ܢܪܓܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܢ ܓ ܪ (n g r)
2 terms

ܢܪܓܐ

Inherited from Aramaic נַרְגָּא (nargā), related to ܢܲܓܵܪܵܐ (naggārā, “carpenter”) through metathesis.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [narɣaː.]
• (Barwari) IPA^(key): [nara]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [narra]

Noun

ܢܲܪܓ݂ܵܐ • (narḡā) m sg (plural ܢܲܪ̈ܓ݂ܹܐ (narḡē))

1. axe

Inflection

Inflection of ܢܲܪܓ݂ܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person			ܢܲܪܓ݂ܲܢ (narḡan)
	construct	ܢܪܲܓ݂ (nraḡ)		2nd person	ܢܲܪܓ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (narḡūḵ)	ܢܲܪܓ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (narḡāḵ)	ܢܲܪܓ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (narḡāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܢܲܪܓ݂ܵܐ (narḡā)		3rd person	ܢܲܪܓ݂ܹܗ (narḡēh)	ܢܲܪܓ݂ܘܿܗ̇ (narḡōh)	ܢܲܪܓ݂ܗܘܿܢ (narḡhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܢܲܪ̈ܓ݂ܝܼ (narḡī)		ܢܲܪ̈ܓ݂ܲܢ (narḡan)
	construct	ܢܲܪ̈ܓ݂ܲܝ (narḡay)		2nd person	ܢܲܪ̈ܓ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (narḡūḵ)	ܢܲܪ̈ܓ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (narḡāḵ)	ܢܲܪ̈ܓ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (narḡāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܢܲܪ̈ܓ݂ܹܐ (narḡē)		3rd person	ܢܲܪ̈ܓ݂ܘܼܗܝ (narḡūh)	ܢܲܪ̈ܓ݂ܘܿܗ̇ (narḡōh)	ܢܲܪ̈ܓ݂ܗܘܿܢ (narḡhōn)

See also

• ܟܘܼܠܒܵܐ (kulbā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Possibly related to ܢܓܪܐ (naggārā, “carpenter”) through metathesis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nɑr(ə)ɣɑ], [nɑrɡɑ], [nar(ə)ɣɑ], [narɡɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [nɑr(ə)ɣe], [nɑrɡe], [nar(ə)ɣe], [narɡe] (plural)

Noun

ܢܪܓܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܢܪܓܐ)

1. axe
2. pickaxe, mattock

Inflection

Inflection of ܢܪܓܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܢܪܓ		1st person	ܢܪܓܝ		ܢܪܓܢ
	construct	ܢܪܓ		2nd person	ܢܪܓܟ	ܢܪܓܟܝ	ܢܪܓܟܘܢ	ܢܪܓܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܢܪܓܐ		3rd person	ܢܪܓܗ	ܢܪܓܗ	ܢܪܓܗܘܢ	ܢܪܓܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܢܪܓܝܢ		1st person	ܢܪܓܝ		ܢܪܓܝܢ
	construct	ܢܪܓܝ		2nd person	ܢܪܓܝܟ	ܢܪܓܝܟܝ	ܢܪܓܝܟܘܢ	ܢܪܓܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܢܪܓܐ		3rd person	ܢܪܓܘܗܝ	ܢܪܓܝܗ	ܢܪܓܝܗܘܢ	ܢܪܓܝܗܝܢ

References

• “nrg”, 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. 214b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 353a
• 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. 951a

Anagrams

• ܢܓܪܐ