ܦܠܓܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic numbers (edit)
 ←  1 ܒ.
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    Cardinal: ܬܪܹܝܢ (trēn)
    Ordinal: ܬܪܲܝܵܢܵܐ (trayyānā)
    Multiplier: ܬܪܲܝܵܢܵܝܵܐ (trayyānāyā)
    Fractional: ܦܲܠܓܵܐ (palgā)

Etymology 1

Root
ܦ ܠ ܓ (p l g)
5 terms

Inherited from Aramaic פַּלְגָּא (palgā) and of the noun pattern 1a23ā; compare Classical Syriac ܦܸܠܓܵܐ, Arabic فَلْج (falj), and Hebrew פֶּלֶג (péleg).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܦܲܠܓܵܐ (palgām sg (plural ܦܲܠܓܹ̈ܐ (palgē) or ܦܲܠܓܵܓܹ̈ܐ (palgāgē))

  1. (fractional number) half (½)
  2. midst, middle, center/centre
    Synonym: ܦܲܠܓܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (palgūṯā)
Usage notes

As a quantifier, stress falls on the last syllable rather than the penultimate when quantifying a noun after it. Thus, the two definitions are distinguished by stress only.

Inflection
Inflection of ܦܲܠܓܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܦܲܠܓ (palg) 1st person ܦܲܠܓܝܼ (palgī) ܦܲܠܓܲܢ (palgan)
construct ܦܲܠܓ (palg) 2nd person ܦܲܠܓܘܼܟ݂ (palgōḵ) ܦܲܠܓܵܟ݂ܝ (palgāḵ) ܦܲܠܓܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (palgawḵōn)
emphatic ܦܲܠܓܵܐ (palgā) 3rd person ܦܲܠܓܹܗ (palgēh) ܦܲܠܓܵܗ̇ (palgāh) ܦܲܠܓܗܘܿܢ (palghōn)
plural absolute ܦܲܠܓܝܼ̈ܢ (palgīn) 1st person ܦܲܠܓܝܼ̈ (palgī) ܦܲܠܓܲܢ̈ (palgan)
construct ܦܲܠܓܲܝ̈ (palgay) 2nd person ܦܲܠܓܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (palgōḵ) ܦܲܠܓܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (palgāḵ) ܦܲܠܓܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (palgawḵōn)
emphatic ܦܲܠܓܹ̈ܐ (palgē) 3rd person ܦܲܠܓܘܼ̈ܗܝ (palgūh) ܦܲܠܓܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (palgōh) ܦܲܠܓܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (palgayhōn)
Coordinate terms

Etymology 2

Verbal noun of ܦܵܠܹܓ݂ (pālēḡ, to be/become divided).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܦܠܵܓ݂ܵܐ (plāḡām (plural ܦ̈ܠܵܓ݂ܹܐ (plāḡē))

  1. division, dividing, parting
Inflection
Inflection of ܦܠܵܓ݂ܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܦܠܵܓ݂ (plāḡ) 1st person ܦܠܵܓ݂ܝܼ (plāḡī) ܦܠܵܓ݂ܲܢ (plāḡan)
construct ܦܠܵܓ݂ (plāḡ) 2nd person ܦܠܵܓ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (plāḡōḵ) ܦܠܵܓ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (plāḡāḵ) ܦܠܵܓ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (plāḡawḵōn)
emphatic ܦܠܵܓ݂ܵܐ (plāḡā) 3rd person ܦܠܵܓ݂ܹܗ (plāḡēh) ܦܠܵܓ݂ܵܗ̇ (plāḡāh) ܦܠܵܓ݂ܗܘܿܢ (plāḡhōn)
plural absolute ܦܠܵܓ݂ܝܼ̈ܢ (plāḡīn) 1st person ܦܠܵܓ݂ܝܼ̈ (plāḡī) ܦܠܵܓ݂ܲܢ̈ (plāḡan)
construct ܦܠܵܓ݂ܲܝ̈ (plāḡay) 2nd person ܦܠܵܓ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (plāḡōḵ) ܦܠܵܓ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (plāḡāḵ) ܦܠܵܓ݂ܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (plāḡawḵōn)
emphatic ܦܠܵܓ݂ܹ̈ܐ (plāḡē) 3rd person ܦܠܵܓ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (plāḡūh) ܦܠܵܓ݂ܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (plāḡōh) ܦܠܵܓ݂ܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (plāḡayhōn)

Etymology 3

Of the noun pattern 1i23ā.

