ܐܝܙܓܕܘܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

ܐܝܼܙܓܲܕܵܐ (īzgaddā, “ambassador”) +‎ -ܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (-ūṯā, the abstract noun ending).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʔiːzɡad.duːθɑː]

Noun

ܐܝܼܙܓܲܕܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ • (īzgadūṯā) f (plural ܐܝܼ̈ܙܓܲܕܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (īzgadwāṯā))

1. embassy, delegation

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܝܼܙܓܲܕܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܐܝܼܙܓܲܕܘܼܬ݂ܝܼ (īzgadūṯī)		ܐܝܼܙܓܲܕܘܼܬ݂ܲܢ (īzgadūṯan)
	construct	ܐܝܼܙܓܲܕܘܼܬ݂ (īzgadūṯ)		2nd person	ܐܝܼܙܓܲܕܘܼܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (īzgadūṯūḵ)	ܐܝܼܙܓܲܕܘܼܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (īzgadūṯāḵ)	ܐܝܼܙܓܲܕܘܼܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (īzgadūṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܝܼܙܓܲܕܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (īzgadūṯā)		3rd person	ܐܝܼܙܓܲܕܘܼܬ݂ܹܗ (īzgadūṯēh)	ܐܝܼܙܓܲܕܘܼܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (īzgadūṯāh)	ܐܝܼܙܓܲܕܘܼܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (īzgaduṯhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܐܝܼܙܓܲܕܘܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (īzgadwāṯī)		ܐܝܼܙܓܲܕܘܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (īzgadwāṯan)
	construct	ܐܝܼܙܓܲܕܘܵܬ݂̈ (īzgadwāṯ)		2nd person	ܐܝܼܙܓܲܕܘܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (īzgadwāṯūḵ)	ܐܝܼܙܓܲܕܘܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (īzgadwāṯāḵ)	ܐܝܼܙܓܲܕܘܵܬ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (īzgadwāṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܝܼܙܓܲܕܘܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (īzgadwāṯē)		3rd person	ܐܝܼܙܓܲܕܘܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (īzgadwāṯūh)	ܐܝܼܙܓܲܕܘܵܬ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (īzgadwāṯōh)	ܐܝܼܙܓܲܕܘܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (īzgadwāṯhōn)

Derived terms

• ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܐܝܼܙܓܲܕܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (bēṯ īzgadūṯā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From ܐܝܙܓܕܐ (ʾīzgaddāʾ, “messenger”) +‎ -ܘܬܐ (-ūṯāʾ, abstract noun ending).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔizɡadduθɑ(ʔ)] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʔizɡadd(ə)wɑθɑ(ʔ)] (in the plural)

Noun

ܐܝܙܓܕܘܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܐܝܙܓܕܘܬܐ)

1. messenger
2. message, announcement, dispatch
3. embassy, legation
4. intercession

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܝܙܓܕܘܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܐܝܙܓܕܘ		1st person	ܐܝܙܓܕܘܬܝ		ܐܝܙܓܕܘܬܢ
	construct	ܐܝܙܓܕܘܬ		2nd person	ܐܝܙܓܕܘܬܟ	ܐܝܙܓܕܘܬܟܝ	ܐܝܙܓܕܘܬܟܘܢ	ܐܝܙܓܕܘܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܝܙܓܕܘܬܐ		3rd person	ܐܝܙܓܕܘܬܗ	ܐܝܙܓܕܘܬܗ	ܐܝܙܓܕܘܬܗܘܢ	ܐܝܙܓܕܘܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܐܝܙܓܕܘܢ		1st person	ܐܝܙܓܕܘܬܝ		ܐܝܙܓܕܘܬܢ
	construct	ܐܝܙܓܕܘܬ		2nd person	ܐܝܙܓܕܘܬܟ	ܐܝܙܓܕܘܬܟܝ	ܐܝܙܓܕܘܬܟܘܢ	ܐܝܙܓܕܘܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܝܙܓܕܘܬܐ		3rd person	ܐܝܙܓܕܘܬܗ	ܐܝܙܓܕܘܬܗ	ܐܝܙܓܕܘܬܗܘܢ	ܐܝܙܓܕܘܬܗܝܢ

References

• “ˀyzgdw”, 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. 7a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 12b
• 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. 33a