ܬܓܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܬܓܐ

Etymology

Root
ܬ ܓ ܓ (t g g)
3 terms

Inherited from Aramaic תָּגָא (tāḡā), from Parthian tāg; compare attested in 𐫟𐫀𐫡𐫤𐫀𐫃 (xʾrtʾg /⁠xārtāg⁠/, “crown of thorns”), from Old Iranian *tāga-; and borrowed into Arabic تاج (tāj) and Armenian թագ (tʻag).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [tɑːɣɑː]

Noun

ܬܵܓ݂ܵܐ • (tāḡā) m (plural ܬܵܓ݂ܹ̈ܐ (tāḡē))

1. (clothing, monarchy) crown
2. (figuratively) regal power

Inflection

Inflection of ܬܵܓ݂ܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܬܵܓ݂ܝܼ (tāḡī)		ܬܵܓ݂ܲܢ (tāḡan)
	construct	ܬܵܓ݂ (tāḡ)		2nd person	ܬܵܓ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (tāḡūḵ)	ܬܵܓ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (tāḡāḵ)	ܬܵܓ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tāḡāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܬܵܓ݂ܵܐ (tāḡā)		3rd person	ܬܵܓ݂ܹܗ (tāḡēh)	ܬܵܓ݂ܵܗ̇ (tāḡāh)	ܬܵܓ݂ܗܘܿܢ (tāḡhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܬܵܓ݂ܝܼ̈ (tāḡī)		ܬܵܓ݂ܲܢ̈ (tāḡan)
	construct	ܬܵܓ݂ܲܝ̈ (tāḡay)		2nd person	ܬܵܓ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (tāḡūḵ)	ܬܵܓ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (tāḡāḵ)	ܬܵܓ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tāḡāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܬܵܓ݂ܹ̈ܐ (tāḡē)		3rd person	ܬܵܓ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (tāḡūh)	ܬܵܓ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (tāḡōh)	ܬܵܓ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (tāḡhōn)

Derived terms

• ܡܬܲܓܸܓ݂ (mtaggiḡ)

See also

• ܟܠܝܼܠܵܐ (klīlā)

Proper noun

ܬܵܓ݂ܵܐ • (tāḡā) m

1. a male given name

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Middle Persian 𐭲𐭠𐭢 (tāg).

Alternative forms

• ܬܐܓܐ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tɑɣɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [tɑɣe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܬܓܐ • (tāḡā) m (plural ܬܓܐ)

1. crown, diadem, tiara
2. (ecclesiastical) papal mitre
3. (figuratively) regal power

Inflection

Inflection of ܬܓܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܬܓ		1st person	ܬܓܝ		ܬܓܢ
	construct	ܬܓ		2nd person	ܬܓܟ	ܬܓܟܝ	ܬܓܟܘܢ	ܬܓܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܬܓܐ		3rd person	ܬܓܗ	ܬܓܗ	ܬܓܗܘܢ	ܬܓܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܬܓܝܢ		1st person	ܬܓܝ		ܬܓܝܢ
	construct	ܬܓܝ		2nd person	ܬܓܝܟ	ܬܓܝܟܝ	ܬܓܝܟܘܢ	ܬܓܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܬܓܐ		3rd person	ܬܓܘܗܝ	ܬܓܝܗ	ܬܓܝܗܘܢ	ܬܓܝܗܝܢ

See also

• ܟܠܝܠܐ

Etymology 2

Possibly from Ancient Greek ταγός (tagós).

Pronunciation

Uncertain.

Noun

ܬܓܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܬܓܐ)

1. ruler, king

Inflection

Inflection of ܬܓܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܬܓ		1st person	ܬܓܝ		ܬܓܢ
	construct	ܬܓ		2nd person	ܬܓܟ	ܬܓܟܝ	ܬܓܟܘܢ	ܬܓܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܬܓܐ		3rd person	ܬܓܗ	ܬܓܗ	ܬܓܗܘܢ	ܬܓܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܬܓܝܢ		1st person	ܬܓܝ		ܬܓܝܢ
	construct	ܬܓܝ		2nd person	ܬܓܝܟ	ܬܓܝܟܝ	ܬܓܝܟܘܢ	ܬܓܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܬܓܐ		3rd person	ܬܓܘܗܝ	ܬܓܝܗ	ܬܓܝܗܘܢ	ܬܓܝܗܝܢ

References

• “tg”, 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. 387b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 604b
• 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. 1623a