ܠܓܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac ultimately from Latin leuga; compare Italian lega, Portuguese légua, and Spanish legua.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [lɪɡ.ɡɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [lid͡ʒ.d͡ʒɑː]

Noun

ܠܸܓܵܐ • (liggā) m sg (plural ܠܸܓܹ̈ܐ (liggē))

1. league (unit of measure)

Inflection

Inflection of ܠܸܓܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܠܸܓܝܼ (ligī)		ܠܸܓܲܢ (liggan)
	construct	ܠܸܓ (lig)		2nd person	ܠܸܓܘܼܟ݂ (ligūḵ)	ܠܸܓܵܟ݂ܝ (liggāḵ)	ܠܸܓܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (liggāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܠܸܓܵܐ (liggā)		3rd person	ܠܸܓܹܗ (liggēh)	ܠܸܓܵܗ̇ (liggāh)	ܠܸܓܗܘܿܢ (lighōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܠܸܓܝܼ̈ (ligī)		ܠܸܓܲܢ̈ (liggan)
	construct	ܠܸܓܲܝ̈ (liggay)		2nd person	ܠܸܓܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ligūḵ)	ܠܸܓܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (liggāḵ)	ܠܸܓܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (liggāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܠܸܓܹ̈ܐ (liggē)		3rd person	ܠܸܓܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ligūh)	ܠܸܓ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (liggōh)	ܠܸܓܗ̈ܘܿܢ (lighōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Ultimately from Latin leuga. Compare Italian lega, Portuguese légua, and Spanish legua.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [lɛɡɡɑ(ʔ)] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [lɛɡɡe(ʔ)] (in the plural)

Noun

ܠܓܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܠܓܐ)

1. league (unit of measure)

Inflection

Inflection of ܠܓܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܠܓ		1st person	ܠܓܝ		ܠܓܢ
	construct	ܠܓ		2nd person	ܠܓܟ	ܠܓܟܝ	ܠܓܟܘܢ	ܠܓܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܠܓܐ		3rd person	ܠܓܗ	ܠܓܗ	ܠܓܗܘܢ	ܠܓܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܠܓܝܢ		1st person	ܠܓܝ		ܠܓܝܢ
	construct	ܠܓܝ		2nd person	ܠܓܝܟ	ܠܓܝܟܝ	ܠܓܝܟܘܢ	ܠܓܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܠܓܐ		3rd person	ܠܓܘܗܝ	ܠܓܝܗ	ܠܓܝܗܘܢ	ܠܓܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [laɡɡɑ(ʔ)], [lɛɡɡɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܠܓܐ • (transliteration needed)

1. absolute singular of ܠܓܬܐ

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [laɡɡe(ʔ)], [lɛɡɡe(ʔ)]

Noun

ܠܓܐ • (transliteration needed)

1. emphatic plural of ܠܓܬܐ

References

• “lg”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 168b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 235b
• 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. 672b