Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, from Ancient Greek ἅπαξ (hápax, “once, one time, only once”). Folk etymology explains this as a contraction of ܐܵܦ ܚܲܕ݇ ܙܲܘܓܵܐ (āp ḥa zawgā, literally “not even a pair”).
ܐܵܦܲܙܓܵܐ • (āpazgā) m (plural ܐܵܦܲܙܓܹ̈ܐ (āpazgē))
isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
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state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
m | f | |||||||
singular | absolute | ܐܵܦܙܲܓ݂ (āpzaḡ) | 1st person | ܐܵܦܲܙܓܝܼ (āpazgī) | ܐܵܦܲܙܓܲܢ (āpazgan) | |||
construct | ܐܵܦܙܲܓ݂ (āpzaḡ) | 2nd person | ܐܵܦܲܙܓܘܼܟ݂ (āpazgōḵ) | ܐܵܦܲܙܓܵܟ݂ܝ (āpazgāḵ) | ܐܵܦܲܙܓܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (āpazgawḵōn) | |||
emphatic | ܐܵܦܲܙܓܵܐ (āpazgā) | 3rd person | ܐܵܦܲܙܓܹܗ (āpazgēh) | ܐܵܦܲܙܓܵܗ̇ (āpazgāh) | ܐܵܦܲܙܓܗܘܿܢ (āpazghōn) | |||
plural | absolute | ܐܵܦܲܙܓܝܼ̈ܢ (āpazgīn) | 1st person | ܐܵܦܲܙܓܝܼ̈ (āpazgī) | ܐܵܦܲܙܓܲܢ̈ (āpazgan) | |||
construct | ܐܵܦܲܙܓܲܝ̈ (āpazgay) | 2nd person | ܐܵܦܲܙܓܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (āpazgōḵ) | ܐܵܦܲܙܓܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (āpazgāḵ) | ܐܵܦܲܙܓܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (āpazgawḵōn) | |||
emphatic | ܐܵܦܲܙܓܹ̈ܐ (āpazgē) | 3rd person | ܐܵܦܲܙܓܘܼ̈ܗܝ (āpazgūh) | ܐܵܦܲܙܓܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (āpazgōh) | ܐܵܦܲܙܓܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (āpazgayhōn) |
From Ancient Greek ἅπαξ (hápax).
ܐܦܙܓܐ • (ʾāp̄azgā, ʾāp̄zəḡā) m (plural ܐܦܙܓܐ)
isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
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state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
m | f | m | f | |||||
singular | absolute | ܐܦܙܓ | 1st person | ܐܦܙܓܝ | ܐܦܙܓܢ | |||
construct | ܐܦܙܓ | 2nd person | ܐܦܙܓܟ | ܐܦܙܓܟܝ | ܐܦܙܓܟܘܢ | ܐܦܙܓܟܝܢ | ||
emphatic | ܐܦܙܓܐ | 3rd person | ܐܦܙܓܗ | ܐܦܙܓܗ | ܐܦܙܓܗܘܢ | ܐܦܙܓܗܝܢ | ||
plural | absolute | ܐܦܙܓܝܢ | 1st person | ܐܦܙܓܝ | ܐܦܙܓܝܢ | |||
construct | ܐܦܙܓܝ | 2nd person | ܐܦܙܓܝܟ | ܐܦܙܓܝܟܝ | ܐܦܙܓܝܟܘܢ | ܐܦܙܓܝܟܝܢ | ||
emphatic | ܐܦܙܓܐ | 3rd person | ܐܦܙܓܘܗܝ | ܐܦܙܓܝܗ | ܐܦܙܓܝܗܘܢ | ܐܦܙܓܝܗܝܢ |