Classical Syriac edit

Etymology 1 edit

From the root ܥ-ܓ-ܠ (ʿ-ɡ-l). Compare Arabic عِجْلَة (ʕijla) and Hebrew עֶגְלָה (ʿeḡlâ).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ʕ(ə)ɣɛltɑ], [ʕ(ə)ɣɛl(ə)θɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʕɛɣlɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun edit

ܥܓܠܬܐ (transliteration neededf (plural ܥܓܠܬܐ, singular masculine counterpart ܥܓܠܐ)

  1. calf, heifer
    Synonym: ܐܪܘܢܝܬܐ
Inflection edit

Etymology 2 edit

From the root ܥ-ܓ-ܠ (ʿ-ɡ-l) related to rolling. Compare Arabic عَجَلَة (ʕajala) and Hebrew עֲגָלָה (ʿăḡālâ).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ʕɑɣaltɑ], [ʕɑɣɛl(ə)θɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʕɑɣlɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun edit

ܥܓܠܬܐ (transliteration neededf (plural ܥܓܠܬܐ)

  1. cart, wagon, chariot
Inflection edit

Proper noun edit

ܥܓܠܬܐ (transliteration neededf

  1. (astronomy) Big Dipper, Charles' Wain

References edit

  • ˁglh”, 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, p. 243b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pp. 399b-400a
  • 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, p. 1068a