ܐܓܘܢܐ

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Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀγών (agṓn).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܐܓܘܢܐ (ʔaggōnām (plural ܐܓܘܢܐ (ʔaggōnē))

  1. assembly, crowd
  2. contest, competition
  3. wrestling, match, fight
  4. struggle
  5. (figuratively) mental struggle, perplexity, asceticism
  6. trial, test

Inflection

References

  • ˀgwn”, 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, page 2b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 3a
  • 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, page 6a