ܐܓܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܐܓܪܐ

Etymology 1

Originally the plural form from Aramaic אֵגָּרָא (ʾeggārā, “roof”), from Akkadian 𒂍𒋞 (igārum, “wall”), from Sumerian 𒂍𒋞 (e₂-gar₈ /⁠egar⁠/, “wall”); also borrowed into Arabic إِجَّار (ʔijjār) from Aramaic.

Alternative forms

• ܓܵܪܹܐ (gārē)

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ɡaːreː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [ɡaːreː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃaːreː]

Noun

ܐ݇ܓܵܪܹܐ • (gārē) m sg (plural ܐ݇ܓܵܪ̈ܵܘܵܬ݂ܹܐ (gārāwāṯē))

1. (architecture) roof, rooftop

   ܣܵܒ݂ܲܢ̈ ܟܹܐ ܬܲܢܝܼ ܗ݇ܘܵܘ ܠܲܢ ܕܟܹܐ ܕܵܡܟ݂ܝܼ ܗ݇ܘܵܘ ܥܲܠ ܐ݇ܓܵܪ̈ܵܘܵܬ݂ܹܐ ܒܠܲܝ̈ܠܵܘܵܬ݂ܹܐ ܕܩܲܝܛܵܐ.

   sāḇan kē tanī wā lan d-kē dāmḵī wā ˁal gārāwāṯē b-laylāwāṯē d-qayṭā.

   Our grandparents used to tell us that they used to sleep on the rooftops on summer nights.

Inflection

Inflection of ܐ݇ܓܵܪܹܐ (gārē)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܐ݇ܓܵܪܝܼ (gārī)		ܐ݇ܓܵܪܲܢ (gāran)
	construct	ܐܸܓܲܪ (iggar)	2nd person	ܐ݇ܓܵܪܘܼܟ݂ (gārūḵ)	ܐ݇ܓܵܪܵܟ݂ܝ (gārāḵ)	ܐ݇ܓܵܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gārāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐ݇ܓܵܪܹܐ (gārē)	3rd person	ܐ݇ܓܵܪܘܼܗܝ (gārūh)	ܐ݇ܓܵܪܘܿܗ̇ (gārōh)	ܐ݇ܓܵܪܗܘܿܢ (gārhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܐ݇ܓܵܪ̈ܵܘܵܬ݂ܝܼ (gārāwāṯī)		ܐ݇ܓܵܪ̈ܵܘܵܬ݂ܲܢ (gārāwāṯan)
	construct	ܐ݇ܓܵܪ̈ܵܘܵܬ݂ (gārāwāṯ)	2nd person	ܐ݇ܓܵܪ̈ܵܘܵܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (gārāwāṯūḵ)	ܐ݇ܓܵܪ̈ܵܘܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (gārāwāṯāḵ)	ܐ݇ܓܵܪ̈ܵܘܵܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gārāwāṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐ݇ܓܵܪ̈ܵܘܵܬ݂ܹܐ (gārāwāṯē)	3rd person	ܐ݇ܓܵܪ̈ܵܘܵܬ݂ܹܗ (gārāwāṯēh)	ܐ݇ܓܵܪ̈ܵܘܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (gārāwāṯāh)	ܐ݇ܓܵܪ̈ܵܘܵܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (gārāwāṯhōn)

Derived terms

• ܐ݇ܓܵܪܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (gārīṯā, “small roof”)

See also

• ܬܲܛܠܝܼܠܵܐ (taṭlīlā, “ceiling”)

Etymology 2

Root
ܐ ܓ ܪ (ˀ g r)
1 term

From Aramaic אַגְרָא (ʾaḡrā); cognate to Arabic أَجْر (ʔajr).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʔaɣ.rɑː]

Noun

ܐܲܓ݂ܪܵܐ • (aḡrā) m sg (plural ܐܲܓ݂ܪܹ̈ܐ (aḡrē))

