ܐܓܪܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology 1
Originally the plural form from Aramaic אֵגָּרָא (ʾeggārā, “roof”), from Akkadian 𒂍𒋞 (igārum, “wall”), from Sumerian 𒂍𒋞 (e₂-gar₈ /egar/, “wall”); also borrowed into Arabic إِجَّار (ʔijjār) from Aramaic.
Alternative forms
- ܓܵܪܹܐ (gārē)
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [ɡaːreː]
- (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [ɡaːreː]
- (Urmia) IPA(key): [t͡ʃaːreː]
Noun
ܐ݇ܓܵܪܹܐ • (gārē) m sg (plural ܐ݇ܓܵܪ̈ܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (gārawwāṯā))
- (architecture) roof, rooftop
- ܣܵܒ݂ܲܢ̈ ܟܹܐ ܡܬܲܢܝܼ ܗ݇ܘܵܘ ܠܲܢ ܕܟܹܐ ܕܵܡܟ݂ܝܼ ܗ݇ܘܵܘ ܥܲܠ ܐ݇ܓܵܪ̈ܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ ܒܠܲܝ̈ܠܵܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ ܕܩܲܝܛܵܐ.
- sāḇan kē mtanī wā lan d-kē dāmḵī wā ˁal gārawwāṯā blaylāwāṯā dqayṭā.
- Our grandparents used to tell us that they used to sleep on the rooftops on summer nights.
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܐ݇ܓܵܪܝܼܢ (gārīn) | 1st person | ܐ݇ܓܵܪܝܼ (gārī) | ܐ݇ܓܵܪܲܢ (gāran) | |||
| construct | ܐ݇ܓܵܪܲܝ (gāray) | 2nd person | ܐ݇ܓܵܪܘܼܟ݂ (gārōḵ) | ܐ݇ܓܵܪܵܟ݂ܝ (gārāḵ) | ܐ݇ܓܵܪܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gārawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܐ݇ܓܵܪܹܐ (gārē) | 3rd person | ܐ݇ܓܵܪܘܼܗܝ (gārūh) | ܐ݇ܓܵܪܘܼܗ̇ (gārōh) | ܐ݇ܓܵܪܲܝܗܘܿܢ (gārayhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܐ݇ܓܵܪ̈ܲܘܵܢ (gārawwān) | 1st person | ܐ݇ܓܵܪ̈ܲܘܵܬ݂ܝܼ (gārawwāṯī) | ܐ݇ܓܵܪ̈ܲܘܵܬ݂ܲܢ (gārawwāṯan) | |||
| construct | ܐ݇ܓܵܪ̈ܲܘܵܬ݂ (gārawwāṯ) | 2nd person | ܐ݇ܓܵܪ̈ܲܘܵܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (gārawwāṯōḵ) | ܐ݇ܓܵܪ̈ܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (gārawwāṯāḵ) | ܐ݇ܓܵܪ̈ܲܘܵܬ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gārawwāṯawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܐ݇ܓܵܪ̈ܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (gārawwāṯā) | 3rd person | ܐ݇ܓܵܪ̈ܲܘܵܬ݂ܹܗ (gārawwāṯēh) | ܐ݇ܓܵܪ̈ܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (gārawwāṯāh) | ܐ݇ܓܵܪ̈ܲܘܵܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (gārawwāṯhōn) | |||
Derived terms
- ܐ݇ܓܵܪܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (gārīṯā, “small roof”)
See also
- ܬܲܛܠܝܼܠܵܐ (taṭlīlā, “ceiling”)
Etymology 2
| Root |
|---|
| ܐ ܓ ܪ (ˀ g r) |
| 1 term |
From Aramaic אַגְרָא (ʾaḡrā); cognate to Arabic أَجْر (ʔajr).
