Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit

Etymology edit

Root
ܢ ܓ ܪ (n g r)
2 terms

Possibly related to ܢܲܓܵܪܵܐ (naggārā, carpenter) through metathesis.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ܢܲܪܓ݂ܵܐ (narḡām sg

  1. axe

Classical Syriac edit

Etymology edit

Possibly related to ܢܓܪܐ (naggārā, carpenter) through metathesis.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [nɑr(ə)ɣɑ], [nɑrɡɑ], [nar(ə)ɣɑ], [narɡɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [nɑr(ə)ɣe], [nɑrɡe], [nar(ə)ɣe], [narɡe] (plural)

Noun edit

ܢܪܓܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܢܪܓܐ)

  1. axe
  2. pickaxe, mattock

Inflection edit

References edit

  • nrg”, 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, p. 214b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 353a
  • 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. 951a

Anagrams edit