ܐܦܙܓܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, from Ancient Greek ἅπαξ (hápax, “once, one time, only once”). Folk etymology explains this as a contraction of ܐܵܦ ܚܲܕ݇ ܙܲܘܓܵܐ (āp ḥa zawgā, literally “not even a pair”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ܐܵܦܲܙܓܵܐ • (āpazgā) m (plural ܐܵܦܲܙܓܹ̈ܐ (āpazgē))
- one, single thing
- (arithmetic) odd number
- Antonym: ܙܲܘܓܵܐ (zawgā)
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܐܵܦܙܲܓ݂ (āpzaḡ) | 1st person | ܐܵܦܲܙܓܝܼ (āpazgī) | ܐܵܦܲܙܓܲܢ (āpazgan) | |||
| construct | ܐܵܦܙܲܓ݂ (āpzaḡ) | 2nd person | ܐܵܦܲܙܓܘܼܟ݂ (āpazgōḵ) | ܐܵܦܲܙܓܵܟ݂ܝ (āpazgāḵ) | ܐܵܦܲܙܓܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (āpazgawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܐܵܦܲܙܓܵܐ (āpazgā) | 3rd person | ܐܵܦܲܙܓܹܗ (āpazgēh) | ܐܵܦܲܙܓܵܗ̇ (āpazgāh) | ܐܵܦܲܙܓܗܘܿܢ (āpazghōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܐܵܦܲܙܓܝܼ̈ܢ (āpazgīn) | 1st person | ܐܵܦܲܙܓܝܼ̈ (āpazgī) | ܐܵܦܲܙܓܲܢ̈ (āpazgan) | |||
| construct | ܐܵܦܲܙܓܲܝ̈ (āpazgay) | 2nd person | ܐܵܦܲܙܓܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (āpazgōḵ) | ܐܵܦܲܙܓܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (āpazgāḵ) | ܐܵܦܲܙܓܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (āpazgawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܐܵܦܲܙܓܹ̈ܐ (āpazgē) | 3rd person | ܐܵܦܲܙܓܘܼ̈ܗܝ (āpazgūh) | ܐܵܦܲܙܓܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (āpazgōh) | ܐܵܦܲܙܓܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (āpazgayhōn) | |||
Derived terms
- ܐܵܦܲܙܓܵܢܵܝܵܐ (āpazgānāyā)
Classical Syriac
Alternative forms
- ܦܙܓܐ
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἅπαξ (hápax).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʔɑfazɡɑ], [ʔɑfz(ə)ɣɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [ʔɑfazɡe], [ʔɑfz(ə)ɣe] (plural)
Noun
ܐܦܙܓܐ • (ʾāp̄azgā, ʾāp̄zəḡā) m (plural ܐܦܙܓܐ)
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܐܦܙܓ | 1st person | ܐܦܙܓܝ | ܐܦܙܓܢ | |||
| construct | ܐܦܙܓ | 2nd person | ܐܦܙܓܟ | ܐܦܙܓܟܝ | ܐܦܙܓܟܘܢ | ܐܦܙܓܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܐܦܙܓܐ | 3rd person | ܐܦܙܓܗ | ܐܦܙܓܗ | ܐܦܙܓܗܘܢ | ܐܦܙܓܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܐܦܙܓܝܢ | 1st person | ܐܦܙܓܝ | ܐܦܙܓܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܐܦܙܓܝ | 2nd person | ܐܦܙܓܝܟ | ܐܦܙܓܝܟܝ | ܐܦܙܓܝܟܘܢ | ܐܦܙܓܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܐܦܙܓܐ | 3rd person | ܐܦܙܓܘܗܝ | ܐܦܙܓܝܗ | ܐܦܙܓܝܗܘܢ | ܐܦܙܓܝܗܝܢ | ||
Synonyms
- (odd number): ܦܪܐ (pārā)
Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of “odd number”): ܙܘܓܐ (zawgā)
References
- “ˀpzgˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 27 April 2013
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 17b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 26a
- 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 84b