Pronunciation
Noun
ܐܲܓ݂ܪܵܐ • (aḡrā) m sg (plural ܐܲܓ݂ܪܹ̈ܐ (aḡrē))
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܐܲܓ݂ܲܪ (aḡar) | 1st person | ܐܲܓ݂ܪܝܼ (aḡrī) | ܐܲܓ݂ܪܲܢ (aḡran) | |||
| construct | ܐܲܓ݂ܲܪ (aḡar) | 2nd person | ܐܲܓ݂ܪܘܼܟ݂ (aḡrōḵ) | ܐܲܓ݂ܪܵܟ݂ܝ (aḡrāḵ) | ܐܲܓ݂ܪܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (aḡrawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܐܲܓ݂ܪܵܐ (aḡrā) | 3rd person | ܐܲܓ݂ܪܹܗ (aḡrēh) | ܐܲܓ݂ܪܵܗ̇ (aḡrāh) | ܐܲܓ݂ܪܗܘܿܢ (aḡrhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܐܲܓ݂ܪ̈ܝܼܢ (aḡrīn) | 1st person | ܐܲܓ݂ܪ̈ܝܼ (aḡrī) | ܐܲܓ݂ܪ̈ܲܢ (aḡran) | |||
| construct | ܐܲܓ݂ܪ̈ܲܝ (aḡray) | 2nd person | ܐܲܓ݂ܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (aḡrōḵ) | ܐܲܓ݂ܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (aḡrāḵ) | ܐܲܓ݂ܪ̈ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (aḡrawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܐܲܓ݂ܪܹ̈ܐ (aḡrē) | 3rd person | ܐܲܓ݂ܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (aḡrūh) | ܐܲܓ݂ܪ̈ܘܼܗ̇ (aḡrōh) | ܐܲܓ݂ܪ̈ܲܝܗܘܿܢ (aḡrayhōn) | |||
Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
Developed from Imperial Aramaic 𐡀𐡂𐡓𐡀 (ʾgrʾ /*ʾeggārā/, “wall”), from Akkadian 𒂍𒋞 (igārum, “wall”), from Sumerian 𒂍𒋞 (e₂-gar₈ /egar/, “wall”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʔɛɡɡɑrɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [ʔɛɡɡɑre] (plural)
Noun
ܐܓܪܐ • (ʾeggārā) m (plural ܐܓܪܐ (ʾeggārē))
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܐܓܪ | 1st person | ܐܓܪܝ | ܐܓܪܢ | |||
| construct | ܐܓܪ | 2nd person | ܐܓܪܟ | ܐܓܪܟܝ | ܐܓܪܟܘܢ | ܐܓܪܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܐܓܪܐ | 3rd person | ܐܓܪܗ | ܐܓܪܗ | ܐܓܪܗܘܢ | ܐܓܪܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܐܓܪܝܢ | 1st person | ܐܓܪܝ | ܐܓܪܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܐܓܪܝ | 2nd person | ܐܓܪܝܟ | ܐܓܪܝܟܝ | ܐܓܪܝܟܘܢ | ܐܓܪܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܐܓܪܐ | 3rd person | ܐܓܪܘܗܝ | ܐܓܪܝܗ | ܐܓܪܝܗܘܢ | ܐܓܪܝܗܝܢ | ||
Synonyms
- ܡܛܠܠܐ (maṭləlā)
Derived terms
- ܒܪ ܐܓܪܐ (bar ʾeggārā)
Descendants
See also
- ܬܛܠܝܠܐ (taṭlīlā)
Etymology 2
| Root |
|---|
| ܐ ܓ ܪ |
| 3 terms |
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʔaɣrɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [ʔaɣre] (plural)
Noun
ܐܓܪܐ • (ʾaḡrā) m (plural ܐܓܪܐ (ʾaḡrē))
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܐܓܪ | 1st person | ܐܓܪܝ | ܐܓܪܢ | |||
| construct | ܐܓܪ | 2nd person | ܐܓܪܟ | ܐܓܪܟܝ | ܐܓܪܟܘܢ | ܐܓܪܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܐܓܪܐ | 3rd person | ܐܓܪܗ | ܐܓܪܗ | ܐܓܪܗܘܢ | ܐܓܪܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܐܓܪܝܢ | 1st person | ܐܓܪܝ | ܐܓܪܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܐܓܪܝ | 2nd person | ܐܓܪܝܟ | ܐܓܪܝܟܝ | ܐܓܪܝܟܘܢ | ܐܓܪܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܐܓܪܐ | 3rd person | ܐܓܪܘܗܝ | ܐܓܪܝܗ | ܐܓܪܝܗܘܢ | ܐܓܪܝܗܝܢ | ||
Synonyms
- (price): ܕܡܝܐ (dǝmayyā)
References
- “ˀgr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 11 June 2011
- “ˀgr2”, 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, page 3a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 3b
- 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, →ISBN, page 8b
- “egar [WALL]”, in The Pennsylvania Sumerian Dictionary[1], University of Pennsylvania, 2006