ܬܓܡܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, from Ancient Greek τάγμα (tágma); compare Arabic طُغْمَة (ṭuḡma).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [tɪɣ.mɑː]

Noun

ܬܸܓ݂ܡܵܐ • (tiḡmā) m (plural ܬܸܓ݂ܡܹ̈ܐ (tiḡmē))

1. rank, caste, class
2. (military) division, legion, company, troop, cohort

Inflection

Inflection of ܬܸܓ݂ܡܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܬܸܓ݂ܡܝܼ (tiḡmī)		ܬܸܓ݂ܡܲܢ (tiḡman)
	construct	ܬܸܓ݂ܡ (tiḡm)		2nd person	ܬܸܓ݂ܡܘܼܟ݂ (tiḡmūḵ)	ܬܸܓ݂ܡܵܟ݂ܝ (tiḡmāḵ)	ܬܸܓ݂ܡܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tiḡmāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܬܸܓ݂ܡܵܐ (tiḡmā)		3rd person	ܬܸܓ݂ܡܹܗ (tiḡmēh)	ܬܸܓ݂ܡܵܗ̇ (tiḡmāh)	ܬܸܓ݂ܡܗܘܿܢ (tiḡmhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܬܸܓ݂ܡܝܼ̈ (tiḡmī)		ܬܸܓ݂ܡܲܢ̈ (tiḡman)
	construct	ܬܸܓ݂ܡܲܝ̈ (tiḡmay)		2nd person	ܬܸܓ݂ܡܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (tiḡmūḵ)	ܬܸܓ݂ܡܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (tiḡmāḵ)	ܬܸܓ݂ܡܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tiḡmāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܬܸܓ݂ܡܹ̈ܐ (tiḡmē)		3rd person	ܬܸܓ݂ܡܘܼ̈ܗܝ (tiḡmūh)	ܬܸܓ݂ܡ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (tiḡmōh)	ܬܸܓ݂ܡܗ̈ܘܿܢ (tiḡmhōn)

Derived terms

• ܡܬܲܓܸܡ (mtaggim)
• ܬܸܓ݂ܡܵܢܵܝܵܐ (tiḡmānāyā)
• ܒܲܪ ܬܸܓ݂ܡܵܐ (bar tiḡmā)

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

• ܛܓܡܐ (ṭeḡmā)
• ܬܐܓܡܐ (tēḡmā)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τάγμα (tágma); compare Arabic طُغْمَة (ṭuḡma).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tɛɣ.mɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [tɛɣ.me] (plural)

Noun

ܬܓܡܐ • (teḡmā) c (plural ܬܓܡܐ)

1. (military) division, legion, company, troop, cohort
2. rank, class
3. (theology) angelic order
4. precept, command
5. kind, sort, fashion

Inflection

Inflection of ܬܓܡܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܬܓܡ		1st person	ܬܓܡܝ		ܬܓܡܢ
	construct	ܬܓܡ		2nd person	ܬܓܡܟ	ܬܓܡܟܝ	ܬܓܡܟܘܢ	ܬܓܡܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܬܓܡܐ		3rd person	ܬܓܡܗ	ܬܓܡܗ	ܬܓܡܗܘܢ	ܬܓܡܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܬܓܡܝܢ		1st person	ܬܓܡܝ		ܬܓܡܝܢ
	construct	ܬܓܡܝ		2nd person	ܬܓܡܝܟ	ܬܓܡܝܟܝ	ܬܓܡܝܟܘܢ	ܬܓܡܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܬܓܡܐ		3rd person	ܬܓܡܘܗܝ	ܬܓܡܝܗ	ܬܓܡܝܗܘܢ	ܬܓܡܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܒܪ ܬܓܡܐ (bar teḡmā)

References

• “tgmˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2017-01-01
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 387b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 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, page 1623b