ܫܪܓܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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ܫܪܓܐ

Etymology

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From Aramaic שְרָגָא (šərāḡā), from Parthian *𐫢𐫡𐫀𐫄 (*šrʾɣ /⁠širāɣ⁠/); related to Persian چراغ (čerâğ), Old Armenian ճրագ (črag), and Arabic سِرَاج (sirāj).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ܫܪܵܓ݂ܵܐ (šrāḡāf (plural ܫܪ̈ܵܓ݂ܵܬ݂ܹܐ (šrāḡāṯē) or ܫܪ̈ܵܓ݂ܹܐ (šrāḡē))

  1. lamp, light (device containing oil or electric device that generates heat, light or other radiation)
    ܡܘܼܠܗܸܒ݂ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܫܪ̈ܵܓ݂ܵܬ݂ܹܐ ܘܥܝܼܪ ܠܲܢ.mulhiḇ lhōn šrāḡāṯē w-ˁīr lan.They turned on lights and we woke up.
    ܐܝܼܡܲܢ ܕܫܪ̈ܵܓ݂ܵܬ݂ܹܐ ܕܵܥܟ݂ܝܼ، ܟܹܐ ܚܵܙܲܚ ܟܵܘܟ݂ܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ ܨܸܦܝܵܐܝܼܬ݂.
    īman d-šrāḡāṯē dāˁḵī, kē ḥāzaḥ kāwḵḇē ṣipyāˀīṯ.
    When the lights go out, we can see the stars clearly.
  2. headlight, headlamp (bright light with a lens and reflector, on the front of a motor vehicle, ship, or train)
  3. streetlight (outdoor light used to illuminate a street or public area)

Inflection

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    Inflection of ܫܪܵܓ݂ܵܐ (šrāḡā)
number isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute 1st person ܫܪܵܓ݂ܝܼ
(šrāḡī)
ܫܪܵܓ݂ܲܢ
(šrāḡan)
construct ܫܪܵܓ݂
(šrāḡ)
2nd person ܫܪܵܓ݂ܘܼܟ݂
(šrāḡūḵ)
ܫܪܵܓ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ
(šrāḡāḵ)
ܫܪܵܓ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(šrāḡāwḵōn)
emphatic ܫܪܵܓ݂ܵܐ
(šrāḡā)
3rd person ܫܪܵܓ݂ܹܗ
(šrāḡēh)
ܫܪܵܓ݂ܵܗ̇
(šrāḡāh)
ܫܪܵܓ݂ܗܘܿܢ
(šrāḡhōn)
plural absolute 1st person ܫܪ̈ܵܓ݂ܵܬܝܼ
(šrāḡātī)
ܫܪ̈ܵܓ݂ܵܬܲܢ
(šrāḡātan)
construct ܫܪ̈ܵܓ݂ܵܬ
(šrāḡāt)
2nd person ܫܪ̈ܵܓ݂ܵܬܘܼܟ݂
(šrāḡātūḵ)
ܫܪ̈ܵܓ݂ܵܬܵܟ݂ܝ
(šrāḡātāḵ)
ܫܪ̈ܵܓ݂ܵܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(šrāḡātāwḵōn)
emphatic ܫܪ̈ܵܓ݂ܵܬܹܐ
(šrāḡātē)
3rd person ܫܪ̈ܵܓ݂ܵܬܘܼܗܝ
(šrāḡātūh)
ܫܪ̈ܵܓ݂ܵܬܘܿܗ̇
(šrāḡātōh)
ܫܪ̈ܵܓ݂ܵܬܗܘܿܢ
(šrāḡāthōn)

See also

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Classical Syriac

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Etymology

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From Parthian *𐫢𐫡𐫀𐫄 (*šrʾɣ /⁠širāɣ⁠/). Compare Persian چراغ (čerâğ), Old Armenian ճրագ (črag), and Arabic سِرَاج (sirāj).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ܫܪܓܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܫܪܓܐ)

  1. light; lamp, lantern, candelabrum, wick

Inflection

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Derived terms

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References

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  • šrgˀ”, 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. 383a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 597a
  • 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.1601a-b