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

Usage notes

As a quantifier, stress falls on the last syllable rather than the penultimate when quantifying a noun after it.

Inflection

Inflection of ܦܲܠܓܵܐ

	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

	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

	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 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

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܦܠܓ		1st person	ܦܠܓܝ		ܦܠܓܢ
	construct	ܦܠܓ		2nd person	ܦܠܓܟ	ܦܠܓܟܝ	ܦܠܓܟܘܢ	ܦܠܓܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܦܠܓܐ		3rd person	ܦܠܓܗ	ܦܠܓܗ	ܦܠܓܗܘܢ	ܦܠܓܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܦܠܓܝܢ		1st person	ܦܠܓܝ		ܦܠܓܝܢ
	construct	ܦܠܓܝ		2nd person	ܦܠܓܝܟ	ܦܠܓܝܟܝ	ܦܠܓܝܟܘܢ	ܦܠܓܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܦܠܓܐ		3rd person	ܦܠܓܘܗܝ	ܦܠܓܝܗ	ܦܠܓܝܗܘܢ	ܦܠܓܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܦ ܠ ܓ 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

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܦܠܓ		1st person	ܦܠܓܝ		ܦܠܓܢ
	construct	ܦܠܓ		2nd person	ܦܠܓܟ	ܦܠܓܟܝ	ܦܠܓܟܘܢ	ܦܠܓܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܦܠܓܐ		3rd person	ܦܠܓܗ	ܦܠܓܗ	ܦܠܓܗܘܢ	ܦܠܓܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܦܠܓܝܢ		1st person	ܦܠܓܝ		ܦܠܓܝܢ
	construct	ܦܠܓܝ		2nd person	ܦܠܓܝܟ	ܦܠܓܝܟܝ	ܦܠܓܝܟܘܢ	ܦܠܓܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܦܠܓܐ		3rd person	ܦܠܓܘܗܝ	ܦܠܓܝܗ	ܦܠܓܝܗܘܢ	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

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܦܠܓ		1st person	ܦܠܓܝ		ܦܠܓܢ
	construct	ܦܠܓ		2nd person	ܦܠܓܟ	ܦܠܓܟܝ	ܦܠܓܟܘܢ	ܦܠܓܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܦܠܓܐ		3rd person	ܦܠܓܗ	ܦܠܓܗ	ܦܠܓܗܘܢ	ܦܠܓܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܦܠܓܝܢ		1st person	ܦܠܓܝ		ܦܠܓܝܢ
	construct	ܦܠܓܝ		2nd person	ܦܠܓܝܟ	ܦܠܓܝܟܝ	ܦܠܓܝܟܘܢ	ܦܠܓܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܦܠܓܐ		3rd person	ܦܠܓܘܗܝ	ܦܠܓܝܗ	ܦܠܓܝܗܘܢ	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

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܦܠܓ		1st person	ܦܠܓܝ		ܦܠܓܢ
	construct	ܦܠܓ		2nd person	ܦܠܓܟ	ܦܠܓܟܝ	ܦܠܓܟܘܢ	ܦܠܓܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܦܠܓܐ		3rd person	ܦܠܓܗ	ܦܠܓܗ	ܦܠܓܗܘܢ	ܦܠܓܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܦܠܓܝܢ		1st person	ܦܠܓܝ		ܦܠܓܝܢ
	construct	ܦܠܓܝ		2nd person	ܦܠܓܝܟ	ܦܠܓܝܟܝ	ܦܠܓܝܟܘܢ	ܦܠܓܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܦܠܓܐ		3rd person	ܦܠܓܘܗܝ	ܦܠܓܝܗ	ܦܠܓܝܗܘܢ	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

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܦܠܓ		1st person	ܦܠܓܝ		ܦܠܓܢ
	construct	ܦܠܓ		2nd person	ܦܠܓܟ	ܦܠܓܟܝ	ܦܠܓܟܘܢ	ܦܠܓܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܦܠܓܐ		3rd person	ܦܠܓܗ	ܦܠܓܗ	ܦܠܓܗܘܢ	ܦܠܓܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܦܠܓܝܢ		1st person	ܦܠܓܝ		ܦܠܓܝܢ
	construct	ܦܠܓܝ		2nd person	ܦܠܓܝܟ	ܦܠܓܝܟܝ	ܦܠܓܝܟܘܢ	ܦܠܓܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܦܠܓܐ		3rd person	ܦܠܓܘܗܝ	ܦܠܓܝܗ	ܦܠܓܝܗܘܢ	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