ܦܠܓܘܬܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܦ ܠ ܓ related to dividing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pɑlɡuθɑ], [palɡuθɑ], [pɛlɡuθɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [pɑlaɣwɑθɑ], [pɑlɡ(ə)wɑθɑ], [palɡ(ə)wɑθɑ], [pɛlɡ(ə)wɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܦܠܓܘܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܦܠܓܘܬܐ)

1. half, portion, share
2. middle, center/centre
3. (construct state; frequently used in compound words) half-, hemi-, semi-
4. part, section, volume (of a book)
5. rank, order
6. division, faction, schism
7. dissension, disagreement, discord
8. pretense, feint, deceit, deception, duplicity

Inflection

Inflection of ܦܠܓܘܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܦܠܓܘ		1st person	ܦܠܓܘܬܝ		ܦܠܓܘܬܢ
	construct	ܦܠܓܘܬ		2nd person	ܦܠܓܘܬܟ	ܦܠܓܘܬܟܝ	ܦܠܓܘܬܟܘܢ	ܦܠܓܘܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܦܠܓܘܬܐ		3rd person	ܦܠܓܘܬܗ	ܦܠܓܘܬܗ	ܦܠܓܘܬܗܘܢ	ܦܠܓܘܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܦܠܓܘܢ		1st person	ܦܠܓܘܬܝ		ܦܠܓܘܬܢ
	construct	ܦܠܓܘܬ		2nd person	ܦܠܓܘܬܟ	ܦܠܓܘܬܟܝ	ܦܠܓܘܬܟܘܢ	ܦܠܓܘܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܦܠܓܘܬܐ		3rd person	ܦܠܓܘܬܗ	ܦܠܓܘܬܗ	ܦܠܓܘܬܗܘܢ	ܦܠܓܘܬܗܝܢ

References

• “plgw”, 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, page 276a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 447a
• 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, page 1194b