See also: ܕܓܠܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Etymology

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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

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  • ܪܸܓ݂ܠܵܐ:
    • (Standard) IPA(key): [rɪɣ.lɑː]
  • ܪܲܓܵܠܵܐ:

Noun

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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)

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Noun

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

  1. (military) footman, foot soldier

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Classical Syriac

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Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

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Etymology 2

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Modified from above.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

  1. (military) foot soldier
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Etymology 3

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Modified from above.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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ܪܓܠܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܪܓܠܐ)

  1. footstool
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References

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  • 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

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Etymology

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From Aramaic רגלא (rɛɡlɑʔ).

Noun

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

  1. (anatomy) foot