ܦܠܓܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic numbers ^(edit)

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Cardinal: ܬܪܹܝܢ (trēn)     Ordinal: ܬܪܲܝܵܢܵܐ (trayyānā)     Multiplier: ܬܪܲܝܵܢܵܝܵܐ (trayyānāyā)     Fractional: ܦܲܠܓܵܐ (palgā)

Root
ܦ ܠ ܓ (p l g)
3 terms

Etymology 1

From Aramaic פַּלְגָּא (palgā); compare Arabic فَلْج (falj) and Hebrew פֶּלֶג (péleg).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [pal.ɡɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [pal.d͡ʒɑː]

Noun

ܦܲܠܓܵܐ • (palgā) m sg (plural ܦܲܠܓܹ̈ܐ (palgē) or ܦܲܠܓܵܓܹ̈ܐ (palgāgē))

1. (fractional number) half (½)
2. (anatomy) middle of body; waist, loins, lower belly
3. midst, middle, center/centre
4. part, portion
5. sect, school of thought

Inflection

Inflection of ܦܲܠܓܵܐ (palgā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܦܲܠܓܝܼ (palgī)		ܦܲܠܓܲܢ (palgan)
	construct	ܦܲܠܓ (palg)	2nd person	ܦܲܠܓܘܼܟ݂ (palgūḵ)	ܦܲܠܓܵܟ݂ܝ (palgāḵ)	ܦܲܠܓܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (palgāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܦܲܠܓܵܐ (palgā)	3rd person	ܦܲܠܓܹܗ (palgēh)	ܦܲܠܓܵܗ̇ (palgāh)	ܦܲܠܓܗܘܿܢ (palghōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܦܲܠܓܝܼ̈ (palgī)		ܦܲܠܓܲܢ̈ (palgan)
	construct	ܦܲܠܓܲܝ̈ (palgay)	2nd person	ܦܲܠܓܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (palgūḵ)	ܦܲܠܓܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (palgāḵ)	ܦܲܠܓܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (palgāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܦܲܠܓܹ̈ܐ (palgē)	3rd person	ܦܲܠܓܘܼ̈ܗܝ (palgūh)	ܦܲܠܓ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (palgōh)	ܦܲܠܓܗ̈ܘܿܢ (palghōn)

Coordinate terms

• ܬܘܼܠܬ݂ܵܐ (tulṯā, “a third”), ܪܘܼܒ݂ܥܵܐ (ruḇˁā, “a fourth, a quarter”), ܚܘܼܡܫܵܐ (ḥumšā, “a fifth”), ܫܘܼܬܬ݂ܵܐ (šutṯā, “a sixth”), ܫܘܼܒ݂ܥܵܐ (šuḇˁā, “a seventh”), ܬܘܼܡܢܵܐ (tumnā, “an eighth”), ܬܘܼܫܥܵܐ (tušˁā, “a ninth”), ܥܘܼܣܪܵܐ (ˁusrā, “a tenth”)

Etymology 2

Verbal noun of ܦܵܠܹܓ݂ (pālēḡ, “to be/become divided”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [pəlɑːɣɑː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [plaʔɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [plajɑː]

Noun

ܦܠܵܓ݂ܵܐ • (plāḡā) m (plural ܦ̈ܠܵܓ݂ܹܐ (plāḡē))

