ܢܓܘܕܐ

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Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܢ-ܓ-ܕ (n-ɡ-d) related to guiding.

Pronunciation

Noun

ܢܓܘܕܐ (nāḡūḏā, nəḡūḏām (plural ܢܓܘܕܐ)

  1. carved equipment, ornament
  2. crooked staff used to drive a ball
  3. golden drinking cup
Inflection
Descendants
  • Arabic: نَاجُود (nājūd)

Etymology 2

From the root ܢ-ܓ-ܕ (n-ɡ-d) related to guiding.

Pronunciation

Noun

ܢܓܘܕܐ (nāḡōḏām (plural ܢܓܘܕܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܢܓܘܕܬܐ)

  1. leader, chief
  2. guide (especially of the blind)
  3. producer, progenitor
  4. (grammar, orthography) kind of diacritical mark
  5. piece of wood attaching a yoke to a cart
Inflection

References

  • ngwd”, 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 196b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 327b
  • 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 888b