Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit

Etymology 1 edit

Root
ܬ ܪ ܓ ܡ (t r g m)
4 terms

Compare Arabic تَرْجَمَة (tarjama) and Hebrew תַּרְגּוּם (targúm).

Pronunciation edit

  • (standard) IPA(key): [tur.ɡɑːmɑː]
  • (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [tur.d͡ʒɑːmɑː]

Noun edit

ܬܘܼܪܓܵܡܵܐ (turgāmām (plural ܬܘܼܪ̈ܓܵܡܹܐ (turgāmē))

  1. translation, interpretation
Inflection edit

Etymology 2 edit

Compare Arabic مُتَرْجَم (mutarjam) and Hebrew מְתֻרְגָּם (m'turgám).

Pronunciation edit

  • (standard) IPA(key): [tur.ɡimːmɑː]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [tur.d͡ʒimːmɑː]

Verb edit

ܬܘܼܪܓܸܡܵܐ (turgimmā) (feminine ܬܘܼܪܓܸܡܬܵܐ (turgimtā), plural ܬܘܼܪ̈ܓܸܡܹܐ (turgimmē))

  1. past participle of ܬܲܪܓܸܡ (tārgim): translated, interpreted

Classical Syriac edit

Etymology edit

From the root ܬ-ܪ-ܓ-ܡ (t-r-ɡ-m) related to interpreting. Compare Arabic تَرْجَمَة (tarjama) and Hebrew תַּרְגּוּם (targûm).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [turɡɑmɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [turɡɑme(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun edit

ܬܘܪܓܡܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܬܘܪܓܡܐ)

  1. interpretation, translation
  2. discourse, commentary, speech, harangue
  3. explanation, allegory
  4. eulogy
  5. homily
  6. (religion) expository anthem, collection of hymns

Inflection edit

References edit

  • twrgm”, 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. 397a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 608b
  • 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. 1633b