ܐܪܓܘܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܐܪܓܘܢܐ

Etymology

Root
ܐ ܪ ܓ ܘ ܢ (ˀ r g w n)
2 terms

From Aramaic אַרְגְּוָנָא (ʾargəwānā), from Akkadian 𒅈𒂵𒌋𒌋𒉡 (argamannu); compare Arabic أَرْجُوَان (ʔarjuwān) and Hebrew אַרְגָּמָן (argamán).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʔar.ɡəwɑːnɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [ʔar.d͡ʒəvɑːnɑː]

Adjective

ܐܲܪܓܘܵܢܵܐ • (argwānā) (feminine ܐܲܪܓܘܵܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (argwānīṯā), plural ܐܲܪ̈ܓܘܵܢܹܐ (argwānē))

1. purple

Noun

ܐܲܪܓܘܵܢܵܐ • (argwānā) m

1. purple color
2. (literary) Tyrian purple, royal purple

Coordinate terms

Colors in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic · ܓܵܘܢܹ̈ܐ (gāwnē) (layout · text)

ܚܘܵܪܵܐ (ḥwārā)	ܩܛܘܿܡܵܐ (qṭōmā)	ܐ݇ܟܘܿܡܵܐ (kōmā)
ܣܡܘܿܩܵܐ (smōqā); ܩܸܪܡܝܼܙܵܐ (qirmīzā)	ܐ݇ܛܪܘܿܓ݂ܵܐ (ṭrōḡā); ܦܘܼܪܬܩܵܠܵܐ (purtqālā); ܫܚܘܿܡܵܐ (šḥōmā)	ܫܥܘܿܬ݂ܵܐ (šˁōṯā); ܙܵܪܓܵܐ (zārgā)
ܠܲܝܡܵܐ (laymā)	ܝܲܪܘܿܩܵܐ (yarōqā)	ܩܝܼܢܵܐ (qīnā)
ܟܝܵܢܵܐ (kyānā)	ܙܪܘܿܩܵܐ (zrōqā)	ܡܝܼܠܵܐ (mīlā)
ܒܵܢܲܦ̮ܫܵܐ (bānafšā); ܡܲܝܩܵܐ (mayqā)	ܦ̮ܘܼܫܝܼܵܐ (fūšīyā); ܐܲܪܓܘܵܢܵܐ (argwānā)	ܘܲܪܘܿܕ݂ܵܐ (warōḏā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Akkadian 𒅈𒂵𒌋𒌋𒉡 (argamannu). Compare Arabic أَرْجُوَان (ʔarjuwān) and Hebrew אַרְגָּמָן (ʾargāmān).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔarɡ(ə)wɑnɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʔarɡ(ə)wɑne] (plural)

Noun

ܐܪܓܘܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܐܪܓܘܢܐ)

1. Tyrian purple, royal purple
2. purple (cloth, garment; colour)

   Synonyms: ܣܣܓܘܢܐ, ܬܟܠܬܐ

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܪܓܘܢܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܐܪܓܘܢ		1st person	ܐܪܓܘܢܝ		ܐܪܓܘܢܢ
	construct	ܐܪܓܘܢ		2nd person	ܐܪܓܘܢܟ	ܐܪܓܘܢܟܝ	ܐܪܓܘܢܟܘܢ	ܐܪܓܘܢܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܪܓܘܢܐ		3rd person	ܐܪܓܘܢܗ	ܐܪܓܘܢܗ	ܐܪܓܘܢܗܘܢ	ܐܪܓܘܢܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܐܪܓܘܢܝܢ		1st person	ܐܪܓܘܢܝ		ܐܪܓܘܢܝܢ
	construct	ܐܪܓܘܢܝ		2nd person	ܐܪܓܘܢܝܟ	ܐܪܓܘܢܝܟܝ	ܐܪܓܘܢܝܟܘܢ	ܐܪܓܘܢܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܪܓܘܢܐ		3rd person	ܐܪܓܘܢܘܗܝ	ܐܪܓܘܢܝܗ	ܐܪܓܘܢܝܗܘܢ	ܐܪܓܘܢܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܐܪܓܘܢ
• ܐܪܓܘܢܝܐ
• ܐܪܓܘܢܝܘܬܐ

References

• “ˀrgwn”, 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 18b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 27b
• 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, →ISBN, page 95a