See also: ܕܓܠܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit

Etymology edit

Root
ܪ ܓ ܠ (r g l)
2 terms

From Aramaic רֵגְלָא (reḡlā), from Proto-Semitic *rigl-; compare Arabic رِجْل (rijl), Hebrew רֶגֶל (régel) and Akkadian 𒊑𒅅𒇻 (riglum).

Pronunciation edit

  • ܪܸܓ݂ܠܵܐ:
    • (standard) IPA(key): [rɪɣ.lɑː]
  • ܪܲܓܵܠܵܐ:
    • (standard) IPA(key): [raɡ.ɡɑːlɑː]
    • (Urmian) IPA(key): [rad͡ʒ.d͡ʒɑːlɑː]

Noun edit

ܪܸܓ݂ܠܵܐ (riḡlāf sg (plural ܪܸ̈ܓ݂ܠܵܬܹܐ (riḡlātē) or ܪܸ̈ܓ݂ܠܹܐ (riḡlē))

  1. (anatomy) leg, foot
  2. (animal anatomy) hoof
  3. leg (as of a table or chair)

Inflection edit

See also edit

Noun edit

ܪܲܓܵܠܵܐ (raggālām (plural ܪ̈ܲܓܵܠܹܐ (raggālē), feminine ܪܲܓܵܠܬܵܐ (raggāltā))

  1. (military) footman, foot soldier

Inflection edit

Classical Syriac edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Proto-Semitic *rigl-. Compare Arabic رِجْل (rijl) and Hebrew רֶגֶל (réḡel).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [rɛɣlɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [rɛɣle], [rɛɣlɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun edit

ܪܓܠܐ (transliteration neededf (plural ܪܓܠܬܐ or ܪܓܠܐ)

  1. (anatomy) leg, foot
  2. (animal anatomy) hoof
  3. foot (unit of measure)
  4. (figuratively) foot, base, bottom, pier
  5. (botany, in the plural) astragalus, milk-vetch
Usage notes edit

The plural ܪܓܠܬܐ (reḡlāṯāʾ) is used for figurative senses while the plural ܪܓܠܐ (reḡlēʾ) is used for other senses.

Inflection edit

Etymology 2 edit

Modified from above.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [raɡɡɑlɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [raɡɡɑle] (plural)

Noun edit

ܪܓܠܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܪܓܠܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܪܓܠܬܐ)

  1. (military) foot soldier
Inflection edit

Etymology 3 edit

Modified from above.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [r(ə)ɣɑlɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [r(ə)ɣɑle] (plural)

Noun edit

ܪܓܠܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܪܓܠܐ)

  1. footstool
Inflection edit

References edit

  • rgl”, 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. 337b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pp. 528b-529a
  • 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. 1434a-b

Turoyo edit

Etymology edit

From Aramaic רגלא (rɛɡlɑʔ).

Noun edit

ܪܰܓ݂ܠܳܐ (raġlof (plural ܪܰܓ݂ܠܶܐ (raġle) or ܪܰܓ݂ܠܳܬ݂ܶܐ (raġloṯe))

  1. (anatomy) foot