ܫܪܓܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܫܪܓܐ

Etymology

Root
ܫ ܪ ܓ (š r g)
1 term

Inherited from Aramaic שְרָגָא (šərāḡā), from Parthian *𐫢𐫡𐫀𐫄 (*šrʾɣ /⁠širāɣ⁠/); related to Persian چراغ (čerâġ), Old Armenian ճրագ (črag), and Arabic سِرَاج (sirāj).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܫܪܵܓ݂ܵܐ (šrāḡāf (plural ܫܪ̈ܵܓ݂ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (šrāḡāṯā) or ܫܪ̈ܵܓ݂ܹܐ (šrāḡē))

  1. lamp, light (device containing oil or electric device that generates heat, light or other radiation)
    ܡܘܼܠܗܸܒ݂ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܫܪ̈ܵܓ݂ܵܬ݂ܵܐ ܘܥܝܼܪ ܠܲܢ.
    mulhiḇ lhōn šrāḡāṯā w-ˁīr lan.
    They turned on lights and we woke up.
    ܐܝܼܡܲܢ ܕܫܪ̈ܵܓ݂ܵܬ݂ܵܐ ܕܵܥܟ݂ܝܼ، ܟܹܐ ܚܵܙܹܝܚ ܟܲܘܟ݂ܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ ܨܸܦܝܵܐܝܼܬ݂.
    īman d-šrāḡāṯā dāˁḵī, kē ḥāzēḥ kawḵḇē ṣipyāˀīṯ.
    When the lights go out, we can see the stars clearly.
  2. headlight, headlamp (bright light with a lens and reflector, on the front of a motor vehicle, ship, or train)
  3. streetlight (outdoor light used to illuminate a street or public area)

Inflection

Inflection of ܫܪܵܓ݂ܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܫܪܵܓ݂ (šrāḡ) 1st person ܫܪܵܓ݂ܝܼ (šrāḡī) ܫܪܵܓ݂ܲܢ (šrāḡan)
construct ܫܪܵܓ݂ (šrāḡ) 2nd person ܫܪܵܓ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (šrāḡōḵ) ܫܪܵܓ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (šrāḡāḵ) ܫܪܵܓ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šrāḡawḵōn)
emphatic ܫܪܵܓ݂ܵܐ (šrāḡā) 3rd person ܫܪܵܓ݂ܹܗ (šrāḡēh) ܫܪܵܓ݂ܵܗ̇ (šrāḡāh) ܫܪܵܓ݂ܗܘܿܢ (šrāḡhōn)
plural absolute ܫܪ̈ܵܓ݂ܵܢ (šrāḡān) 1st person ܫܪ̈ܵܓ݂ܵܬ݂ܝܼ (šrāḡāṯī) ܫܪ̈ܵܓ݂ܵܬ݂ܲܢ (šrāḡāṯan)
construct ܫܪ̈ܵܓ݂ܵܬ݂ (šrāḡāṯ) 2nd person ܫܪ̈ܵܓ݂ܵܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (šrāḡāṯōḵ) ܫܪ̈ܵܓ݂ܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (šrāḡāṯāḵ) ܫܪ̈ܵܓ݂ܵܬ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šrāḡāṯawḵōn)
emphatic ܫܪ̈ܵܓ݂ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (šrāḡāṯā) 3rd person ܫܪ̈ܵܓ݂ܵܬ݂ܹܗ (šrāḡāṯēh) ܫܪ̈ܵܓ݂ܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (šrāḡāṯāh) ܫܪ̈ܵܓ݂ܵܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (šrāḡāṯhōn)

Derived terms

See also

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Parthian *𐫢𐫡𐫀𐫄 (*šrʾɣ /⁠širāɣ⁠/). Compare Persian چراغ (čerâġ), Old Armenian ճրագ (črag), and Arabic سِرَاج (sirāj).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܫܪܓܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܫܪܓܐ)

  1. light; lamp, lantern, candelabrum, wick

Inflection

Inflection of ܫܪܓܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܫܪܓ 1st person ܫܪܓܝ ܫܪܓܢ
construct ܫܪܓ 2nd person ܫܪܓܟ ܫܪܓܟܝ ܫܪܓܟܘܢ ܫܪܓܟܝܢ
emphatic ܫܪܓܐ 3rd person ܫܪܓܗ ܫܪܓܗ ܫܪܓܗܘܢ ܫܪܓܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܫܪܓܝܢ 1st person ܫܪܓܝ ܫܪܓܝܢ
construct ܫܪܓܝ 2nd person ܫܪܓܝܟ ܫܪܓܝܟܝ ܫܪܓܝܟܘܢ ܫܪܓܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܫܪܓܐ 3rd person ܫܪܓܘܗܝ ܫܪܓܝܗ ܫܪܓܝܗܘܢ ܫܪܓܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

See also

References

  • šrgˀ”, 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 383a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 597a
  • 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 1601a–b