2nd person	ܐܸܓܲܪܬܘܼܟ݂ (iggartūḵ)	ܐܸܓܲܪܬܵܟ݂ܝ (iggartāḵ)	ܐܸܓܲܪܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (iggartāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܸܓܲܪܬܵܐ (iggartā)		3rd person	ܐܸܓܲܪܬܹܗ (iggartēh)	ܐܸܓܲܪܬܘܿܗ̇ (iggartōh)	ܐܸܓܲܪܬܗܘܿܢ (iggarthōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܐܸܓܪ̈ܵܬܝܼ (igrātī)		ܐܸܓܪ̈ܵܬܲܢ (igrātan)
	construct	ܐܸܓܪ̈ܵܬ (igrāt)		2nd person	ܐܸܓܪ̈ܵܬܘܼܟ݂ (igrātūḵ)	ܐܸܓܪ̈ܵܬܵܟ݂ܝ (igrātāḵ)	ܐܸܓܪ̈ܵܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (igrātāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܸܓܪܵܬܹܐ (igrātē)		3rd person	ܐܸܓܪ̈ܵܬܘܼܗܝ (igrātūh)	ܐܸܓܪ̈ܵܬܘܿܗ̇ (igrātōh)	ܐܸܓܪ̈ܵܬܗܘܿܢ (igrāthōn)

Derived terms

• ܐܸܓܲܪܬܘܿܢܝܼܬܵܐ (iggartōnītā, “small letter, text message, SMS”)
• ܐܸܓܲܪܬܵܐ ܐܸܠܝܼܩܲܛܪܘܿܢܵܝܬܵܐ (iggartā ilīqaṭrōnāytā, “e-mail”)
• ܐܸܓܲܪܬܵܐ ܛܸܒܵܢܵܝܬܵܐ (iggartā ṭibbānāytā, “newsletter”)
• ܬܵܘܣܲܦܬܵܐ ܕܐܸܓܲܪܬܵܐ (tāwsaptā d-iggartā, “postscript”)

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

• ܐܝܓܪܬܐ (ʾengarṯā) (older spelling)

Etymology

From Akkadian 𒂊𒄈𒌓 (egertu, “inscribed tablet; oracle of fate, ambiguous wording; contract, bound deal”), possibly via Old Persian 𐎠𐎥𐎼𐎠 (*angarā, “missive, letter”). Compare Hebrew אִגֶּרֶת (ʾiggéreṯ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔɛɡɡar(ə)θɑ] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʔɛɡ(ɡə)rɑθɑ] (in the plural)

Noun

ܐܓܪܬܐ • (ʾeggarṯā) f (plural ܐܓܪܬܐ (ʾeggərāṯā))

1. letter, epistle
2. contract, document

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܓܪܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܐܓܪܐ		1st person	ܐܓܪܬܝ		ܐܓܪܬܢ
	construct	ܐܓܪܬ		2nd person	ܐܓܪܬܟ	ܐܓܪܬܟܝ	ܐܓܪܬܟܘܢ	ܐܓܪܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܓܪܬܐ		3rd person	ܐܓܪܬܗ	ܐܓܪܬܗ	ܐܓܪܬܗܘܢ	ܐܓܪܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܐܓܪܢ		1st person	ܐܓܪܬܢ		ܐܓܪܬܢ
	construct	ܐܓܪܬ		2nd person	ܐܓܪܬܟ	ܐܓܪܬܟܝ	ܐܓܪܬܟܘܢ	ܐܓܪܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܓܪܬܐ		3rd person	ܐܓܪܬܗ	ܐܓܪܬܗ	ܐܓܪܬܗܘܢ	ܐܓܪܬܗܝܢ

References

• “ˀgrh”, 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, page 3a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 3b
• 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, page 9a