ܐܪܓܘܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܐܪܓܘܢܐ

Etymology

From Aramaic אַרְגְּוָנָא (ʾargəwānā), from Akkadian 𒅈𒂵𒌋𒌋𒉡 (argamannu); compare Arabic أَرْجُوَان (ʔarjuwān) and Hebrew אַרְגָּמָן (argamán).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ar.ɡəwɑːnɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [ar.d͡ʒəvɑːnɑː]

Adjective

ܐܲܪܓܘܵܢܵܐ • (argwānā) (feminine ܐܲܪܓܘܵܢܝܼܬܵܐ (argwānītā), plural ܐܲܪ̈ܓܘܵܢܹܐ (argwānē))

1. purple

Noun

ܐܲܪܓܘܵܢܵܐ • (argwānā) m

1. purple color
2. (literary) Tyrian purple, royal purple

See also

Colors in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic · ܓܵܘܢܹ̈ܐ (gāwnē) (layout · text)

ܚܘܵܪܵܐ (ḥwārā)	ܩܛܘܿܡܵܐ (qṭōmā)	ܐ݇ܟܘܿܡܵܐ (kōmā)
ܣܡܘܿܩܵܐ (smōqā); ܩܸܪܡܝܼܙܵܐ (qirmīzā)	ܐ݇ܛܪܘܿܓ݂ܵܐ (ṭrōḡā); ܦܘܼܪܬܩܵܠܵܐ (purtqālā); ܫܚܘܿܡܵܐ (šḥōmā)	ܫܥܘܿܬ݂ܵܐ (šˁōṯā); ܙܵܪܓܵܐ (zārgā)
ܠܲܝܡܵܐ (laymā)	ܝܲܪܘܿܩܵܐ (yarōqā)	ܩܝܼܢܵܐ (qīnā)
ܟܝܵܢܵܐ (kyānā)	ܙܪܘܿܩܵܐ (zrōqā)	ܡܝܼܠܵܐ (mīlā)
ܒܵܢܲܦ̮ܫܵܐ (bānafšā); ܡܲܝܩܵܐ (mayqā)	ܦ̮ܘܼܫܝܼܵܐ (fūšīyā); ܐܲܪܓܘܵܢܵܐ (argwānā)	ܘܲܪܘܿܕ݂ܵܐ (warōḏā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Akkadian 𒅈𒂵𒌋𒌋𒉡 (argamannu). Compare Arabic أَرْجُوَان (ʔarjuwān) and Hebrew אַרְגָּמָן (ʾargāmān).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔarɡ(ə)wɑnɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʔarɡ(ə)wɑne] (plural)

Noun

ܐܪܓܘܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܐܪܓܘܢܐ)

1. Tyrian purple, royal purple
2. purple (cloth, garment; colour)

   Synonyms: ܣܣܓܘܢܐ, ܬܟܠܬܐ

Inflection

    inflection of ܐܪܓܘܢܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܐܪܓܘܢ	ܐܪܓܘܢܝܢ
construct	ܐܪܓܘܢ	ܐܪܓܘܢܝ
emphatic	ܐܪܓܘܢܐ	ܐܪܓܘܢܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܐܪܓܘܢܝ	ܐܪܓܘܢܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܐܪܓܘܢܟ	ܐܪܓܘܢܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܐܪܓܘܢܟܝ	ܐܪܓܘܢܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܐܪܓܘܢܗ	ܐܪܓܘܢܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܐܪܓܘܢܗ	ܐܪܓܘܢܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܐܪܓܘܢܢ	ܐܪܓܘܢܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܐܪܓܘܢܟܘܢ	ܐܪܓܘܢܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܐܪܓܘܢܟܝܢ	ܐܪܓܘܢܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܐܪܓܘܢܗܘܢ	ܐܪܓܘܢܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܐܪܓܘܢܗܝܢ	ܐܪܓܘܢܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܐܪܓܘܢ
• ܐܪܓܘܢܝܐ
• ܐܪܓܘܢܝܘܬܐ

 

References

• “ˀrgwn”, 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 18b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 27b
• 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 95a