ܢܓܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܢ ܓ ܪ (n g r)
2 terms

Etymology

From Aramaic [Term?], from Akkadian 𒉄 (NAGAR /⁠naggāru⁠/), from Sumerian 𒉄 (nagar). Compare Arabic نَجَّار (najjār) and Hebrew נַגָּר (naggār).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [naɡɡaːraː]

Noun

ܢܲܓܵܪܵܐ • (naggārā) m (plural ܢܲܓܵܪܹ̈ܐ (naggārē), feminine ܢܲܓܵܪܬܵܐ (naggārtā))

1. carpenter

Proper noun

ܢܲܓܵܪܵܐ • (naggārā) ?

1. a surname originating as an occupation

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Akkadian 𒉄 (NAGAR /⁠naggāru⁠/), from Sumerian 𒉄 (nagar). Compare Arabic نَجَّار (najjār) and Hebrew נַגָּר (naggār).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [naɡɡɑrɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [naɡɡɑre] (plural)

Noun

ܢܓܪܐ • (naggārā) m (plural ܢܓܪܐ (naggārē))

1. carpenter

Inflection

    inflection of ܢܓܪܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܢܓܪ	ܢܓܪܝܢ
construct	ܢܓܪ	ܢܓܪܝ
emphatic	ܢܓܪܐ	ܢܓܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܢܓܪܝ	ܢܓܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܢܓܪܟ	ܢܓܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܢܓܪܟܝ	ܢܓܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܢܓܪܗ	ܢܓܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܢܓܪܗ	ܢܓܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܢܓܪܢ	ܢܓܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܢܓܪܟܘܢ	ܢܓܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܢܓܪܟܝܢ	ܢܓܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܢܓܪܗܘܢ	ܢܓܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܢܓܪܗܝܢ	ܢܓܪܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܢܓܪܘܬܐ (naggārūṯā)

Descendants

• Arabic: نَجّار (najjār)
  • Maltese: naġġar (“stonemason”)
  • → Armenian: նաջար (naǰar)
  • → Persian: نجار (najjâr)
    • → Hindustani:

      Urdu: نجار (najjār)

Etymology 2

From the root ܢ-ܓ-ܪ (n-ɡ-r) related to prolonging.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nɑɣarrɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [nɑɣarre] (plural)

Noun

ܢܓܪܐ • (nāgarrā) m (plural ܢܓܪܐ (nāgarrē))

1. prolonger

Inflection

    inflection of ܢܓܪܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܢܓܪ	ܢܓܪܝܢ
construct	ܢܓܪ	ܢܓܪܝ
emphatic	ܢܓܪܐ	ܢܓܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܢܓܪܝ	ܢܓܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܢܓܪܟ	ܢܓܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܢܓܪܟܝ	ܢܓܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܢܓܪܗ	ܢܓܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܢܓܪܗ	ܢܓܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܢܓܪܢ	ܢܓܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܢܓܪܟܘܢ	ܢܓܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܢܓܪܟܝܢ	ܢܓܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܢܓܪܗܘܢ	ܢܓܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܢܓܪܗܝܢ	ܢܓܪܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܢܓܪ ܪܘܚܐ (nāḡar rūḥā)

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nɛɣrɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [nɛɣre], [nɛɣrɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܢܓܪܐ • (neḡrā) f (plural ܢܓܪܬܐ (negrāṯā) or ܢܓܪܐ (neḡrē))

1. Rare form of ܪܓܠܐ (reḡlā).

Inflection

    declension of ܢܓܪܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܢܓܪ	ܢܓܪܬܐ ,ܢܓܪܐ
construct	ܢܓܪ	ܢܓܪܬܐ ,ܢܓܪܐ
emphatic	ܢܓܪܐ	ܢܓܪܬܐ ,ܢܓܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܢܓܪܝ	ܢܓܪܬܝ ,ܢܓܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܢܓܪܟ	ܢܓܪܬܟ ,ܢܓܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܢܓܪܟܝ	ܢܓܪܬܟܝ ,ܢܓܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܢܓܪܗ	ܢܓܪܬܗ ,ܢܓܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܢܓܪܗ	ܢܓܪܬܗ ,ܢܓܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܢܓܪܢ	ܢܓܪܬܢ ,ܢܓܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܢܓܪܟܘܢ	ܢܓܪܬܟܘܢ ,ܢܓܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܢܓܪܟܝܢ	ܢܓܪܬܟܝܢ ,ܢܓܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܢܓܪܗܘܢ	ܢܓܪܬܗܘܢ ,ܢܓܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܢܓܪܗܝܢ	ܢܓܪܬܗܝܢ ,ܢܓܪܝܗܝܢ

References

• “ngr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-11-21
• “ngr⁶”, 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 197a, b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 327b–328a
• 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 890a

Anagrams

• ܢܪܓܐ