Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit

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 edit

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

Pronunciation edit

  • (standard) IPA(key): [pal.ɡɑː]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [pal.d͡ʒɑː]

Noun edit

ܦܲܠܓܵܐ (palgām sg (plural ܦܲܠܓܹ̈ܐ (palgē))

  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 edit
Coordinate terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

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

Pronunciation edit

  • (standard) IPA(key): [pəlɑːɣɑː]
  • (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [plaʔɑː]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [plajɑː]

Noun edit

ܦܠܵܓ݂ܵܐ (plāḡām (plural ܦ̈ܠܵܓ݂ܹܐ (plāḡē))

  1. division, dividing, parting
Inflection edit

Etymology 3 edit

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

Pronunciation edit

  • (standard) IPA(key): [plaɡ.ɡɑː]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [plad͡ʒ.d͡ʒɑː]

Noun edit

ܦܠܲܓܵܐ (plaggām (plural ܦܠܲܓܹ̈ܐ (plaggē))

  1. (music) drum, tambourine
Inflection edit

Classical Syriac edit

Etymology 1 edit

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

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

ܦܠܓܐ (transliteration neededm (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 edit

Etymology 2 edit

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

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

ܦܠܓܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܦܠܓܐ)

  1. division, dividing, parting
Inflection edit

Etymology 3 edit

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

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

ܦܠܓܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܦܠܓܐ)

  1. (music) drum, tambourine
Inflection edit

Etymology 4 edit

From Ancient Greek φάλαγξ (phálanx).

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

ܦܠܓܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܦܠܓܐ)

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

Etymology 5 edit

Compare Arabic فَالِج (fālij).

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

ܦܠܓܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܦܠܓܐ)

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

References edit

  • 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