ܐܓܪܬܐ
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ܐܓܪܬܐ 
ܐܓܪܬܐ ܐܠܝܩܛܪܘܢܝܬܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
From Aramaic אֵגַּרְתָא (ʾeggarṯā) from Akkadian 𒂊𒄈𒌓 (egertu, “inscribed tablet; contract”); compare Hebrew אִגֶּרֶת (ʾiggéreṯ).
Pronunciation
Noun
ܐܸܓܲܪܬܵܐ • (iggartā) f (plural ܐܸܓܪ̈ܵܬܹܐ (igrātē) or ܐܸܓܲܪ̈ܝܵܬܹܐ (iggaryātē))
- letter, epistle
- ܝܸܡܝܼ ܩܘܼܒܸܠ ܠܵܗ̇ ܐܸܓܲܪܬܘܼܟ݂ ܓܵܘ ܒܹܝܬ ܒܝܼܠܕܵܪܵܐ.
- yimī qūbil lāh iggartūḵ gāw bēt bīldārā.
- My mother received your letter at the post office.
- message
- ܫܲܕܸܪܝܼ ܐܸܓܲܪܬܵܐ ܐܸܢ ܐܝܼܬ ܠܘܼܟ݂ ܫܘܼܐܵܠܹ̈ܐ.
- šaddirī iggartā in īt lūḵ šūˀālē.
- Send me a message if you have questions.
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܐܸܓܲܪܬܝܼ (iggartī) | ܐܸܓܲܪܬܲܢ (iggartan) | |||
| construct | ܐܸܓܪܲܬ (igrat) | 2nd person | ܐܸܓܲܪܬܘܼܟ݂ (iggartūḵ) | ܐܸܓܲܪܬܵܟ݂ܝ (iggartāḵ) | ܐܸܓܲܪܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (iggartāwḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܐܸܓܲܪܬܵܐ (iggartā) | 3rd person | ܐܸܓܲܪܬܹܗ (iggartēh) | ܐܸܓܲܪܬܘܿܗ̇ (iggartōh) | ܐܸܓܲܪܬܗܘܿܢ (iggarthōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܐܸܓܪ̈ܵܬܝܼ (igrātī) | ܐܸܓܪ̈ܵܬܲܢ (igrātan) | |||
| construct | ܐܸܓܪ̈ܵܬ (igrāt) | 2nd person | ܐܸܓܪ̈ܵܬܘܼܟ݂ (igrātūḵ) | ܐܸܓܪ̈ܵܬܵܟ݂ܝ (igrātāḵ) | ܐܸܓܪ̈ܵܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (igrātāwḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܐܸܓܪܵܬܹܐ (igrātē) | 3rd person | ܐܸܓܪ̈ܵܬܘܼܗܝ (igrātūh) | ܐܸܓܪ̈ܵܬܘܿܗ̇ (igrātōh) | ܐܸܓܪ̈ܵܬܗܘܿܢ (igrāthōn) | |||
Derived terms
- ܐܸܓܲܪܬܘܿܢܝܼܬܵܐ (iggartōnītā, “small letter, text message, SMS”)
- ܐܸܓܲܪܬܵܐ ܐܸܠܝܼܩܲܛܪܘܿܢܵܝܬܵܐ (iggartā ilīqaṭrōnāytā, “e-mail”)
- ܐܸܓܲܪܬܵܐ ܛܸܒܵܢܵܝܬܵܐ (iggartā ṭibbānāytā, “newsletter”)
- ܬܵܘܣܲܦܬܵܐ ܕܐܸܓܲܪܬܵܐ (tāwsaptā d-iggartā, “postscript”)
Classical Syriac
Alternative forms
- ܐܝܓܪܬܐ (ʾengarṯā) (older spelling)
Etymology
From Akkadian 𒂊𒄈𒌓 (egertu, “inscribed tablet; oracle of fate, ambiguous wording; contract, bound deal”), possibly via Old Persian 𐎠𐎥𐎼𐎠 (*angarā, “missive, letter”). Compare Hebrew אִגֶּרֶת (ʾiggéreṯ).
Pronunciation
Noun
ܐܓܪܬܐ • (ʾeggarṯā) f (plural ܐܓܪܬܐ (ʾeggərāṯā))
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܐܓܪܐ | 1st person | ܐܓܪܬܝ | ܐܓܪܬܢ | |||
| construct | ܐܓܪܬ | 2nd person | ܐܓܪܬܟ | ܐܓܪܬܟܝ | ܐܓܪܬܟܘܢ | ܐܓܪܬܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܐܓܪܬܐ | 3rd person | ܐܓܪܬܗ | ܐܓܪܬܗ | ܐܓܪܬܗܘܢ | ܐܓܪܬܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܐܓܪܢ | 1st person | ܐܓܪܬܢ | ܐܓܪܬܢ | |||
| construct | ܐܓܪܬ | 2nd person | ܐܓܪܬܟ | ܐܓܪܬܟܝ | ܐܓܪܬܟܘܢ | ܐܓܪܬܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܐܓܪܬܐ | 3rd person | ܐܓܪܬܗ | ܐܓܪܬܗ | ܐܓܪܬܗܘܢ | ܐܓܪܬܗܝܢ | ||
References
- “ˀgrh”, 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 3a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 3b
- 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 9a