1. pay, wage, hire
2. fee, price; fare, payment
3. reward

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܲܓ݂ܪܵܐ (aḡrā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܐܲܓ݂ܪܝܼ (aḡrī)		ܐܲܓ݂ܪܲܢ (aḡran)
	construct	ܐܲܓ݂ܲܪ (aḡar)	2nd person	ܐܲܓ݂ܪܘܼܟ݂ (aḡrūḵ)	ܐܲܓ݂ܪܵܟ݂ܝ (aḡrāḵ)	ܐܲܓ݂ܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (aḡrāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܲܓ݂ܪܵܐ (aḡrā)	3rd person	ܐܲܓ݂ܪܹܗ (aḡrēh)	ܐܲܓ݂ܪܘܿܗ̇ (aḡrōh)	ܐܲܓ݂ܪܗܘܿܢ (aḡrhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܐܲܓ݂ܪ̈ܝܼ (aḡrī)		ܐܲܓ݂ܪ̈ܲܢ (aḡran)
	construct	ܐܲܓ݂ܪ̈ܲܝ (aḡray)	2nd person	ܐܲܓ݂ܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (aḡrūḵ)	ܐܲܓ݂ܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (aḡrāḵ)	ܐܲܓ݂ܪ̈ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (aḡrāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܲܓ݂ܪܹ̈ܐ (aḡrē)	3rd person	ܐܲܓ݂ܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (aḡrūh)	ܐܲܓ݂ܪ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (aḡrōh)	ܐܲܓ݂ܪ̈ܗܘܿܢ (aḡrhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Developed from Imperial Aramaic 𐡀𐡂𐡓𐡀 (ʾgrʾ /⁠*ʾeggārā⁠/, “wall”), from Akkadian 𒂍𒋞 (igārum, “wall”), from Sumerian 𒂍𒋞 (e₂-gar₈ /⁠egar⁠/, “wall”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔɛɡɡɑrɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʔɛɡɡɑre] (plural)

Noun

ܐܓܪܐ • (ʾeggārā) m (plural ܐܓܪܐ (ʾeggārē))

1. roof, rooftop

Inflection

    inflection of ܐܓܪܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܐܓܪ	ܐܓܪܝܢ
construct	ܐܓܪ	ܐܓܪܝ
emphatic	ܐܓܪܐ	ܐܓܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܐܓܪܝ	ܐܓܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܐܓܪܟ	ܐܓܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܐܓܪܟܝ	ܐܓܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܐܓܪܗ	ܐܓܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܐܓܪܗ	ܐܓܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܐܓܪܢ	ܐܓܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܐܓܪܟܘܢ	ܐܓܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܐܓܪܟܝܢ	ܐܓܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܐܓܪܗܘܢ	ܐܓܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܐܓܪܗܝܢ	ܐܓܪܝܗܝܢ

Synonyms

• ܡܛܠܠܐ (maṭləlā)

Derived terms

• ܒܪ ܐܓܪܐ (bar ʾeggārā)

Descendants

• → Arabic: إِجَّار (ʔijjār, “roof”), إِنْجَار (ʔinjār), إِجَّارَة (ʔijjāra)
  • → Sicilian: anzara, anźara, anzaru, azzaru, aźara (“roof”)

See also

• ܬܛܠܝܠܐ (taṭlīlā)

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔaɣrɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʔaɣre] (plural)

Noun

ܐܓܪܐ • (ʾaḡrā) m (plural ܐܓܪܐ (ʾaḡrē))

1. pay, wage, hire
2. fee, price; fare, payment
3. reward

Inflection

    inflection of ܐܓܪܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܐܓܪ	ܐܓܪܝܢ
construct	ܐܓܪ	ܐܓܪܝ
emphatic	ܐܓܪܐ	ܐܓܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܐܓܪܝ	ܐܓܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܐܓܪܟ	ܐܓܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܐܓܪܟܝ	ܐܓܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܐܓܪܗ	ܐܓܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܐܓܪܗ	ܐܓܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܐܓܪܢ	ܐܓܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܐܓܪܟܘܢ	ܐܓܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܐܓܪܟܝܢ	ܐܓܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܐܓܪܗܘܢ	ܐܓܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܐܓܪܗܝܢ	ܐܓܪܝܗܝܢ

Synonyms

• (price): ܕܡܝܐ (dǝmayyā)

References

• “ˀgr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-06-11
• “ˀgr²”, 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, page 3a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 3b
• 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, page 8b
• “egar [WALL]”, in The Pennsylvania Sumerian Dictionary‎^[1], University of Pennsylvania, 2006

Anagrams

• ܓܐܪܐ