Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit

Root
ܣ ܪ ܓ ܕ (s r g d)
1 term

Etymology edit

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, itself possibly from Ancient Greek στεργίς (stergís).

Pronunciation edit

  • (standard) IPA(key): [surɡɑːðɑː]

Noun edit

ܣܘܼܪܓܵܕܵܐ (surgādām sg (plural ܣܘܼܪ̈ܓܵܕܹܐ (surgādē))

  1. calendar (system for calculating days of the year)
    ܙܲܒ݂ܢܵܐ ܦܠܝܼܓܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܒܝܲܕ ܣܘܼܪܓܵܕܵܐ ܡܵܘܠܵܕܵܝܵܐ ܒܝܵܘܡܵܢܹ̈ܐ، ܘܫܵܒ݂ܘܿܥܹ̈ܐ، ܘܝܲܪ̈ܚܹܐ، ܘܫܸܢܹ̈ܐ.
    zaḇnā plīgā ìlēh byad surgādā māwlādāyā byāwmānē, w-šāḇōˁē, w-yarḥē, w-šinnē.
    Time is divided by the Gregorian calendar into days, weeks, months, and years.
  2. calendar (wall chart showing months day-by-day)
    ܟܬܝܼܒ݂ ܠܝܼ ܥܹܐܕܵܐ ܕܡܵܘܠܵܕܹܗ ܥܲܠ ܣܘܼܪܓܵܕܵܐ ܬܸܠܝܵܐ ܒܓܘܼܕܵܐ.
    ktīḇ lī ˁēdā d-māwlādēh ˁal surgādā tilyā b-guddā.
    I wrote his birthday on the calendar hanging on the wall.
  3. computus (method for dating Easter)
  4. diary, journal (personal daily record of someone’s life)
  5. ledger, journal (daily record of financial transactions)
  6. table, tabulation, roster
    Synonym: ܛܲܒ݂ܠܝܼܬܵܐ (ṭaḇlītā)
  7. line, verse
    Synonyms: ܓ̰ܲܪܓܵܐ (jargā), ܣܸܕܪܵܐ (sidrā)

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Classical Syriac edit

Etymology edit

From the root ܣ-ܪ-ܓ-ܕ (s-r-ɡ-d) related to writing, possibly from Ancient Greek στεργίς (stergís).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [surɡɑðɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [surɡɑðe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun edit

ܣܘܪܓܕܐ (sūrgāḏām (plural ܣܘܪܓܕܐ)

  1. line, verse
  2. (orthography) letter, glyph
  3. writing, book
  4. calendar
  5. computus; method for dating Easter

Inflection edit

References edit

  • swrgd”, 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. 236b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 370a-b
  • 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. 990a-b

Turoyo edit

Etymology edit

From Aramaic ܣܘܪܓܕܐ (sūrgāḏā).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): (singular) /surɡoðo/
  • IPA(key): (plural) /surɡoðe/

Noun edit

ܣܘܪܓܳܕ݂ܳܐ (surgoḏom (plural ܣܘܪܓܳܕ݂ܶܐ (surgoḏe))

  1. calendar