ܦܓܐ

Classical Syriac

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [paɡɡɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [paɡɡe(ʔ)] (plural)

Etymology 1

Compare Arabic فِجّ (fijj, “unripe”) and Hebrew פַּגָּה (paggâ).

Noun

ܦܓܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܦܓܐ)

1. unripe fig, sycomore

Inflection

Inflection of ܦܓܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܦܓ		1st person	ܦܓܝ		ܦܓܢ
	construct	ܦܓ		2nd person	ܦܓܟ	ܦܓܟܝ	ܦܓܟܘܢ	ܦܓܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܦܓܐ		3rd person	ܦܓܗ	ܦܓܗ	ܦܓܗܘܢ	ܦܓܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܦܓܝܢ		1st person	ܦܓܝ		ܦܓܝܢ
	construct	ܦܓܝ		2nd person	ܦܓܝܟ	ܦܓܝܟܝ	ܦܓܝܟܘܢ	ܦܓܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܦܓܐ		3rd person	ܦܓܘܗܝ	ܦܓܝܗ	ܦܓܝܗܘܢ	ܦܓܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From Arabic فَاغِيَّة (fāḡiyya).

Noun

ܦܓܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܦܓܐ)

1. henna flower

Inflection

Inflection of ܦܓܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܦܓ		1st person	ܦܓܝ		ܦܓܢ
	construct	ܦܓ		2nd person	ܦܓܟ	ܦܓܟܝ	ܦܓܟܘܢ	ܦܓܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܦܓܐ		3rd person	ܦܓܗ	ܦܓܗ	ܦܓܗܘܢ	ܦܓܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܦܓܝܢ		1st person	ܦܓܝ		ܦܓܝܢ
	construct	ܦܓܝ		2nd person	ܦܓܝܟ	ܦܓܝܟܝ	ܦܓܝܟܘܢ	ܦܓܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܦܓܐ		3rd person	ܦܓܘܗܝ	ܦܓܝܗ	ܦܓܝܗܘܢ	ܦܓܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

Compare Arabic فَجّ (fajj)

Noun

ܦܓܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܦܓܐ)

1. crossroads

Inflection

Inflection of ܦܓܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܦܓ		1st person	ܦܓܝ		ܦܓܢ
	construct	ܦܓ		2nd person	ܦܓܟ	ܦܓܟܝ	ܦܓܟܘܢ	ܦܓܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܦܓܐ		3rd person	ܦܓܗ	ܦܓܗ	ܦܓܗܘܢ	ܦܓܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܦܓܝܢ		1st person	ܦܓܝ		ܦܓܝܢ
	construct	ܦܓܝ		2nd person	ܦܓܝܟ	ܦܓܝܟܝ	ܦܓܝܟܘܢ	ܦܓܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܦܓܐ		3rd person	ܦܓܘܗܝ	ܦܓܝܗ	ܦܓܝܗܘܢ	ܦܓܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 4

Noun

ܦܓܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܦܓܐ)

1. Alternative form of ܦܟܐ

Inflection

Inflection of ܦܓܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܦܓ		1st person	ܦܓܝ		ܦܓܢ
	construct	ܦܓ		2nd person	ܦܓܟ	ܦܓܟܝ	ܦܓܟܘܢ	ܦܓܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܦܓܐ		3rd person	ܦܓܗ	ܦܓܗ	ܦܓܗܘܢ	ܦܓܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܦܓܝܢ		1st person	ܦܓܝ		ܦܓܝܢ
	construct	ܦܓܝ		2nd person	ܦܓܝܟ	ܦܓܝܟܝ	ܦܓܝܟܘܢ	ܦܓܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܦܓܐ		3rd person	ܦܓܘܗܝ	ܦܓܝܗ	ܦܓܝܗܘܢ	ܦܓܝܗܝܢ

References

• “pg”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 433a
• 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. 1153a