ܡܓܢ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Compare Akkadian 𒁹𒈠𒂵𒉡 (ana magāni) and Arabic مَجَّانًا (majjānan); considered ultimately a loanword from Indo-Iranian in origin.

Alternative forms

• ܡܐܓܢ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [maɡɡɑn]

Adverb

ܡܓܢ • (transliteration needed)

1. gratis, gratuitously, free of charge
2. emptily, in vain, without reason

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [m(ə)ɣen], [m(ə)ɣan]

Noun

ܡܓܢ • (transliteration needed)

1. absolute singular of ܡܓܢܐ
2. construct state singular of ܡܓܢܐ

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [maɡɡɑn]

Adjective

ܡܓܢ • (transliteration needed)

1. masculine absolute singular of ܡܓܢܐ
2. masculine construct state singular of ܡܓܢܐ

References

• “mgn”, 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. 177a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 250b
• 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. 709b