Classical Syriac

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Etymology 1

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From Middle Persian 𐭲𐭠𐭢 (tāg).

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [tɑɣɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [tɑɣe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

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ܬܓܐ (tāḡām (plural ܬܓܐ)

  1. crown, diadem, tiara
  2. (ecclesiastical) papal mitre
  3. (figuratively) regal power
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Etymology 2

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Possibly from Ancient Greek ταγός (tagós).

Pronunciation

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Uncertain.

Noun

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ܬܓܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܬܓܐ)

  1. ruler, king
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References

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  • tg”, 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. 387b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 604b
  • 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. 1623a