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

    declension of ܕܘܓܐ

masculine	singular	plural
absolute	ܕܘܓ	ܕܘܓܝܢ
construct	ܕܘܓ	ܕܘܓܝ
emphatic	ܕܘܓܐ	ܕܘܓܐ
feminine	singular	plural
absolute	ܕܘܓܐ	ܕܘܓܢ
construct	ܕܘܓܬ	ܕܘܓܬ
emphatic	ܕܘܓܬܐ	ܕܘܓܬܐ

Noun

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

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

Inflection

    inflection of ܕܘܓܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܕܘܓ	ܕܘܓܝܢ
construct	ܕܘܓ	ܕܘܓܝ
emphatic	ܕܘܓܐ	ܕܘܓܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܕܘܓܝ	ܕܘܓܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܕܘܓܟ	ܕܘܓܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܕܘܓܟܝ	ܕܘܓܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܕܘܓܗ	ܕܘܓܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܕܘܓܗ	ܕܘܓܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܕܘܓܢ	ܕܘܓܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܕܘܓܟܘܢ	ܕܘܓܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܕܘܓܟܝܢ	ܕܘܓܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܕܘܓܗܘܢ	ܕܘܓܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܕܘܓܗܝܢ	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

    declension of ܕܘܓܐ

state	singular (uncountable)
absolute	ܕܘܓ
construct	ܕܘܓ
emphatic	ܕܘܓܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܕܘܓܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܕܘܓܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܕܘܓܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܕܘܓܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܕܘܓܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܕܘܓܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܕܘܓܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܕܘܓܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܕܘܓܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	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