ܣܢܐܓܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac ܣܢܐܓܪܐ, from Ancient Greek συνήγορος (sunḗgoros); compare Hebrew סָנֵגוֹר (sanegór).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [sniːɣrɑː]

Noun

ܣܢܹܐܓ݂ܪܵܐ • (snēḡrā) m (plural ܣܢܹܐܓ݂ܪܹ̈ܐ (snēḡrē), feminine ܣܢܹܐܓ݂ܲܪܬܵܐ (snēḡartā))

1. lawyer, advocate, attorney (one who represents or speaks for another, especially in a court of law)

Inflection

Inflection of ܣܢܹܐܓ݂ܪܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܣܢܹܐܓ݂ܪܝܼ (snēḡrī)		ܣܢܹܐܓ݂ܪܲܢ (snēḡran)
	construct	ܣܢܹܐܓ݂ܪ (snēḡr)		2nd person	ܣܢܹܐܓ݂ܪܘܼܟ݂ (snēḡrūḵ)	ܣܢܹܐܓ݂ܪܵܟ݂ܝ (snēḡrāḵ)	ܣܢܹܐܓ݂ܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (snēḡrāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܣܢܹܐܓ݂ܪܵܐ (snēḡrā)		3rd person	ܣܢܹܐܓ݂ܪܹܗ (snēḡrēh)	ܣܢܹܐܓ݂ܪܵܗ̇ (snēḡrāh)	ܣܢܹܐܓ݂ܪܗܘܿܢ (snēḡrhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܣܢܹܐܓ݂ܪ̈ܝܼ (snēḡrī)		ܣܢܹܐܓ݂ܪ̈ܲܢ (snēḡran)
	construct	ܣܢܹܐܓ݂ܪ̈ܲܝ (snēḡray)		2nd person	ܣܢܹܐܓ݂ܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (snēḡrūḵ)	ܣܢܹܐܓ݂ܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (snēḡrāḵ)	ܣܢܹܐܓ݂ܪ̈ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (snēḡrāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܣܢܹܐܓ݂ܪܹ̈ܐ (snēḡrē)		3rd person	ܣܢܹܐܓ݂ܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (snēḡrūh)	ܣܢܹܐܓ݂ܪ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (snēḡrōh)	ܣܢܹܐܓ݂ܪ̈ܗܘܿܢ (snēḡrhōn)

Derived terms

• ܣܲܢܓ݂ܸܪ (sanḡir, “to defend, to plead for”)
• ܣܢܹܐܓ݂ܪܘܼܬܵܐ (snēḡrūtā, “lawyership”)