ܫܓܡܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܫ ܓ ܡ (š g m)
4 terms

Compare Arabic سَجَم (sajam, “water, tear”) and Hebrew שֶׁגֶם (shégem).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʃɪɣ.mɑː]

Noun

ܫܸܓ݂ܡܵܐ • (šiḡmā) m sg (plural ܫܸܓ݂ܡܹ̈ܐ (šiḡmē))

1. carelessness, neglect
2. addiction

Inflection

Inflection of ܫܸܓ݂ܡܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܫܸܓ݂ܡܝܼ (šiḡmī)		ܫܸܓ݂ܡܲܢ (šiḡman)
	construct	ܫܓ݂ܲܡ (šḡam)		2nd person	ܫܸܓ݂ܡܘܼܟ݂ (šiḡmūḵ)	ܫܸܓ݂ܡܵܟ݂ܝ (šiḡmāḵ)	ܫܸܓ݂ܡܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šiḡmāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܫܸܓ݂ܡܵܐ (šiḡmā)		3rd person	ܫܸܓ݂ܡܹܗ (šiḡmēh)	ܫܸܓ݂ܡܵܗ̇ (šiḡmāh)	ܫܸܓ݂ܡܗܘܿܢ (šiḡmhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܫܸܓ݂ܡܝܼ̈ (šiḡmī)		ܫܸܓ݂ܡܲܢ̈ (šiḡman)
	construct	ܫܸܓ݂ܡܲܝ̈ (šiḡmay)		2nd person	ܫܸܓ݂ܡܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (šiḡmūḵ)	ܫܸܓ݂ܡܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (šiḡmāḵ)	ܫܸܓ݂ܡܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šiḡmāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܫܸܓ݂ܡܹ̈ܐ (šiḡmē)		3rd person	ܫܸܓ݂ܡܘܼ̈ܗܝ (šiḡmūh)	ܫܸܓ݂ܡ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (šiḡmōh)	ܫܸܓ݂ܡܗ̈ܘܿܢ (šiḡmhōn)

Classical Syriac

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃɛɣmɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʃɛɣme] (plural)

Etymology 1

Compare Arabic سَجَم (sajam, “water, tear”).

Noun

ܫܓܡܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܫܓܡܐ)

1. stream, torrent
2. downpour

Inflection

Inflection of ܫܓܡܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܫܓܡ		1st person	ܫܓܡܝ		ܫܓܡܢ
	construct	ܫܓܡ		2nd person	ܫܓܡܟ	ܫܓܡܟܝ	ܫܓܡܟܘܢ	ܫܓܡܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܫܓܡܐ		3rd person	ܫܓܡܗ	ܫܓܡܗ	ܫܓܡܗܘܢ	ܫܓܡܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܫܓܡܝܢ		1st person	ܫܓܡܝ		ܫܓܡܝܢ
	construct	ܫܓܡܝ		2nd person	ܫܓܡܝܟ	ܫܓܡܝܟܝ	ܫܓܡܝܟܘܢ	ܫܓܡܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܫܓܡܐ		3rd person	ܫܓܡܘܗܝ	ܫܓܡܝܗ	ܫܓܡܝܗܘܢ	ܫܓܡܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܫܓܡܐ ܕܡܛܪܐ

Etymology 2

From the root ܫ-ܓ-ܡ (š-ɡ-m). Compare Hebrew שֶׁגֶם (šéḡem).

Noun

ܫܓܡܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܫܓܡܐ)

1. occupation, employment, application
2. zeal, assiduity
3. cajolery, artifice
4. carelessness, neglect
5. error, accident
6. chance, haphazard, fortune, spontaneous event

Inflection

Inflection of ܫܓܡܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܫܓܡ		1st person	ܫܓܡܝ		ܫܓܡܢ
	construct	ܫܓܡ		2nd person	ܫܓܡܟ	ܫܓܡܟܝ	ܫܓܡܟܘܢ	ܫܓܡܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܫܓܡܐ		3rd person	ܫܓܡܗ	ܫܓܡܗ	ܫܓܡܗܘܢ	ܫܓܡܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܫܓܡܝܢ		1st person	ܫܓܡܝ		ܫܓܡܝܢ
	construct	ܫܓܡܝ		2nd person	ܫܓܡܝܟ	ܫܓܡܝܟܝ	ܫܓܡܝܟܘܢ	ܫܓܡܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܫܓܡܐ		3rd person	ܫܓܡܘܗܝ	ܫܓܡܝܗ	ܫܓܡܝܗܘܢ	ܫܓܡܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܒܓܘ ܫܓܡܐ ܕܩܪܒܐ
• ܒܫܓܡܐ
• ܕܫܓܡܐ
• ܗܘܐ ܒܫܓܡܐ

References

• “šgm”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-05-10
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 359a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 559a
• 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. 1510a