Pronunciation

Noun

ܦܸܠܓ݂ܵܐ (pilḡām

  1. part, portion

Inflection

Inflection of ܦܸܠܓ݂ܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܦܠܸܓ݂ (pliḡ) 1st person ܦܸܠܓ݂ܝܼ (pilḡī) ܦܸܠܓ݂ܲܢ (pilḡan)
construct ܦܠܸܓ݂ (pliḡ) 2nd person ܦܸܠܓ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (pilḡōḵ) ܦܸܠܓ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (pilḡāḵ) ܦܸܠܓ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (pilḡawḵōn)
emphatic ܦܸܠܓ݂ܵܐ (pilḡā) 3rd person ܦܸܠܓ݂ܹܗ (pilḡēh) ܦܸܠܓ݂ܵܗ̇ (pilḡāh) ܦܸܠܓ݂ܗܘܿܢ (pilḡhōn)
plural absolute ܦܸܠܓ݂ܝܼ̈ܢ (pilḡīn) 1st person ܦܸܠܓ݂ܝܼ̈ (pilḡī) ܦܸܠܓ݂ܲܢ̈ (pilḡan)
construct ܦܸܠܓ݂ܲܝ̈ (pilḡay) 2nd person ܦܸܠܓ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (pilḡōḵ) ܦܸܠܓ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (pilḡāḵ) ܦܸܠܓ݂ܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (pilḡawḵōn)
emphatic ܦܸܠܓ݂ܹ̈ܐ (pilḡē) 3rd person ܦܸܠܓ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (pilḡūh) ܦܸܠܓ݂ܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (pilḡōh) ܦܸܠܓ݂ܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (pilḡayhōn)

Etymology 4

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, from Akkadian 𒁆 (balaggu, balangu ).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܦܠܲܓܵܐ (plaggām (plural ܦܠܲܓܹ̈ܐ (plaggē))

  1. (music) drum, tambourine
    Synonym: ܕܵܗܘܿܠܵܐ (dāhōlā)
Inflection
Inflection of ܦܠܲܓܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܦܠܲܓ (plag) 1st person ܦܠܲܓܝܼ (plagī) ܦܠܲܓܲܢ (plaggan)
construct ܦܠܲܓ (plag) 2nd person ܦܠܲܓܘܼܟ݂ (plagōḵ) ܦܠܲܓܵܟ݂ܝ (plaggāḵ) ܦܠܲܓܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (plaggawḵōn)
emphatic ܦܠܲܓܵܐ (plaggā) 3rd person ܦܠܲܓܹܗ (plaggēh) ܦܠܲܓܵܗ̇ (plaggāh) ܦܠܲܓܗܘܿܢ (plaghōn)
plural absolute ܦܠܲܓܝܼ̈ܢ (plagīn) 1st person ܦܠܲܓܝܼ̈ (plagī) ܦܠܲܓܲܢ̈ (plaggan)
construct ܦܠܲܓܲܝ̈ (plaggay) 2nd person ܦܠܲܓܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (plagōḵ) ܦܠܲܓܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (plaggāḵ) ܦܠܲܓܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (plaggawḵōn)
emphatic ܦܠܲܓܹ̈ܐ (plaggē) 3rd person ܦܠܲܓܘܼ̈ܗܝ (plagūh) ܦܠܲܓܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (plaggōh) ܦܠܲܓܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (plaggayhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܦ ܠ ܓ related to dividing. Compare Arabic فَلْج (falj) and Hebrew פֶּלֶג (péleḡ).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܦܠܓܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܦܠܓܐ)

  1. (fractional number) half (½)
  2. midst, middle, center/centre
  3. (anatomy) middle of body; waist, loins, lower belly
  4. part, portion
  5. sect, school of thought
Inflection
Inflection of ܦܠܓܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܦܠܓ 1st person ܦܠܓܝ ܦܠܓܢ
construct ܦܠܓ 2nd person ܦܠܓܟ ܦܠܓܟܝ ܦܠܓܟܘܢ ܦܠܓܟܝܢ
emphatic ܦܠܓܐ 3rd person ܦܠܓܗ ܦܠܓܗ ܦܠܓܗܘܢ ܦܠܓܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܦܠܓܝܢ 1st person ܦܠܓܝ ܦܠܓܝܢ
construct ܦܠܓܝ 2nd person ܦܠܓܝܟ ܦܠܓܝܟܝ ܦܠܓܝܟܘܢ ܦܠܓܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܦܠܓܐ 3rd person ܦܠܓܘܗܝ ܦܠܓܝܗ ܦܠܓܝܗܘܢ ܦܠܓܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܦ ܠ ܓ related to dividing. Compare Hebrew פִּלּוּג (pillûḡ).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܦܠܓܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܦܠܓܐ)

