ܡܪܓܐ
Classical Syriac edit
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from Parthian 𐫖𐫡𐫃 (mrg /marγ/, “meadow”), from Proto-Iranian *márgaH. Compare Old Armenian մարգ (marg) and Arabic مَرْج (marj).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ܡܪܓܐ • (margā) m (plural ܡܪܓܐ (marḡē))
Inflection edit
inflection of ܡܪܓܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܡܪܓ | ܡܪܓܝܢ |
| construct | ܡܪܓ | ܡܪܓܝ |
| emphatic | ܡܪܓܐ | ܡܪܓܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܡܪܓܝ | ܡܪܓܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܡܪܓܟ | ܡܪܓܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܡܪܓܟܝ | ܡܪܓܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܡܪܓܗ | ܡܪܓܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܡܪܓܗ | ܡܪܓܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܡܪܓܢ | ܡܪܓܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܡܪܓܟܘܢ | ܡܪܓܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܡܪܓܟܝܢ | ܡܪܓܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܡܪܓܗܘܢ | ܡܪܓܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܡܪܓܗܝܢ | ܡܪܓܝܗܝܢ |
Etymology 2 edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ܡܪܓܐ • (margā) m (uncountable)
- Alternative form of ܡܟܪܐ
References edit
- “mrg”, 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 191a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 299a
- 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, pages 825b–826a