Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Etymology

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Root
ܬ ܪ ܓ ܡ (t r g m)
4 terms

Derived from the active participle of ܡܬܲܪܓܸܡ (mtargim, to translate, interpret) +‎ -ܢܐ (-ānā, the occupational ending); compare Classical Syriac ܬܪܓܡܢܐ (targmānā), Akkadian 𒅴𒁄 (targumannum), Arabic مُتَرْجِم (mutarjim) and Hebrew מְתַרְגֵּם (metargém).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ܡܬܲܪܓܡܵܢܵܐ (mtargmānām sg (plural ܡܬܲܪ̈ܓܡܵܢܹܐ (mtargmānē), feminine ܡܬܲܪܓܡܵܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (mtargmānīṯā))

  1. translator, interpreter
    ܒܵܒܹܗ ܦܝܼܫ ܠܹܗ ܡܬܲܪܓܡܵܢܵܐ ܓܵܘ ܐܲܢܓܠܝܵܐ، ܘܡܬܘܼܡܸܡ ܠܹܗ ܪܵܒܵܐ ܦܘܼܠܚܵܢܹ̈ܐ.
    bābēh pīš lēh mtargmānā gāw anglyā, w-m-tūmim lēh rābā pulḥānē.
    His father became a translator in England, and completed many works.
    ܐܲܕܥܸܬ ܠܝܼ ܐܸܢ ܗܵܘܹܝܬ ܣܢܝܼܩܵܐ ܥܲܠ ܡܬܲܪܓܡܵܢܵܐ ܓܵܘ ܒܹܝܬ ܟܪ̈ܝܼܗܹܐ.
    adˁit lī in hāwēt snīqā ˁal mtargmānā gāw bēt krīhē.
    Tell me if you need an interpreter at the hospital.

Inflection

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    Inflection of ܡܬܲܪܓܡܵܢܵܐ (mtargmānā)
number isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute 1st person ܡܬܲܪܓܡܵܢܝܼ
(mtargmānī)
ܡܬܲܪܓܡܵܢܲܢ
(mtargmānan)
construct ܡܬܲܪܓܡܵܢ
(mtargmān)
2nd person ܡܬܲܪܓܡܵܢܘܼܟ݂
(mtargmānūḵ)
ܡܬܲܪܓܡܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ
(mtargmānāḵ)
ܡܬܲܪܓܡܵܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(mtargmānāwḵōn)
emphatic ܡܬܲܪܓܡܵܢܵܐ
(mtargmānā)
3rd person ܡܬܲܪܓܡܵܢܹܗ
(mtargmānēh)
ܡܬܲܪܓܡܵܢܵܗ̇
(mtargmānāh)
ܡܬܲܪܓܡܵܢܗܘܿܢ
(mtargmānhōn)
plural absolute 1st person ܡܬܲܪ̈ܓܡܵܢܝܼ
(mtargmānī)
ܡܬܲܪ̈ܓܡܵܢܲܢ
(mtargmānan)
construct ܡܬܲܪ̈ܓܡܵܢܲܝ
(mtargmānay)
2nd person ܡܬܲܪ̈ܓܡܵܢܘܼܟ݂
(mtargmānūḵ)
ܡܬܲܪ̈ܓܡܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ
(mtargmānāḵ)
ܡܬܲܪ̈ܓܡܵܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(mtargmānāwḵōn)
emphatic ܡܬܲܪ̈ܓܡܵܢܹܐ
(mtargmānē)
3rd person ܡܬܲܪ̈ܓܡܵܢܘܼܗܝ
(mtargmānūh)
ܡܬܲܪ̈ܓܡܵܢܘܿܗ̇
(mtargmānōh)
ܡܬܲܪ̈ܓܡܵܢܗܘܿܢ
(mtargmānhōn)

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