ܕܪܓܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܕ ܪ ܓ (d r g)
4 terms

From Aramaic דַּרְגָּא (dargā); related to Turoyo ܕܰܪܓ݂ܐ (darġo), Arabic دَرَج (daraj), دَرَجَة (daraja) and Hebrew דֶּרֶג (déreg).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ˈdar.ɣɑː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [ˈdarɑː]

Noun

ܕܲܪܓ݂ܵܐ • (darḡā) m (plural ܕܲܪ̈ܓ݂ܹܐ (darḡē) or ܕܲܪ̈ܓ݂ܵܬ݂ܹܐ (darḡāṯē))

1. step, stair (rest for the foot in ascending or descending)
2. order, rank, level
3. (geometry) degree (unit of measurement of angle equal to 1⁄360 of a circle's circumference)

   ܙܵܘܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܬܪܝܼܨܬܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܙܵܘܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܒܬܸܫܥܝܼܢ ܕܲܪ̈ܓ݂ܹܐ ― zāwīṯā trīṣtā ìlāh zāwīṯā b-tišˁīn darḡē ― A right angle is an angle of ninety degrees

   ܛܵܒ݂ ܐ݇ܢܵܫܹ̈ܐ ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܚܲܩܠܵܐ ܕܚܙܵܝܬ݂ܵܐ ܒ-180 ܕܲܪ̈ܓ݂ܹܐ ― ṭāḇ nāšē īṯ lhōn ḥaqlā d-ḥzāyṯā b-180 darḡē ― Most humans have a field of vision of 180 degrees

4. (physics) degree (unit of measurement of temperature)

   ܡ̈ܝܼܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܪܵܬܚܝܼ ܠ-100 ܕܲܪ̈ܓ݂ܹܐ ― mīyā kē rātḥī l-100 darḡē ― Water boils at 100 degrees

Usage notes

The plural ܕܲܪ̈ܓ݂ܵܬܹܐ (darḡātē) is used in the sense of “stairs'” while the plural ܕܲܪ̈ܓ݂ܹܐ (darḡē) is used for all other senses.

Inflection

Inflection of ܕܲܪܓ݂ܵܐ (darḡā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܕܲܪܓ݂ܝܼ (darḡī)		ܕܲܪܓ݂ܲܢ (darḡan)
	construct	ܕܪܸܓ݂ (driḡ)	2nd person	ܕܲܪܓ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (darḡūḵ)	ܕܲܪܓ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (darḡāḵ)	ܕܲܪܓ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (darḡāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܕܲܪܓ݂ܵܐ (darḡā)	3rd person	ܕܲܪܓ݂ܹܗ (darḡēh)	ܕܲܪܓ݂ܘܿܗ̇ (darḡōh)	ܕܲܪܓ݂ܗܘܿܢ (darḡhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܕܲܪ̈ܓ݂ܝܼ (darḡī)		ܕܲܪ̈ܓ݂ܲܢ (darḡan)
	construct	ܕܲܪ̈ܓܲܝ (dargay)	2nd person	ܕܲܪ̈ܓ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (darḡūḵ)	ܕܲܪ̈ܓ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (darḡāḵ)	ܕܲܪ̈ܓ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (darḡāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܕܲܪ̈ܓ݂ܹܐ (darḡē)	3rd person	ܕܲܪ̈ܓ݂ܘܼܗܝ (darḡūh)	ܕܲܪ̈ܓ݂ܘܿܗ̇ (darḡōh)	ܕܲܪ̈ܓ݂ܗܘܿܢ (darḡhōn)

Derived terms

• ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܕܲܪ̈ܓ݂ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (bēṯ darḡāṯā, “staircase”)
• ܕܲܪܓ݂ܵܐ ܕܚܲܡܝܼܡܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (darḡā d-ḥamīmūṯā, “temperature”)

See also

• ܣܸܒܸܠܬܵܐ (sibbiltā, “staircase”)

Etymology 2

Calque of Arabic دَرَّاج (darrāj)

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ˈda.rɑːɣɑː]

Noun

ܕܲܪܵܓ݂ܵܐ • (darrāḡā) m (plural ܕܲܪ̈ܵܓ݂ܹܐ (darrāḡē), feminine ܕܲܪܵܓ݂ܬܵܐ (darrāḡtā))

1. cyclist, biker (person who rides a cycle, especially a bicycle, or who habitually engages in cycling)

Inflection

Inflection of ܕܲܪܵܓ݂ܵܐ (darrāḡā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܕܲܪܵܓ݂ܝܼ (darrāḡī)		ܕܲܪܵܓ݂ܲܢ (darrāḡan)
	construct	ܕܲܪܵܓ݂ (darrāḡ)	2nd person	ܕܲܪܵܓ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (darrāḡūḵ)	ܕܲܪܵܓ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (darrāḡāḵ)	ܕܲܪܵܓ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (darrāḡāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܕܲܪܵܓ݂ܵܐ (darrāḡā)	3rd person	ܕܲܪܵܓ݂ܹܗ (darrāḡēh)	ܕܲܪܵܓ݂ܵܗ̇ (darrāḡāh)	ܕܲܪܵܓ݂ܗܘܿܢ (darrāḡhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܕܲܪ̈ܵܓ݂ܝܼ (darrāḡī)		ܕܲܪ̈ܵܓ݂ܲܢ (darrāḡan)
	construct	ܕܲܪ̈ܵܓ݂ܲܝ (darrāḡay)	2nd person	ܕܲܪ̈ܵܓ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (darrāḡūḵ)	ܕܲܪ̈ܵܓ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (darrāḡāḵ)	ܕܲܪ̈ܵܓ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (darrāḡāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܕܲܪ̈ܵܓ݂ܹܐ (darrāḡē)	3rd person	ܕܲܪ̈ܵܓ݂ܘܼܗܝ (darrāḡūh)	ܕܲܪ̈ܵܓ݂ܘܿܗ̇ (darrāḡōh)	ܕܲܪ̈ܵܓ݂ܗܘܿܢ (darrāḡhōn)

