ܣܓܝ
Appearance
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
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ܣ ܓ ܐ (s g ˀ) |
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Etymology 1
[edit]Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, absolute state of ܣܓܝܐܐ (saggīʾā, “many”).
Adverb
[edit]ܣܲܓܝܼ • (sagī)
- too, quite, enough
- ܩܲܗܘܵܐ ܣܲܓܝܼ ܚܸܠܝܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ. ― qahwā sagī ḥilyā ìlēh. ― The coffee is too sweet.
- very, a lot
- Synonyms: ܟܲܒܝܼܪܵܐ (kabīrā), ܪܵܒܵܐ (rābā)
- ܫܲܡܝܼܪܵܡ ܣܲܓܝܼ ܚܕ݂ܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇. ― šamīrām sagī ḥḏīṯā ìlāh. ― Shammiram is very happy.
- ܬܵܘܕܝܼ ܣܲܓܝܼ ― tāwdī sagī ― Thank you very much
Usage notes
[edit]The sense of “very” with an adjective may also be expressed through the repetition of the adjective twice, eg. ܫܲܡܝܼܪܵܡ ܚܕ݂ܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܚܕ݂ܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ― šamīrām ḥḏīṯā ḥḏīṯā ìlāh ― Shammiram is very happy (literally, “Shammiram is happy happy”).
Derived terms
[edit]- ܣܲܓܝܼ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ (sagī yatīr, “too much”)
Etymology 2
[edit]See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]ܣܲܓܝܼ • (sagī) (feminine ܣܲܓܝܼܐܲܬ݂ (saggīˀaṯ), plural ܣܲܓܝܼܐܲܝ̈ (saggīˀay))
- construct state singular of ܣܲܓܝܼܐܵܐ (sagīˀā, “many”)
- poly-, multi-
- ܣܲܓܝܼ ܐܵܕ݂ܫܹ̈ܐ ― sagī āḏšē ― multifarious
- ܣܲܓܝܼ ܐܲܠܵܗܹ̈ܐ ― sagī allāhē ― polytheistic
- ܣܲܓܝܼ ܐܸܠܥܹ̈ܐ ― sagī ilˁē ― multilateral
- ܣܲܓܝܼ ܗܸܓ݂ܝܵܢܹ̈ܐ ― sagī hiḡyānē ― polysyllabic
- ܣܲܓܝܼ ܠܸܫܵܢܹ̈ܐ ― sagī liššānē ― multilingual
- ܣܲܓܝܼ ܫܲܪܒ݂ܵܬ݂ܹܐ ― sagī šarḇāṯē ― multiracial
Usage notes
[edit]- Typically used to form calques from English and other languages.
- Sometimes attached to the following word via a hyphen; otherwise, separated by a space.
Related terms
[edit]Categories:
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic terms belonging to the root ܣ ܓ ܐ
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic terms borrowed from Classical Syriac
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic learned borrowings from Classical Syriac
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic terms derived from Classical Syriac
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic lemmas
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic adverbs
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic terms with usage examples
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic non-lemma forms
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic adjective forms