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

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܒܢܓ		1st person	ܒܢܓܝ		ܒܢܓܢ
	construct	ܒܢܓ		2nd person	ܒܢܓܟ	ܒܢܓܟܝ	ܒܢܓܟܘܢ	ܒܢܓܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܒܢܓܐ		3rd person	ܒܢܓܗ	ܒܢܓܗ	ܒܢܓܗܘܢ	ܒܢܓܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܒܢܓܝܢ		1st person	ܒܢܓܝ		ܒܢܓܝܢ
	construct	ܒܢܓܝ		2nd person	ܒܢܓܝܟ	ܒܢܓܝܟܝ	ܒܢܓܝܟܘܢ	ܒܢܓܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܒܢܓܐ		3rd person	ܒܢܓܘܗܝ	ܒܢܓܝܗ	ܒܢܓܝܗܘܢ	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