Derived terms

• ܕܲܪܵܓ݂ܬܵܐ ܗܵܘܵܝܬ݂ܵܐ (darrāḡtā hāwāyṯā, “bicycle”)
• ܕܲܪܵܓ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (darrāḡūṯā, “cycling”)

Etymology 3

From Arabic دُرَّاج (durrāj).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ˈda.rɑːɣɑː]

Noun

ܕܲܪܵܓ݂ܵܐ • (darrāḡā) m (plural ܕܲܪ̈ܵܓ݂ܹܐ (darrāḡē))

1. francolin

Inflection

Inflection of ܕܲܪܵܓ݂ܵܐ (darrāḡā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܕܲܪܵܓ݂ܝܼ (darrāḡī)		ܕܲܪܵܓ݂ܲܢ (darrāḡan)
	construct	ܕܲܪܵܓ݂ (darrāḡ)	2nd person	ܕܲܪܵܓ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (darrāḡūḵ)	ܕܲܪܵܓ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (darrāḡāḵ)	ܕܲܪܵܓ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (darrāḡāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܕܲܪܵܓ݂ܵܐ (darrāḡā)	3rd person	ܕܲܪܵܓ݂ܹܗ (darrāḡēh)	ܕܲܪܵܓ݂ܵܗ̇ (darrāḡāh)	ܕܲܪܵܓ݂ܗܘܿܢ (darrāḡhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܕܲܪ̈ܵܓ݂ܝܼ (darrāḡī)		ܕܲܪ̈ܵܓ݂ܲܢ (darrāḡan)
	construct	ܕܲܪ̈ܵܓ݂ܲܝ (darrāḡay)	2nd person	ܕܲܪ̈ܵܓ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (darrāḡūḵ)	ܕܲܪ̈ܵܓ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (darrāḡāḵ)	ܕܲܪ̈ܵܓ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (darrāḡāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܕܲܪ̈ܵܓ݂ܹܐ (darrāḡē)	3rd person	ܕܲܪ̈ܵܓ݂ܘܼܗܝ (darrāḡūh)	ܕܲܪ̈ܵܓ݂ܘܿܗ̇ (darrāḡōh)	ܕܲܪ̈ܵܓ݂ܗܘܿܢ (darrāḡhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Compare Arabic دَرَج (daraj), Hebrew דֶּרֶג (déreḡ).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Edessan) IPA^(key): [ˈdar.ɡɑ]
• (Eastern Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈdar.ɡɑ]
• (Western Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈdɑr.ɡo]

Noun

ܕܪܓܐ • (dargā) m (plural ܕܪܓܐ (dargē))

1. stairway, step
2. level, degree
3. order, rank
4. state, condition, situation
5. dignity
6. office
7. place

Inflection

    inflection of ܕܪܓܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܕܪܓ	ܕܪܓܝܢ
construct	ܕܪܓ	ܕܪܓܝ
emphatic	ܕܪܓܐ	ܕܪܓܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܕܪܓܝ	ܕܪܓܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܕܪܓܟ	ܕܪܓܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܕܪܓܟܝ	ܕܪܓܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܕܪܓܗ	ܕܪܓܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܕܪܓܗ	ܕܪܓܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܕܪܓܢ	ܕܪܓܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܕܪܓܟܘܢ	ܕܪܓܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܕܪܓܟܝܢ	ܕܪܓܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܕܪܓܗܘܢ	ܕܪܓܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܕܪܓܗܝܢ	ܕܪܓܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From Arabic دُرَّاج (durrāj).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Edessan) IPA^(key): [darˈrɑ.ɣɑ], [d(ə.)ˈrɑ.ɣɑ]
• (Eastern Syriac) IPA^(key): [darˈrɑ.ɣɑ], [ˈdrɑ.ɣɑ]
• (Western Syriac) IPA^(key): [dɑˈro.ɣo], [ˈdro.ɣo]

Noun

ܕܪܓܐ • (darrāḡā, dərāḡā) m (plural ܕܪܓܐ (darrāḡē, dərāḡē))

1. type of bird; francolin, plover, pheasant, partridge, grouse

Inflection

    inflection of ܕܪܓܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܕܪܓ	ܕܪܓܝܢ
construct	ܕܪܓ	ܕܪܓܝ
emphatic	ܕܪܓܐ	ܕܪܓܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܕܪܓܝ	ܕܪܓܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܕܪܓܟ	ܕܪܓܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܕܪܓܟܝ	ܕܪܓܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܕܪܓܗ	ܕܪܓܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܕܪܓܗ	ܕܪܓܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܕܪܓܢ	ܕܪܓܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܕܪܓܟܘܢ	ܕܪܓܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܕܪܓܟܝܢ	ܕܪܓܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܕܪܓܗܘܢ	ܕܪܓܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܕܪܓܗܝܢ	ܕܪܓܝܗܝܢ

References

• “drg”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-09-09
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 70a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 97a-b
• 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 320b