ܣܘܪܓܕܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܣ ܪ ܓ ܕ (s r g d)
1 term

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, itself possibly from Ancient Greek στεργίς (stergís).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [surɡɑːðɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [surd͡ʒɑːdɑː]

Noun

ܣܘܼܪܓܵܕ݂ܵܐ • (surgāḏā) m sg (plural ܣܘܼܪ̈ܓܵܕ݂ܹܐ (surgāḏē))

1. calendar (system for calculating days of the year)

   ܣܘܼܪܓܵܕ݂ܵܐ ܡܲܘܠܵܕ݂ܵܝܵܐ ― surgāḏā mawlāḏāyā ― Gregorian calendar

   ܣܘܼܪܓܵܕ݂ܵܐ ܐܵܬ݂ܘܿܪܵܝܵܐ ― surgāḏā āṯōrāyā ― Assyrian calendar

2. calendar (wall chart showing months day-by-day)

   ܣܘܼܪܓܵܕܵܐ ܬܸܠܝܵܐ ܥܲܠ ܓܘܼܕܵܐ. ― surgādā tilyā ˁal guddā. ― The calendar hanging on the wall.

   ܣܘܼܪܓܵܕ݂ܲܢ ܟܹܐ ܡܲܚܙܹܐ ܥܹܐܕ݂ܲܝ̈ ܡܲܘܠܵܕ݂ܲܢ̈. ― surgāḏan kē maḥzē ˁēḏay mawlāḏan. ― Our calendar shows our birthdays.

3. computus (method for dating Easter)
4. diary, journal (personal daily record of someone’s life)
5. ledger, journal (daily record of financial transactions)
6. table, tabulation, roster

   Synonym: ܛܲܒ݂ܠܝܼܬܵܐ (ṭaḇlītā)

7. line, verse

   Synonyms: ܓ̰ܲܪܓܵܐ (jargā), ܣܸܕ݂ܪܵܐ (siḏrā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܣܘܼܪܓܵܕ݂ܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܣܘܼܪܓܵܕ݂ܝܼ (surgāḏī)		ܣܘܼܪܓܵܕ݂ܲܢ (surgāḏan)
	construct	ܣܘܼܪܓܵܕ݂ (surgāḏ)		2nd person	ܣܘܼܪܓܵܕ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (surgāḏūḵ)	ܣܘܼܪܓܵܕ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (surgāḏāḵ)	ܣܘܼܪܓܵܕ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (surgāḏāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܣܘܼܪܓܵܕ݂ܵܐ (surgāḏā)		3rd person	ܣܘܼܪܓܵܕ݂ܹܗ (surgāḏēh)	ܣܘܼܪܓܵܕ݂ܵܗ̇ (surgāḏāh)	ܣܘܼܪܓܵܕ݂ܗܘܿܢ (surgāḏhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܣܘܼܪ̈ܓܵܕ݂ܝܼ (surgāḏī)		ܣܘܼܪ̈ܓܵܕ݂ܲܢ (surgāḏan)
	construct	ܣܘܼܪ̈ܓܵܕ݂ܲܝ (surgāḏay)		2nd person	ܣܘܼܪ̈ܓܵܕ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (surgāḏūḵ)	ܣܘܼܪ̈ܓܵܕ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (surgāḏāḵ)	ܣܘܼܪ̈ܓܵܕ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (surgāḏāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܣܘܼܪ̈ܓܵܕ݂ܹܐ (surgāḏē)		3rd person	ܣܘܼܪ̈ܓܵܕ݂ܘܼܗܝ (surgāḏūh)	ܣܘܼܪ̈ܓܵܕ݂ܘܿܗ̇ (surgāḏōh)	ܣܘܼܪ̈ܓܵܕ݂ܗܘܿܢ (surgāḏhōn)

Coordinate terms

• ܝܲܘܡܵܐ (yawmā, “day”), ܫܵܒ݂ܘܿܥܵܐ (šāḇōˁā, “week”), ܝܲܪܚܵܐ (yarḥā, “month”), ܐܸܩܡܵܐ (iqmā, “season”), ܫܹܢ݇ܬܵܐ (šēttā, “year”)

Derived terms

• ܡܣܲܪܓܕ݂ܵܢܵܐ (msargḏānā, “calligrapher”)
• ܡܣܲܪܓܸܕ݂ (msargiḏ)
• ܣܘܼܪܓܵܕ݂ܵܐ ܡܲܘܠܵܕ݂ܵܝܵܐ (surgāḏā mawlāḏāyā, “Gregorian calendar”)
• ܣܘܼܪܓܵܕ݂ܵܐ ܣܲܗܪܵܝܵܐ (surgāḏā sahrāyā, “Lunar calendar”)
• ܣܘܼܪܓܵܕ݂ܵܝܵܐ (surgāḏāyā, “caledrical”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܣ ܪ ܓ ܕ related to writing, possibly from Ancient Greek στεργίς (stergís).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [surɡɑðɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [surɡɑðe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܣܘܪܓܕܐ • (sūrgāḏā) m (plural ܣܘܪܓܕܐ)

1. line, verse
2. (orthography) letter, glyph
3. writing, book
4. calendar
5. computus; method for dating Easter

Inflection

Inflection of ܣܘܪܓܕܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܣܘܪܓܕ		1st person	ܣܘܪܓܕܝ		ܣܘܪܓܕܢ
	construct	ܣܘܪܓܕ		2nd person	ܣܘܪܓܕܟ	ܣܘܪܓܕܟܝ	ܣܘܪܓܕܟܘܢ	ܣܘܪܓܕܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܣܘܪܓܕܐ		3rd person	ܣܘܪܓܕܗ	ܣܘܪܓܕܗ	ܣܘܪܓܕܗܘܢ	ܣܘܪܓܕܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܣܘܪܓܕܝܢ		1st person	ܣܘܪܓܕܝ		ܣܘܪܓܕܝܢ
	construct	ܣܘܪܓܕܝ		2nd person	ܣܘܪܓܕܝܟ	ܣܘܪܓܕܝܟܝ	ܣܘܪܓܕܝܟܘܢ	ܣܘܪܓܕܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܣܘܪܓܕܐ		3rd person	ܣܘܪܓܕܘܗܝ	ܣܘܪܓܕܝܗ	ܣܘܪܓܕܝܗܘܢ	ܣܘܪܓܕܝܗܝܢ

References

• “swrgd”, 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. 236b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 370a-b
• 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. 990a-b

Turoyo

Etymology

From Aramaic ܣܘܪܓܕܐ (sūrgāḏā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (singular) /surɡoðo/
• IPA^(key): (plural) /surɡoðe/

Noun

ܣܘܪܓܳܕ݂ܳܐ • (surgoḏo) m (plural ܣܘܪܓܳܕ݂ܶܐ (surgoḏe))

1. calendar