ܐܝܙܓܕܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, from the earlier uncontracted form ܐܝܙܓܢܕܐ (ʾīzgandāʾ), from Manichaean Middle Persian or Manichaean Parthian 𐫙𐫋𐫃𐫗𐫅 (ʿjgnd /⁠ižgand⁠/), from Old Persian *𐎠𐎩𐎥𐎴𐎭 (*ažganda-).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʔiːzɡad.dɑː]

Noun

ܐܝܼܙܓܲܕܵܐ • (īzgaddā) m (plural ܐܝܼܙܓܲܕܹ̈ܐ (īzgaddē), feminine ܐܝܼܙܓܲܕܬܵܐ (īzgadtā))

1. ambassador

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܝܼܙܓܲܕܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܐܝܼܙܓܲܕܝܼ (īzgadī)		ܐܝܼܙܓܲܕܲܢ (īzgaddan)
	construct	ܐܝܼܙܓܲܕ (īzgad)		2nd person	ܐܝܼܙܓܲܕܘܼܟ݂ (īzgadūḵ)	ܐܝܼܙܓܲܕܵܟ݂ܝ (īzgaddāḵ)	ܐܝܼܙܓܲܕܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (īzgaddāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܝܼܙܓܲܕܵܐ (īzgaddā)		3rd person	ܐܝܼܙܓܲܕܹܗ (īzgaddēh)	ܐܝܼܙܓܲܕܵܗ̇ (īzgaddāh)	ܐܝܼܙܓܲܕܗܘܿܢ (īzgadhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܐܝܼܙܓܲܕܝܼ̈ (īzgadī)		ܐܝܼܙܓܲܕܲܢ̈ (īzgaddan)
	construct	ܐܝܼܙܓܲܕܲܝ̈ (īzgadday)		2nd person	ܐܝܼܙܓܲܕܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (īzgadūḵ)	ܐܝܼܙܓܲܕܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (īzgaddāḵ)	ܐܝܼܙܓܲܕܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (īzgaddāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܝܼܙܓܲܕܹ̈ܐ (īzgaddē)		3rd person	ܐܝܼܙܓܲܕܘܼ̈ܗܝ (īzgadūh)	ܐܝܼܙܓܲܕ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (īzgaddōh)	ܐܝܼܙܓܲܕܗ̈ܘܿܢ (īzgadhōn)

Derived terms

• ܐܝܼܙܓܲܕܵܐ ܩܲܠܘܼܠܵܐ (īzgaddā qalūlā)
• ܐܝܼܙܓܲܕܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (īzgadūṯā, “embassy”)

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

• (uncontracted form) ܐܝܙܓܢܕܐ
• ܐܙܓܕܐ

Etymology

From the earlier uncontracted form ܐܝܙܓܢܕܐ (ʾīzgandā), from Manichaean Middle Persian or Manichaean Parthian 𐫙𐫋𐫃𐫗𐫅 (ʿjgnd /⁠ižgand⁠/), from Old Persian *𐎠𐎩𐎥𐎴𐎭 (*ažganda-).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔizɡaddɑ] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʔizɡadde] (in the plural)

Noun

ܐܝܙܓܕܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܐܝܙܓܕܐ)

1. messenger
2. envoy, ambassador

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܝܙܓܕܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܐܝܙܓܕ		1st person	ܐܝܙܓܕܝ		ܐܝܙܓܕܢ
	construct	ܐܝܙܓܕ		2nd person	ܐܝܙܓܕܟ	ܐܝܙܓܕܟܝ	ܐܝܙܓܕܟܘܢ	ܐܝܙܓܕܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܝܙܓܕܐ		3rd person	ܐܝܙܓܕܗ	ܐܝܙܓܕܗ	ܐܝܙܓܕܗܘܢ	ܐܝܙܓܕܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܐܝܙܓܕܝܢ		1st person	ܐܝܙܓܕܝ		ܐܝܙܓܕܝܢ
	construct	ܐܝܙܓܕܝ		2nd person	ܐܝܙܓܕܝܟ	ܐܝܙܓܕܝܟܝ	ܐܝܙܓܕܝܟܘܢ	ܐܝܙܓܕܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܝܙܓܕܐ		3rd person	ܐܝܙܓܕܘܗܝ	ܐܝܙܓܕܝܗ	ܐܝܙܓܕܝܗܘܢ	ܐܝܙܓܕܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܐܝܙܓܕܘܬܐ

Proper noun

ܐܝܙܓܕܐ • (transliteration needed) m

1. (astronomy) name of a star

References

• “ˀyzgd”, 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 7a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 12b
• 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, →ISBN, pages 32b–33a