ܬܓܪܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Akkadian 𒁮𒃼 (tamkārum). Compare Arabic تَاجِر (tājir) and Hebrew תַּגָּר (taggār).

Alternative forms

• ܬܐܓܪܐ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [taɡɡɑrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [taɡɡɑre(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܬܓܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܬܓܪܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܬܓܪܬܐ)

1. trader, merchant

Inflection

    inflection of ܬܓܪܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܬܓܪ	ܬܓܪܝܢ
construct	ܬܓܪ	ܬܓܪܝ
emphatic	ܬܓܪܐ	ܬܓܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܬܓܪܝ	ܬܓܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܬܓܪܟ	ܬܓܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܬܓܪܟܝ	ܬܓܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܬܓܪܗ	ܬܓܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܬܓܪܗ	ܬܓܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܬܓܪܢ	ܬܓܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܬܓܪܟܘܢ	ܬܓܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܬܓܪܟܝܢ	ܬܓܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܬܓܪܗܘܢ	ܬܓܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܬܓܪܗܝܢ	ܬܓܪܝܗܝܢ

Proper noun

ܬܓܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m

1. (alchemy, astronomy) Mercury

Etymology 2

From Arabic تَاجِر (tājir), related to above.

Alternative forms

• ܬܐܓܪܐ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [taɡɡɑrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [taɡɡɑre(ʔ)] (plural)

Adjective

ܬܓܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܬܓܪܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܬܓܪܬܐ)

1. rich

Inflection

    declension of ܬܓܪܐ

masculine	singular	plural
absolute	ܬܓܪ	ܬܓܪܝܢ
construct	ܬܓܪ	ܬܓܪܝ
emphatic	ܬܓܪܐ	ܬܓܪܐ
feminine	singular	plural
absolute	ܬܓܪܐ	ܬܓܪܢ
construct	ܬܓܪܬ	ܬܓܪܬ
emphatic	ܬܓܪܬܐ	ܬܓܪܬܐ

Etymology 3

From the root ܓ-ܪ-ܝ (ɡ-r-y).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tɛɣrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [tɛɣre(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܬܓܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܬܓܪܐ)

1. strife, contention

Inflection

    inflection of ܬܓܪܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܬܓܪ	ܬܓܪܝܢ
construct	ܬܓܪ	ܬܓܪܝ
emphatic	ܬܓܪܐ	ܬܓܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܬܓܪܝ	ܬܓܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܬܓܪܟ	ܬܓܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܬܓܪܟܝ	ܬܓܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܬܓܪܗ	ܬܓܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܬܓܪܗ	ܬܓܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܬܓܪܢ	ܬܓܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܬܓܪܟܘܢ	ܬܓܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܬܓܪܟܝܢ	ܬܓܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܬܓܪܗܘܢ	ܬܓܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܬܓܪܗܝܢ	ܬܓܪܝܗܝܢ

References

• “tgr”, 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, pp. 604b-605q
• 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. 1624a