ܬܘܪܓܡܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܬ ܪ ܓ ܡ (t r g m)
4 terms

Compare Arabic تَرْجَمَة (tarjama) and Hebrew תַּרְגּוּם (targúm).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [tur.ɡɑːmɑː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [tur.d͡ʒɑːmɑː]

Noun

ܬܘܼܪܓܵܡܵܐ • (turgāmā) m (plural ܬܘܼܪ̈ܓܵܡܹܐ (turgāmē))

1. translation, interpretation

Inflection

Inflection of ܬܘܼܪܓܵܡܵܐ (turgāmā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܬܘܼܪܓܵܡܝܼ (turgāmī)		ܬܘܼܪܓܵܡܲܢ (turgāman)
	construct	ܬܘܼܪܓܵܡ (turgām)	2nd person	ܬܘܼܪܓܵܡܘܼܟ݂ (turgāmūḵ)	ܬܘܼܪܓܵܡܵܟ݂ܝ (turgāmāḵ)	ܬܘܼܪܓܵܡܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (turgāmāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܬܘܼܪܓܵܡܵܐ (turgāmā)	3rd person	ܬܘܼܪܓܵܡܹܗ (turgāmēh)	ܬܘܼܪܓܵܡܵܗ̇ (turgāmāh)	ܬܘܼܪܓܵܡܗܘܿܢ (turgāmhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܬܘܼܪܓܵܡܝܼ̈ (turgāmī)		ܬܘܼܪܓܵܡܲܢ̈ (turgāman)
	construct	ܬܘܼܪܓܵܡܲܝ̈ (turgāmay)	2nd person	ܬܘܼܪܓܵܡܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (turgāmūḵ)	ܬܘܼܪܓܵܡܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (turgāmāḵ)	ܬܘܼܪܓܵܡܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (turgāmāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܬܘܼܪܓܵܡܹ̈ܐ (turgāmē)	3rd person	ܬܘܼܪܓܵܡܘܼ̈ܗܝ (turgāmūh)	ܬܘܼܪܓܵܡ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (turgāmōh)	ܬܘܼܪܓܵܡܗ̈ܘܿܢ (turgāmhōn)

Etymology 2

Compare Arabic مُتَرْجَم (mutarjam) and Hebrew מְתֻרְגָּם (m'turgám).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [tur.ɡimːmɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [tur.d͡ʒimːmɑː]

Verb

ܬܘܼܪܓܸܡܵܐ • (turgimmā) (feminine ܬܘܼܪܓܸܡܬܵܐ (turgimtā), plural ܬܘܼܪ̈ܓܸܡܹܐ (turgimmē))

1. past participle of ܬܲܪܓܸܡ (tārgim): translated, interpreted

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܬ-ܪ-ܓ-ܡ (t-r-ɡ-m) related to interpreting. Compare Arabic تَرْجَمَة (tarjama) and Hebrew תַּרְגּוּם (targûm).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [turɡɑmɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [turɡɑme(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܬܘܪܓܡܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܬܘܪܓܡܐ)

1. interpretation, translation
2. discourse, commentary, speech, harangue
3. explanation, allegory
4. eulogy
5. homily
6. (religion) expository anthem, collection of hymns

Inflection

    inflection of ܬܘܪܓܡܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܬܘܪܓܡ	ܬܘܪܓܡܝܢ
construct	ܬܘܪܓܡ	ܬܘܪܓܡܝ
emphatic	ܬܘܪܓܡܐ	ܬܘܪܓܡܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܬܘܪܓܡܝ	ܬܘܪܓܡܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܬܘܪܓܡܟ	ܬܘܪܓܡܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܬܘܪܓܡܟܝ	ܬܘܪܓܡܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܬܘܪܓܡܗ	ܬܘܪܓܡܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܬܘܪܓܡܗ	ܬܘܪܓܡܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܬܘܪܓܡܢ	ܬܘܪܓܡܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܬܘܪܓܡܟܘܢ	ܬܘܪܓܡܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܬܘܪܓܡܟܝܢ	ܬܘܪܓܡܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܬܘܪܓܡܗܘܢ	ܬܘܪܓܡܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܬܘܪܓܡܗܝܢ	ܬܘܪܓܡܝܗܝܢ

References

• “twrgm”, 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. 397a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 608b
• 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. 1633b