1. division, dividing, parting

Inflection

Inflection of ܦܠܵܓ݂ܵܐ (plāḡā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܦܠܵܓ݂ܝܼ (plāḡī)		ܦܠܵܓ݂ܲܢ (plāḡan)
	construct	ܦܠܵܓ݂ (plāḡ)	2nd person	ܦܠܵܓ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (plāḡūḵ)	ܦܠܵܓ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (plāḡāḵ)	ܦܠܵܓ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (plāḡāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܦܠܵܓ݂ܵܐ (plāḡā)	3rd person	ܦܠܵܓ݂ܹܗ (plāḡēh)	ܦܠܵܓ݂ܵܗ̇ (plāḡāh)	ܦܠܵܓ݂ܗܘܿܢ (plāḡhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܦܠܵܓ݂ܝܼ̈ (plāḡī)		ܦܠܵܓ݂ܲܢ̈ (plāḡan)
	construct	ܦܠܵܓ݂ܲܝ̈ (plāḡay)	2nd person	ܦܠܵܓ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (plāḡūḵ)	ܦܠܵܓ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (plāḡāḵ)	ܦܠܵܓ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (plāḡāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܦܠܵܓ݂ܹ̈ܐ (plāḡē)	3rd person	ܦܠܵܓ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (plāḡūh)	ܦܠܵܓ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (plāḡōh)	ܦܠܵܓ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (plāḡhōn)

Etymology 3

From Akkadian 𒁆 (balaggu, balangu [BALAG]).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [plaɡ.ɡɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [plad͡ʒ.d͡ʒɑː]

Noun

ܦܠܲܓܵܐ • (plaggā) m (plural ܦܠܲܓܹ̈ܐ (plaggē))

1. (music) drum, tambourine

Inflection

Inflection of ܦܠܲܓܵܐ (plaggā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܦܠܲܓܝܼ (plagī)		ܦܠܲܓܲܢ (plaggan)
	construct	ܦܠܲܓ (plag)	2nd person	ܦܠܲܓܘܼܟ݂ (plagūḵ)	ܦܠܲܓܵܟ݂ܝ (plaggāḵ)	ܦܠܲܓܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (plaggāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܦܠܲܓܵܐ (plaggā)	3rd person	ܦܠܲܓܹܗ (plaggēh)	ܦܠܲܓܵܗ̇ (plaggāh)	ܦܠܲܓܗܘܿܢ (plaghōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܦܠܲܓܝܼ̈ (plagī)		ܦܠܲܓܲܢ̈ (plaggan)
	construct	ܦܠܲܓܲܝ̈ (plaggay)	2nd person	ܦܠܲܓܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (plagūḵ)	ܦܠܲܓܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (plaggāḵ)	ܦܠܲܓܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (plaggāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܦܠܲܓܹ̈ܐ (plaggē)	3rd person	ܦܠܲܓܘܼ̈ܗܝ (plagūh)	ܦܠܲܓ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (plaggōh)	ܦܠܲܓܗ̈ܘܿܢ (plaghōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܦ-ܠ-ܓ (p-l-ɡ) related to dividing. Compare Arabic فَلْج (falj) and Hebrew פֶּלֶג (péleḡ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pɛlɡɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [pɛlɡe(ʔ)], [pɛl(lə)ɣe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܦܠܓܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܦܠܓܐ)

1. (fractional number) half (½)
2. midst, middle, center/centre
3. (anatomy) middle of body; waist, loins, lower belly
4. part, portion
5. sect, school of thought

Inflection

    inflection of ܦܠܓܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܦܠܓ	ܦܠܓܝܢ
construct	ܦܠܓ	ܦܠܓܝ
emphatic	ܦܠܓܐ	ܦܠܓܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܦܠܓܝ	ܦܠܓܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܦܠܓܟ	ܦܠܓܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܦܠܓܟܝ	ܦܠܓܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܦܠܓܗ	ܦܠܓܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܦܠܓܗ	ܦܠܓܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܦܠܓܢ	ܦܠܓܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܦܠܓܟܘܢ	ܦܠܓܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܦܠܓܟܝܢ	ܦܠܓܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܦܠܓܗܘܢ	ܦܠܓܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܦܠܓܗܝܢ	ܦܠܓܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܦ-ܠ-ܓ (p-l-ɡ) related to dividing. Compare Hebrew פִּלּוּג (pillûḡ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [p(ə)lɑɣɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [p(ə)lɑɣe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܦܠܓܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܦܠܓܐ)

