ܐܦܙܓܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, from Ancient Greek ἅπαξ (hápax, “once, one time, only once”). Folk etymology explains this as a contraction of ܐܵܦ ܚܲܕ݇ ܙܲܘܓܵܐ (āp ḥa zawgā, literally “not even a pair”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʔɑːpaz.ɡɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [baz.d͡ʒɑː]

Noun

ܐܵܦܲܙܓܵܐ • (āpazgā) m (plural ܐܵܦܲܙܓܹ̈ܐ (āpazgē))

1. one, single thing
2. (arithmetic) odd number

   Antonym: ܙܲܘܓܵܐ (zawgā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܵܦܲܙܓܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܐܵܦܲܙܓܝܼ (āpazgī)		ܐܵܦܲܙܓܲܢ (āpazgan)
	construct	ܐܵܦܙܲܓ݂ (āpzaḡ)		2nd person	ܐܵܦܲܙܓܘܼܟ݂ (āpazgūḵ)	ܐܵܦܲܙܓܵܟ݂ܝ (āpazgāḵ)	ܐܵܦܲܙܓܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (āpazgāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܵܦܲܙܓܵܐ (āpazgā)		3rd person	ܐܵܦܲܙܓܹܗ (āpazgēh)	ܐܵܦܲܙܓܵܗ̇ (āpazgāh)	ܐܵܦܲܙܓܗܘܿܢ (āpazghōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܐܵܦܲܙܓܝܼ̈ (āpazgī)		ܐܵܦܲܙܓܲܢ̈ (āpazgan)
	construct	ܐܵܦܲܙܓܲܝ̈ (āpazgay)		2nd person	ܐܵܦܲܙܓܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (āpazgūḵ)	ܐܵܦܲܙܓܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (āpazgāḵ)	ܐܵܦܲܙܓܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (āpazgāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܵܦܲܙܓܹ̈ܐ (āpazgē)		3rd person	ܐܵܦܲܙܓܘܼ̈ܗܝ (āpazgūh)	ܐܵܦܲܙܓ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (āpazgōh)	ܐܵܦܲܙܓܗ̈ܘܿܢ (āpazghōn)

Derived terms

• ܐܵܦܲܙܓܵܢܵܝܵܐ (āpazgānāyā)

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

• ܦܙܓܐ

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἅπαξ (hápax).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔɑfazɡɑ(ʔ)], [ʔɑfz(ə)ɣɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʔɑfazɡe(ʔ)], [ʔɑfz(ə)ɣe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܐܦܙܓܐ • (ʾāp̄azgāʾ, ʾāp̄zəḡāʾ) m (plural ܐܦܙܓܐ)

1. one, single thing
2. (arithmetic) odd number

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܦܙܓܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܐܦܙܓ		1st person	ܐܦܙܓܝ		ܐܦܙܓܢ
	construct	ܐܦܙܓ		2nd person	ܐܦܙܓܟ	ܐܦܙܓܟܝ	ܐܦܙܓܟܘܢ	ܐܦܙܓܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܦܙܓܐ		3rd person	ܐܦܙܓܗ	ܐܦܙܓܗ	ܐܦܙܓܗܘܢ	ܐܦܙܓܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܐܦܙܓܝܢ		1st person	ܐܦܙܓܝ		ܐܦܙܓܝܢ
	construct	ܐܦܙܓܝ		2nd person	ܐܦܙܓܝܟ	ܐܦܙܓܝܟܝ	ܐܦܙܓܝܟܘܢ	ܐܦܙܓܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܦܙܓܐ		3rd person	ܐܦܙܓܘܗܝ	ܐܦܙܓܝܗ	ܐܦܙܓܝܗܘܢ	ܐܦܙܓܝܗܝܢ

Synonyms

• (odd number): ܦܪܐ (pārāʾ)

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “odd number”): ܙܘܓܐ (zawgāʾ)

References

• “ˀpzgˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-04-27
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 17b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 26a
• 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. 84b