ܡܬܪܓܡܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܬ ܪ ܓ ܡ (t r g m)
4 terms

Derived from the active participle of ܡܬܲܪܓܸܡ (mtargim, “to translate, interpret”) +‎ -ܢܐ (-ānā, the occupational ending); compare Classical Syriac ܬܪܓܡܢܐ (targmānā), Akkadian 𒅴𒁄 (targumannum), Arabic مُتَرْجِم (mutarjim) and Hebrew מְתַרְגֵּם (metargém).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [mətarɡə.mɑːnɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [tard͡ʒ.mɑːnɑː]

Noun

ܡܬܲܪܓܡܵܢܵܐ • (mtargmānā) m sg (plural ܡܬܲܪ̈ܓܡܵܢܹܐ (mtargmānē), feminine ܡܬܲܪܓܡܵܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (mtargmānīṯā))

1. translator, interpreter

   ܒܵܒܹܗ ܦܝܼܫ ܠܹܗ ܡܬܲܪܓܡܵܢܵܐ ܓܵܘ ܐܲܢܓܠܝܵܐ، ܘܡܬܘܼܡܸܡ ܠܹܗ ܪܵܒܵܐ ܦܘܼܠܚܵܢܹ̈ܐ.

   bābēh pīš lēh mtargmānā gāw anglyā, w-m-tūmim lēh rābā pulḥānē.

   His father became a translator in England, and completed many works.

   ܐܲܕܥܸܬ ܠܝܼ ܐܸܢ ܗܵܘܹܝܬ ܣܢܝܼܩܵܐ ܥܲܠ ܡܬܲܪܓܡܵܢܵܐ ܓܵܘ ܒܹܝܬ ܟܪ̈ܝܼܗܹܐ.

   adˁit lī in hāwēt snīqā ˁal mtargmānā gāw bēt krīhē.

   Tell me if you need an interpreter at the hospital.

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܬܲܪܓܡܵܢܵܐ (mtargmānā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܡܬܲܪܓܡܵܢܝܼ (mtargmānī)		ܡܬܲܪܓܡܵܢܲܢ (mtargmānan)
	construct	ܡܬܲܪܓܡܵܢ (mtargmān)	2nd person	ܡܬܲܪܓܡܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (mtargmānūḵ)	ܡܬܲܪܓܡܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (mtargmānāḵ)	ܡܬܲܪܓܡܵܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mtargmānāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܬܲܪܓܡܵܢܵܐ (mtargmānā)	3rd person	ܡܬܲܪܓܡܵܢܹܗ (mtargmānēh)	ܡܬܲܪܓܡܵܢܵܗ̇ (mtargmānāh)	ܡܬܲܪܓܡܵܢܗܘܿܢ (mtargmānhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܡܬܲܪ̈ܓܡܵܢܝܼ (mtargmānī)		ܡܬܲܪ̈ܓܡܵܢܲܢ (mtargmānan)
	construct	ܡܬܲܪ̈ܓܡܵܢܲܝ (mtargmānay)	2nd person	ܡܬܲܪ̈ܓܡܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (mtargmānūḵ)	ܡܬܲܪ̈ܓܡܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (mtargmānāḵ)	ܡܬܲܪ̈ܓܡܵܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mtargmānāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܬܲܪ̈ܓܡܵܢܹܐ (mtargmānē)	3rd person	ܡܬܲܪ̈ܓܡܵܢܘܼܗܝ (mtargmānūh)	ܡܬܲܪ̈ܓܡܵܢܘܿܗ̇ (mtargmānōh)	ܡܬܲܪ̈ܓܡܵܢܗܘܿܢ (mtargmānhōn)

Derived terms

• ܡܬܲܪܓܡܵܢܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (mtargmānūṯā, “translatorship”)

Related terms

• ܬܘܼܪܓܵܡܵܐ (turgāmā, “translation”)