ܢܓܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܢ ܓ ܪ (n g r)
2 terms

Etymology

From Aramaic [Term?], from Akkadian 𒉄 (NAGAR /⁠naggāru⁠/), from Sumerian 𒉄 (nagar). Compare Arabic نَجَّار (najjār) and Hebrew נַגָּר (naggār).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [naɡɡaːraː]

Noun

ܢܲܓܵܪܵܐ • (naggārā) m (plural ܢܲܓܵܪܹ̈ܐ (naggārē), feminine ܢܲܓܵܪܬܵܐ (naggārtā))

1. carpenter

Proper noun

ܢܲܓܵܪܵܐ • (naggārā) ?

1. a surname originating as an occupation

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Akkadian 𒉄 (NAGAR /⁠naggāru⁠/), from Sumerian 𒉄 (nagar). Compare Arabic نَجَّار (najjār) and Hebrew נַגָּר (naggār).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [naɡɡɑrɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [naɡɡɑre] (plural)

Noun

ܢܲܓܵܪܵܐ • (naggārā) m (plural ܢܲܓܵܪܹܐ (naggārē))

1. carpenter
   • c. 400 CE, funerary mosaic; published in Alain Desreumaux, Pierre-Louis Gatier, “Inscription bilingue grecque et syriaque d'une mosaïque paléo-chrétienne [Bilingual Greek-Syriac inscription on an Early Christian mosaic]”, in Semitica, volumes 51–52, Paris, 1993, pages 173–181:

     ܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܦܣܘܠܐ [ܘܝܘܚܢܢ] ܢܓܪܐ ܘܟܠܗܘܢ ܐܡ̈ܢܐ

     duḵrānā də-Mārī pāsōlā [wə-Yōḥannān] naggārā wə-ḵulhōn ʾummānē

     In memory of Mari the mason, [Yohanan] the carpenter and all the artisans.

Inflection

Inflection of ܢܓܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܢܓܪ		1st person	ܢܓܪܝ		ܢܓܪܢ
	construct	ܢܓܪ		2nd person	ܢܓܪܟ	ܢܓܪܟܝ	ܢܓܪܟܘܢ	ܢܓܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܢܓܪܐ		3rd person	ܢܓܪܗ	ܢܓܪܗ	ܢܓܪܗܘܢ	ܢܓܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܢܓܪܝܢ		1st person	ܢܓܪܝ		ܢܓܪܝܢ
	construct	ܢܓܪܝ		2nd person	ܢܓܪܝܟ	ܢܓܪܝܟܝ	ܢܓܪܝܟܘܢ	ܢܓܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܢܓܪܐ		3rd person	ܢܓܪܘܗܝ	ܢܓܪܝܗ	ܢܓܪܝܗܘܢ	ܢܓܪܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܢܲܓܵܪܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (naggārūṯā)

Descendants

• Arabic: نَجّار (najjār)
  • Maltese: naġġar (“stonemason”)
  • → Armenian: նաջար (naǰar)
  • → Persian: نجار (najjâr)
    • → Hindustani:

      Urdu: نجار (najjār)

  • → Uzbek: najjor

Etymology 2

From the root ܢ-ܓ-ܪ (n-ɡ-r) related to prolonging.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nɑɣarrɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [nɑɣarre] (plural)

Noun

ܢܵܓܲܪܵܐ • (nāgarrā) m (plural ܢܵܓܲܪܹܐ (nāgarrē))

1. prolonger

Inflection

Inflection of ܢܓܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܢܓܪ		1st person	ܢܓܪܝ		ܢܓܪܢ
	construct	ܢܓܪ		2nd person	ܢܓܪܟ	ܢܓܪܟܝ	ܢܓܪܟܘܢ	ܢܓܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܢܓܪܐ		3rd person	ܢܓܪܗ	ܢܓܪܗ	ܢܓܪܗܘܢ	ܢܓܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܢܓܪܝܢ		1st person	ܢܓܪܝ		ܢܓܪܝܢ
	construct	ܢܓܪܝ		2nd person	ܢܓܪܝܟ	ܢܓܪܝܟܝ	ܢܓܪܝܟܘܢ	ܢܓܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܢܓܪܐ		3rd person	ܢܓܪܘܗܝ	ܢܓܪܝܗ	ܢܓܪܝܗܘܢ	ܢܓܪܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܢܵܓ݂ܲܪ ܪܘܼܚܵܐ (nāḡar rūḥā)

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nɛɣrɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [nɛɣre], [nɛɣrɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܢܸܓ݂ܪܵܐ • (neḡrā) f (plural ܢܸܓ݂ܪܵܬܵܐ (negrāṯā) or ܢܸܓ݂ܪܹܐ (neḡrē))

1. Rare form of ܪܸܓ݂ܠܵܐ (reḡlā).

Inflection

Inflection of ܢܓܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܢܓܪ		1st person	ܢܓܪܝ		ܢܓܪܢ
	construct	ܢܓܪ		2nd person	ܢܓܪܟ	ܢܓܪܟܝ	ܢܓܪܟܘܢ	ܢܓܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܢܓܪܐ		3rd person	ܢܓܪܗ	ܢܓܪܗ	ܢܓܪܗܘܢ	ܢܓܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܢܓܪܬܐ ,ܢܓܪܐ		1st person	ܢܓܪܬܝ ,ܢܓܪܝ		ܢܓܪܬܢ ,ܢܓܪܝܢ
	construct	ܢܓܪܬܐ ,ܢܓܪܐ		2nd person	ܢܓܪܬܟ ,ܢܓܪܝܟ	ܢܓܪܬܟܝ ,ܢܓܪܝܟܝ	ܢܓܪܬܟܘܢ ,ܢܓܪܝܟܘܢ	ܢܓܪܬܟܝܢ ,ܢܓܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܢܓܪܬܐ ,ܢܓܪܐ		3rd person	ܢܓܪܬܗ ,ܢܓܪܘܗܝ	ܢܓܪܬܗ ,ܢܓܪܝܗ	ܢܓܪܬܗܘܢ ,ܢܓܪܝܗܘܢ	ܢܓܪܬܗܝܢ ,ܢܓܪܝܗܝܢ

References

• “ngr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-11-21
• “ngr⁶”, 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, page 197a, b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 327b–328a
• 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 890a

Anagrams

• ܢܪܓܐ