ܫܓܕܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܫܓܕܐ

Etymology

From Aramaic שֵׁגְדָּא (šeḡdā), from Akkadian 𒄑𒇵 (šiqdum, “almond tree, nut as well as wood”, collective); cognate to Classical Syriac ܫܓܕܬܐ (šeḡdṯā), Hebrew שָׁקֵד (shaqéd), Phoenician 𐤔𐤒𐤃 (šqd, “almond; almond-tree”) and Ugaritic 𐎘𐎖𐎄 (ṯqd, “almond; almond-tree”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʃɪɣ.dɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [ʃaːdɑː]

Noun

ܫܸܓ݂ܕܵܐ • (šiḡdā) m (plural ܫܸܓ݂ܕܹ̈ܐ (šiḡdē))

1. almond

Inflection

Inflection of ܫܸܓ݂ܕܵܐ (šiḡdā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܫܸܓ݂ܕܝܼ (šiḡdī)		ܫܸܓ݂ܕܲܢ (šiḡdan)
	construct	ܫܓ݂ܲܕ݂ (šḡaḏ)	2nd person	ܫܸܓ݂ܕܘܼܟ݂ (šiḡdūḵ)	ܫܸܓ݂ܕܵܟ݂ܝ (šiḡdāḵ)	ܫܸܓ݂ܕܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šiḡdāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܫܸܓ݂ܕܵܐ (šiḡdā)	3rd person	ܫܸܓ݂ܕܹܗ (šiḡdēh)	ܫܸܓ݂ܕܵܗ̇ (šiḡdāh)	ܫܸܓ݂ܕܗܘܿܢ (šiḡdhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܫܸܓ݂ܕܝܼ̈ (šiḡdī)		ܫܸܓ݂ܕܲܢ̈ (šiḡdan)
	construct	ܫܸܓ݂ܕܲܝ̈ (šiḡday)	2nd person	ܫܸܓ݂ܕܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (šiḡdūḵ)	ܫܸܓ݂ܕܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (šiḡdāḵ)	ܫܸܓ݂ܕܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šiḡdāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܫܸܓ݂ܕܹ̈ܐ (šiḡdē)	3rd person	ܫܸܓ݂ܕܘܼ̈ܗܝ (šiḡdūh)	ܫܸܓ݂ܕ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (šiḡdōh)	ܫܸܓ݂ܕܗ̈ܘܿܢ (šiḡdhōn)

Synonyms

• ܠܘܼܙܵܐ (lūzā)