Derived from the active participle of ܡܬܲܪܓܸܡ (mtargim, “to translate, interpret”) +‎ -ܢܐ (-ānā, the occupational ending); compare Classical Syriac ܬܪܓܡܢܐ (targmānā), Akkadian 𒅴𒁄 (targumannum), Arabic مُتَرْجِم (mutarjim) and Hebrew מְתַרְגֵּם (metargém).

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ܡܬܲܪܓܡܵܢܵܐ • (mtargmānā) m sg (plural ܡܬܲܪ̈ܓܡܵܢܹܐ (mtargmānē), feminine ܡܬܲܪܓܡܵܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (mtargmānīṯā))

1. translator, interpreter

   ܒܵܒܹܗ ܦܝܼܫ ܠܹܗ ܡܬܲܪܓܡܵܢܵܐ ܓܵܘ ܐܲܢܓܠܝܵܐ، ܘܡܬܘܼܡܸܡ ܠܹܗ ܪܵܒܵܐ ܦܘܼܠܚܵܢܹ̈ܐ.

   bābēh pīš lēh mtargmānā gāw anglyā, w-m-tūmim lēh rābā pulḥānē.

   His father became a translator in England, and completed many works.

   ܐܲܕܥܸܬ ܠܝܼ ܐܸܢ ܗܵܘܹܝܬ ܣܢܝܼܩܵܐ ܥܲܠ ܡܬܲܪܓܡܵܢܵܐ ܓܵܘ ܒܹܝܬ ܟܪ̈ܝܼܗܹܐ.

   adˁit lī in hāwēt snīqā ˁal mtargmānā gāw bēt krīhē.

   Tell me if you need an interpreter at the hospital.

• ܡܬܲܪܓܡܵܢܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (mtargmānūṯā, “translatorship”)

• ܬܘܼܪܓܵܡܵܐ (turgāmā, “translation”)