ܐܓܪܬܐ

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Akkadian 𒂊𒄈𒌅 (egirtu, “inscribed tablet; oracle of fate, ambiguous wording; contract, bound deal”), possibly via Old Persian 𐎠𐎥𐎼𐎠 (*angarā, “missive, letter”). Compare Hebrew אִגֶּרֶת‎ (ʾiggereṯ).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ʔɛɡɡar(ə)θɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʔɛɡ(ɡə)rɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܐܓܪܬܐ • (ˀeggarṯā) f (plural ܐܓܪܬܐ)

  1. letter, epistle
  2. contract, document

Inflection
    declension of ܐܓܪܬܐ
state singular plural
absolute ܐܓܪܐ ܐܓܪܢ
construct ܐܓܪܬ ܐܓܪܬ
emphatic ܐܓܪܬܐ ܐܓܪܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܐܓܪܬܝ ܐܓܪܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your) ܐܓܪܬܟ ܐܓܪܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your) ܐܓܪܬܟܝ ܐܓܪܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his) ܐܓܪܬܗ ܐܓܪܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her) ܐܓܪܬܗ ܐܓܪܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our) ܐܓܪܬܢ ܐܓܪܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your) ܐܓܪܬܟܘܢ ܐܓܪܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your) ܐܓܪܬܟܝܢ ܐܓܪܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their) ܐܓܪܬܗܘܢ ܐܓܪܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their) ܐܓܪܬܗܝܢ ܐܓܪܬܗܝܢ

References
  • “ˀgrh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français : Syriac–English Dictionary, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 3a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 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, p. 9a
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