Classical Syriac edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ʔizɡaddɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʔizɡadde(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun edit

ܐܝܙܓܕܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܐܝܙܓܕܐ)

  1. messenger
  2. envoy, ambassador

Inflection edit

Derived terms edit

Proper noun edit

ܐܝܙܓܕܐ (transliteration neededm

  1. (astronomy) name of a star

References edit

  • 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, p. 7a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 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, pp. 32b-33a