1. division, dividing, parting

Inflection

    inflection of ܦܠܓܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܦܠܓ	ܦܠܓܝܢ
construct	ܦܠܓ	ܦܠܓܝ
emphatic	ܦܠܓܐ	ܦܠܓܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܦܠܓܝ	ܦܠܓܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܦܠܓܟ	ܦܠܓܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܦܠܓܟܝ	ܦܠܓܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܦܠܓܗ	ܦܠܓܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܦܠܓܗ	ܦܠܓܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܦܠܓܢ	ܦܠܓܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܦܠܓܟܘܢ	ܦܠܓܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܦܠܓܟܝܢ	ܦܠܓܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܦܠܓܗܘܢ	ܦܠܓܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܦܠܓܗܝܢ	ܦܠܓܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

From Akkadian 𒁆 (balaggu, balangu [BALAG]).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [p(ə)laɡɡɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [p(ə)laɡɡe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܦܠܓܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܦܠܓܐ)

1. (music) drum, tambourine

Inflection

    inflection of ܦܠܓܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܦܠܓ	ܦܠܓܝܢ
construct	ܦܠܓ	ܦܠܓܝ
emphatic	ܦܠܓܐ	ܦܠܓܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܦܠܓܝ	ܦܠܓܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܦܠܓܟ	ܦܠܓܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܦܠܓܟܝ	ܦܠܓܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܦܠܓܗ	ܦܠܓܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܦܠܓܗ	ܦܠܓܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܦܠܓܢ	ܦܠܓܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܦܠܓܟܘܢ	ܦܠܓܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܦܠܓܟܝܢ	ܦܠܓܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܦܠܓܗܘܢ	ܦܠܓܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܦܠܓܗܝܢ	ܦܠܓܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 4

From Ancient Greek φάλαγξ (phálanx).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [p(ə)laɡɡɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [p(ə)laɡɡe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܦܠܓܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܦܠܓܐ)

1. (military) phalanx, troop, battalion
2. escort
3. shah's retinue

Inflection

    inflection of ܦܠܓܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܦܠܓ	ܦܠܓܝܢ
construct	ܦܠܓ	ܦܠܓܝ
emphatic	ܦܠܓܐ	ܦܠܓܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܦܠܓܝ	ܦܠܓܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܦܠܓܟ	ܦܠܓܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܦܠܓܟܝ	ܦܠܓܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܦܠܓܗ	ܦܠܓܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܦܠܓܗ	ܦܠܓܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܦܠܓܢ	ܦܠܓܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܦܠܓܟܘܢ	ܦܠܓܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܦܠܓܟܝܢ	ܦܠܓܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܦܠܓܗܘܢ	ܦܠܓܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܦܠܓܗܝܢ	ܦܠܓܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 5

Compare Arabic فَالِج (fālij).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pɑlɡɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [pɑlɡe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܦܠܓܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܦܠܓܐ)

1. (medicine) apoplexy
2. (medicine) hemiplegia
3. Bactrian camel

Inflection

    inflection of ܦܠܓܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܦܠܓ	ܦܠܓܝܢ
construct	ܦܠܓ	ܦܠܓܝ
emphatic	ܦܠܓܐ	ܦܠܓܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܦܠܓܝ	ܦܠܓܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܦܠܓܟ	ܦܠܓܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܦܠܓܟܝ	ܦܠܓܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܦܠܓܗ	ܦܠܓܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܦܠܓܗ	ܦܠܓܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܦܠܓܢ	ܦܠܓܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܦܠܓܟܘܢ	ܦܠܓܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܦܠܓܟܝܢ	ܦܠܓܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܦܠܓܗܘܢ	ܦܠܓܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܦܠܓܗܝܢ	ܦܠܓܝܗܝܢ

References

• “plg”, 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. 276a-b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pp. 446b-447a
• 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. 1194a-b