ܙܓܓܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܙ ܓ ܓ (z g g)
1 term

Occupational noun derived from ܙܓ݂ܘܿܓ݂ܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (zḡōḡīṯā, “glass”); compare Arabic زَجَّاج (zajjāj) and Hebrew זַגָּג (zagag)

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [zaɡɡɑːɣɑː]

Noun

ܙܲܓܵܓ݂ܵܐ • (zaggāḡā) m sg (plural ܙܲܓܵܓ݂ܹ̈ܐ (zaggāḡē), feminine ܙܲܓܵܓ݂ܬܵܐ (zaggāḡtā))

1. glassmaker, glazier

Inflection

Inflection of ܙܲܓܵܓ݂ܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܙܲܓܵܓ݂ܝܼ (zaggāḡī)		ܙܲܓܵܓ݂ܲܢ (zaggāḡan)
	construct	ܙܲܓܵܓ݂ (zaggāḡ)		2nd person	ܙܲܓܵܓ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (zaggāḡūḵ)	ܙܲܓܵܓ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (zaggāḡāḵ)	ܙܲܓܵܓ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (zaggāḡāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܙܲܓܵܓ݂ܵܐ (zaggāḡā)		3rd person	ܙܲܓܵܓ݂ܹܗ (zaggāḡēh)	ܙܲܓܵܓ݂ܵܗ̇ (zaggāḡāh)	ܙܲܓܵܓ݂ܗܘܿܢ (zaggāḡhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܙܲܓܵܓ݂ܝܼ̈ (zaggāḡī)		ܙܲܓܵܓ݂ܲܢ̈ (zaggāḡan)
	construct	ܙܲܓܵܓ݂ܲܝ̈ (zaggāḡay)		2nd person	ܙܲܓܵܓ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (zaggāḡūḵ)	ܙܲܓܵܓ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (zaggāḡāḵ)	ܙܲܓܵܓ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (zaggāḡāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܙܲܓܵܓ݂ܹ̈ܐ (zaggāḡē)		3rd person	ܙܲܓܵܓ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (zaggāḡūh)	ܙܲܓܵܓ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (zaggāḡōh)	ܙܲܓܵܓ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (zaggāḡhōn)

Derived terms

• ܙܲܓܵܓ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (zaggāḡūṯā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܙ ܓ ܓ related to ringing, from ܙܓܐ (zaggā, “bell”), from the earlier uncontracted form ܙܢܓܐ (zangā), from Middle Persian [script needed] (zang). Compare Persian زنگ (zang).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [z(ə)ɣɑɣɑ] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [z(ə)ɣɑɣe] (in the plural)

Noun

ܙܓܓܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܙܓܓܐ)

1. ringing, resounding, buzzing, tingling (especially of the ears)
2. (pathology) tinnitus

Inflection

Inflection of ܙܓܓܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܙܓܓ		1st person	ܙܓܓܝ		ܙܓܓܢ
	construct	ܙܓܓ		2nd person	ܙܓܓܟ	ܙܓܓܟܝ	ܙܓܓܟܘܢ	ܙܓܓܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܙܓܓܐ		3rd person	ܙܓܓܗ	ܙܓܓܗ	ܙܓܓܗܘܢ	ܙܓܓܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܙܓܓܝܢ		1st person	ܙܓܓܝ		ܙܓܓܝܢ
	construct	ܙܓܓܝ		2nd person	ܙܓܓܝܟ	ܙܓܓܝܟܝ	ܙܓܓܝܟܘܢ	ܙܓܓܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܙܓܓܐ		3rd person	ܙܓܓܘܗܝ	ܙܓܓܝܗ	ܙܓܓܝܗܘܢ	ܙܓܓܝܗܝܢ

Synonyms

• ܙܡܡܐ

References

• “zgg”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 110a, 624b
• 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, page 364b