  1. division, dividing, parting
Inflection
Inflection of ܦܠܓܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܦܠܓ 1st person ܦܠܓܝ ܦܠܓܢ
construct ܦܠܓ 2nd person ܦܠܓܟ ܦܠܓܟܝ ܦܠܓܟܘܢ ܦܠܓܟܝܢ
emphatic ܦܠܓܐ 3rd person ܦܠܓܗ ܦܠܓܗ ܦܠܓܗܘܢ ܦܠܓܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܦܠܓܝܢ 1st person ܦܠܓܝ ܦܠܓܝܢ
construct ܦܠܓܝ 2nd person ܦܠܓܝܟ ܦܠܓܝܟܝ ܦܠܓܝܟܘܢ ܦܠܓܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܦܠܓܐ 3rd person ܦܠܓܘܗܝ ܦܠܓܝܗ ܦܠܓܝܗܘܢ ܦܠܓܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

From Akkadian 𒁆 (balaggu, balangu ).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܦܠܓܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܦܠܓܐ)

  1. (music) drum, tambourine
Inflection
Inflection of ܦܠܓܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܦܠܓ 1st person ܦܠܓܝ ܦܠܓܢ
construct ܦܠܓ 2nd person ܦܠܓܟ ܦܠܓܟܝ ܦܠܓܟܘܢ ܦܠܓܟܝܢ
emphatic ܦܠܓܐ 3rd person ܦܠܓܗ ܦܠܓܗ ܦܠܓܗܘܢ ܦܠܓܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܦܠܓܝܢ 1st person ܦܠܓܝ ܦܠܓܝܢ
construct ܦܠܓܝ 2nd person ܦܠܓܝܟ ܦܠܓܝܟܝ ܦܠܓܝܟܘܢ ܦܠܓܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܦܠܓܐ 3rd person ܦܠܓܘܗܝ ܦܠܓܝܗ ܦܠܓܝܗܘܢ ܦܠܓܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 4

From Ancient Greek φάλαγξ (phálanx).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܦܠܓܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܦܠܓܐ)

  1. (military) phalanx, troop, battalion
  2. escort
  3. shah's retinue
Inflection
Inflection of ܦܠܓܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܦܠܓ 1st person ܦܠܓܝ ܦܠܓܢ
construct ܦܠܓ 2nd person ܦܠܓܟ ܦܠܓܟܝ ܦܠܓܟܘܢ ܦܠܓܟܝܢ
emphatic ܦܠܓܐ 3rd person ܦܠܓܗ ܦܠܓܗ ܦܠܓܗܘܢ ܦܠܓܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܦܠܓܝܢ 1st person ܦܠܓܝ ܦܠܓܝܢ
construct ܦܠܓܝ 2nd person ܦܠܓܝܟ ܦܠܓܝܟܝ ܦܠܓܝܟܘܢ ܦܠܓܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܦܠܓܐ 3rd person ܦܠܓܘܗܝ ܦܠܓܝܗ ܦܠܓܝܗܘܢ ܦܠܓܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 5

Compare Arabic فَالِج (fālij).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܦܠܓܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܦܠܓܐ)

  1. (medicine) apoplexy
  2. (medicine) hemiplegia
  3. Bactrian camel
Inflection
Inflection of ܦܠܓܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܦܠܓ 1st person ܦܠܓܝ ܦܠܓܢ
construct ܦܠܓ 2nd person ܦܠܓܟ ܦܠܓܟܝ ܦܠܓܟܘܢ ܦܠܓܟܝܢ
emphatic ܦܠܓܐ 3rd person ܦܠܓܗ ܦܠܓܗ ܦܠܓܗܘܢ ܦܠܓܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܦܠܓܝܢ 1st person ܦܠܓܝ ܦܠܓܝܢ
construct ܦܠܓܝ 2nd person ܦܠܓܝܟ ܦܠܓܝܟܝ ܦܠܓܝܟܘܢ ܦܠܓܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܦܠܓܐ 3rd person ܦܠܓܘܗܝ ܦܠܓܝܗ ܦܠܓܝܗܘܢ ܦܠܓܝܗܝܢ

References

  • plg”, 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, pages 276a–b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 446b–447a
  • 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, →ISBN, pages 1194a–b