ܒܢܓܐ

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

• ܒܘܢܓ (bung)

Etymology

From the Middle Persian predecessor of Persian بنگ (bang, “hemp; henbane”), from Sanskrit भङ्ग (bhaṅga, “hemp”) (already Vedic Sanskrit).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /banɡɑ/

Noun

ܒܢܓܐ • (bangā) m

1. bhang, ganja, hashish (Cannabis sativa and especially brayed leaves thereof used as a narcotic)

   Hypernym: ܩܢܦܐ (qənappā)

   Meronym: ܫܗܕܢܓ (šahdānāḡ)

2. henbane (Hyoscyamus gen. et spp.)

   Synonym: ܫܟܪܘܢܐ (šaḵrōnā)

Inflection

    inflection of ܒܢܓܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܒܢܓ	ܒܢܓܝܢ
construct	ܒܢܓ	ܒܢܓܝ
emphatic	ܒܢܓܐ	ܒܢܓܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܒܢܓܝ	ܒܢܓܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܒܢܓܟ	ܒܢܓܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܒܢܓܟܝ	ܒܢܓܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܒܢܓܗ	ܒܢܓܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܒܢܓܗ	ܒܢܓܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܒܢܓܢ	ܒܢܓܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܒܢܓܟܘܢ	ܒܢܓܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܒܢܓܟܝܢ	ܒܢܓܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܒܢܓܗܘܢ	ܒܢܓܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܒܢܓܗܝܢ	ܒܢܓܝܗܝܢ

References

• “bwng”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Brockelmann, Carl (1928) Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), 2nd edition, Halle: Max Niemeyer, published 1995, page 79a
• Ciancaglini, Claudia A. (2008) Iranian loanwords in Syriac (Beiträge zur Iranistik; 28)‎^[1], Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag
• Payne Margoliouth, Jessie (1927) Supplement to the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, S.T.P.‎^[2], Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 45b