ܕܘܓܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Middle Persian *dug; compare Classical Syriac ܕܲܘܓܵܐ (dawgā) and Persian دوغ (duğ).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [dawɣe]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [doʔeː]

Noun

ܕܲܘ̈ܓ݂ܹܐ • (dawḡē) m pl

1. sour milk

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܕ-ܓ-ܓ (d-ɡ-ɡ), related to deafening.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈduɡ.ɡɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ˈduɡ.ɡe] (plural)

Adjective

ܕܘܓܐ • (dūggā) m (plural ܕܘܓܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܕܘܓܬܐ)

1. deaf

Inflection

Inflection of ܕܘܓܐ

person	singular		plural
	m	f	m	f
absolute	ܕܘܓ	ܕܘܓܐ	ܕܘܓܝܢ	ܕܘܓܢ
construct	ܕܘܓ	ܕܘܓܬ	ܕܘܓܝ	ܕܘܓܬ
emphatic	ܕܘܓܐ	ܕܘܓܬܐ	ܕܘܓܐ	ܕܘܓܬܐ

Noun

ܕܘܓܐ • (dūggā) m (plural ܕܘܓܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܕܘܓܬܐ)

1. deaf person, deaf-mute
2. (alchemy) lead

Inflection

Inflection of ܕܘܓܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܕܘܓ		1st person	ܕܘܓܝ		ܕܘܓܢ
	construct	ܕܘܓ		2nd person	ܕܘܓܟ	ܕܘܓܟܝ	ܕܘܓܟܘܢ	ܕܘܓܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܕܘܓܐ		3rd person	ܕܘܓܗ	ܕܘܓܗ	ܕܘܓܗܘܢ	ܕܘܓܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܕܘܓܝܢ		1st person	ܕܘܓܝ		ܕܘܓܝܢ
	construct	ܕܘܓܝ		2nd person	ܕܘܓܝܟ	ܕܘܓܝܟܝ	ܕܘܓܝܟܘܢ	ܕܘܓܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܕܘܓܐ		3rd person	ܕܘܓܘܗܝ	ܕܘܓܝܗ	ܕܘܓܝܗܘܢ	ܕܘܓܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܕܘܓܘܬܐ (dūggūṯā)

Etymology 2

From Middle Persian *dug; compare Persian دوغ (duğ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdaw.ɡɑ]

Noun

ܕܘܓܐ • (dawgā) m(uncountable)

1. sour milk

Inflection

Inflection of ܕܘܓܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܕܘܓ		1st person	ܕܘܓܝ		ܕܘܓܢ
	construct	ܕܘܓ		2nd person	ܕܘܓܟ	ܕܘܓܟܝ	ܕܘܓܟܘܢ	ܕܘܓܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܕܘܓܐ		3rd person	ܕܘܓܗ	ܕܘܓܗ	ܕܘܓܗܘܢ	ܕܘܓܗܝܢ

References

• “dwg”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2017-10-15
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 58b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 85a
• 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. 277b