ܦܬܓܡܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܦ ܬ ܓ ܡ (p t g m)
2 terms

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, from Aramaic פִּתְגָמָא, from old Iranian *patigāma-; cmpare Persian پیغام (peyğâm), Hebrew פִּתְגָּם (pitgám).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [pɪθəɣɑːmɑː]

Noun

ܦܸܬ݂ܓ݂ܵܡܵܐ • (piṯḡāmā) m (plural ܦܸܬ݂ܓ݂ܵܡܹ̈ܐ (piṯḡāmē))

1. words; sentence, paragraph, saying
2. (grammar) phrase, clause
3. (poetry) line, verse, versicle
4. (prosody) foot, hemistich

Inflection

Inflection of ܦܸܬ݂ܓ݂ܵܡܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܦܸܬ݂ܓ݂ܵܡܝܼ (piṯḡāmī)		ܦܸܬ݂ܓ݂ܵܡܲܢ (piṯḡāman)
	construct	ܦܸܬ݂ܓ݂ܵܡ (piṯḡām)		2nd person	ܦܸܬ݂ܓ݂ܵܡܘܼܟ݂ (piṯḡāmūḵ)	ܦܸܬ݂ܓ݂ܵܡܵܟ݂ܝ (piṯḡāmāḵ)	ܦܸܬ݂ܓ݂ܵܡܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (piṯḡāmāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܦܸܬ݂ܓ݂ܵܡܵܐ (piṯḡāmā)		3rd person	ܦܸܬ݂ܓ݂ܵܡܹܗ (piṯḡāmēh)	ܦܸܬ݂ܓ݂ܵܡܵܗ̇ (piṯḡāmāh)	ܦܸܬ݂ܓ݂ܵܡܗܘܿܢ (piṯḡāmhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܦܸܬ݂ܓ݂ܵܡܝܼ̈ (piṯḡāmī)		ܦܸܬ݂ܓ݂ܵܡܲܢ̈ (piṯḡāman)
	construct	ܦܸܬ݂ܓ݂ܵܡܲܝ̈ (piṯḡāmay)		2nd person	ܦܸܬ݂ܓ݂ܵܡܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (piṯḡāmūḵ)	ܦܸܬ݂ܓ݂ܵܡܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (piṯḡāmāḵ)	ܦܸܬ݂ܓ݂ܵܡܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (piṯḡāmāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܦܸܬ݂ܓ݂ܵܡܹ̈ܐ (piṯḡāmē)		3rd person	ܦܸܬ݂ܓ݂ܵܡܘܼ̈ܗܝ (piṯḡāmūh)	ܦܸܬ݂ܓ݂ܵܡ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (piṯḡāmōh)	ܦܸܬ݂ܓ݂ܵܡܗ̈ܘܿܢ (piṯḡāmhōn)

Derived terms

• ܡܦܲܬ݂ܓܸܡ (mpaṯgim)
• ܦܸܬܓ݂ܵܡܵܐ ܢܵܬ݂ܘܿܦܵܐ (pitḡāmā nāṯōpā, “slogan”)
• ܡܸܬ݂ܝܲܙܦܵܢܘܼܬ݂ ܦܸܬܓ݂ܵܡܵܐ (miṯyazpānūṯ pitḡāmā, “quotation”)
• ܬܘܼܩܵܢ ܦܸܬܓ݂ܵܡܹ̈ܐ (tūqān pitḡāmē, “phraseology”)

See also

• ܡܹܐܡܪܵܐ (mēmrā)
• ܦܵܣܘܿܩܵܐ (pāsōqā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Aramaic פִּתְגָמָא, from old Iranian *patigāma-. Compare Persian پیغام (peyğâm), Hebrew פִּתְגָּם (piṯgām). See the Persian entry for more.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pɛθ(ə)ɣɑmɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [pɛθ(ə)ɣɑme(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܦܬܓܡܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܦܬܓܡܐ)

1. word
2. sentence, saying
3. paragraph, text
4. (grammar) phrase
5. (poetry) line, verse, versicle
6. (prosody) foot, hemistich
7. matter, thing, affair
8. fact, act
9. answer, response

Inflection

Inflection of ܦܬܓܡܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܦܬܓܡ		1st person	ܦܬܓܡܝ		ܦܬܓܡܢ
	construct	ܦܬܓܡ		2nd person	ܦܬܓܡܟ	ܦܬܓܡܟܝ	ܦܬܓܡܟܘܢ	ܦܬܓܡܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܦܬܓܡܐ		3rd person	ܦܬܓܡܗ	ܦܬܓܡܗ	ܦܬܓܡܗܘܢ	ܦܬܓܡܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܦܬܓܡܝܢ		1st person	ܦܬܓܡܝ		ܦܬܓܡܝܢ
	construct	ܦܬܓܡܝ		2nd person	ܦܬܓܡܝܟ	ܦܬܓܡܝܟܝ	ܦܬܓܡܝܟܘܢ	ܦܬܓܡܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܦܬܓܡܐ		3rd person	ܦܬܓܡܘܗܝ	ܦܬܓܡܝܗ	ܦܬܓܡܝܗܘܢ	ܦܬܓܡܝܗܝܢ

References

• “ptgm”, 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. 295b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 469b
• 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. 1264a