Classical Syriac

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Akkadian 𒅇𒆪𒊒𒌝 (agurru, ukurru [Ù.KU.RU.UM]); see there for more.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ʔaɡɡurɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʔaɡɡure(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

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ܐܓܘܪܐ (ˀăḡurrāf (plural ܐܓܘܪܐ)

  1. baked brick
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Etymology 2

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From the root ܐ-ܓ-ܪ (ʾ-ɡ-r) related to hiring.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ʔɑɣorɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʔɑɣore(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

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ܐܓܘܪܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܐܓܘܪܐ)

  1. hirer, employer
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Etymology 3

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From Ancient Greek ἀγορά (agorá).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ʔɑɣorɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʔɑɣore(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

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ܐܓܘܪܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܐܓܘܪܐ)

  1. market
    Synonym: ܫܘܩܐ (šūqā’)
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References

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  • ˀgwr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2012-05-06
  • ˀgwrˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2012-05-06
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 2b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 3a
  • 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. 6b