Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Etymology

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Root
ܣ ܓ ܐ (s g ˀ)
5 terms

From Aramaic סְגָא (səḡā).

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ˈsɑːɣeː]

Verb

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ܣܵܓ݂ܹܐ (sāḡē) (present participle ܣܓ݂ܵܝܵܐ (sḡāyā), past participle ܣܸܓ݂ܝܵܐ (siḡyā))

  1. to increase, multiply
    Synonyms: ܟܵܒ݂ܹܪ (kāḇēr), ܪܵܒ݂ܹܐ (rāḇē), ܙܵܝܹܕ (zāyēd)
  2. (obsolete) to go

Usage notes

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  • (to go): This is an archaic verb mostly attested in other Aramaic dialects and rarely in Classical Syriac. However in some dialects of Nineveh Plains, the imperative forms replace ܐܵܙܹܠ (āzēl).

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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