ܐܓܘܢܐ
Classical Syriac edit
Alternative forms edit
- ܐܝܓܘܢܐ (ʔiggōnā)
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀγών (agṓn).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ܐܓܘܢܐ • (ʔaggōnā) m (plural ܐܓܘܢܐ (ʔaggōnē))
- assembly, crowd
- contest, competition
- wrestling, match, fight
- struggle
- (figuratively) mental struggle, perplexity, asceticism
- trial, test
Inflection edit
inflection of ܐܓܘܢܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܐܓܘܢ | ܐܓܘܢܝܢ |
| construct | ܐܓܘܢ | ܐܓܘܢܝ |
| emphatic | ܐܓܘܢܐ | ܐܓܘܢܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܐܓܘܢܝ | ܐܓܘܢܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܐܓܘܢܟ | ܐܓܘܢܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܐܓܘܢܟܝ | ܐܓܘܢܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܐܓܘܢܗ | ܐܓܘܢܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܐܓܘܢܗ | ܐܓܘܢܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܐܓܘܢܢ | ܐܓܘܢܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܐܓܘܢܟܘܢ | ܐܓܘܢܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܐܓܘܢܟܝܢ | ܐܓܘܢܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܐܓܘܢܗܘܢ | ܐܓܘܢܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܐܓܘܢܗܝܢ | ܐܓܘܢܝܗܝܢ |
References edit
- “ˀgwn”, 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 2b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 3a
- 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 6a