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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology 1
Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, absolute state of ܣܓܝܐܐ (saggīʾā, “many”).
Adverb
ܣܲܓܝܼ • (sagī)
- too, quite, enough
- ܩܲܗܘܵܐ ܣܲܓܝܼ ܚܸܠܝܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ. ― qahwā sagī ḥilyā ìlēh. ― The coffee is too sweet.
- very, a lot
- Synonyms: ܟܲܒܝܼܪܵܐ (kabīrā), ܪܵܒܵܐ (rābā)
ܫܲܡܝܼܪܵܡ ܣܲܓܝܼ ܚܕ݂ܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇.- šamīrām sagī ḥḏīṯā ìlāh.
- Shammiram is very happy.
- ܬܲܘܕܝܼ ܣܲܓܝܼ ― tawdī sagī ― Thank you very much
Usage notes
The sense of “very” with an adjective may also be expressed through the repetition of the adjective twice, e.g. ܫܲܡܝܼܪܵܡ ܚܕ݂ܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܚܕ݂ܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ― šamīrām ḥḏīṯā ḥḏīṯā ìlāh ― Shammiram is very happy (literally, “Shammiram is happy happy”).
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
Adjective
ܣܲܓܝܼ • (sagī) (feminine ܣܲܓܝܼܐܲܬ݂ (saggīˀaṯ), plural ܣܲܓܝܼܐܲܝ̈ (saggīˀay))
- construct state singular of ܣܲܓܝܼܐܵܐ (sagīˀā, “many”)
- poly-, multi-
- ܣܲܓܝܼ ܐܵܕ݂ܫܹ̈ܐ ― sagī āḏšē ― multifarious
- ܣܲܓܝܼ ܐܲܠܵܗܹ̈ܐ ― sagī allāhē ― polytheistic
- ܣܲܓܝܼ ܐܸܠܥܹ̈ܐ ― sagī ilˁē ― multilateral
- ܣܲܓܝܼ ܗܸܓ݂ܝܵܢܹ̈ܐ ― sagī hiḡyānē ― polysyllabic
- ܣܲܓܝܼ ܠܸܫܵܢܹ̈ܐ ― sagī liššānē ― multilingual
- ܣܲܓܝܼ ܫܲܪܒ݂ܵܬ݂ܵܐ ― sagī šarḇāṯā ― multiracial
Usage notes
- Typically used to form calques from English and other languages.
- Sometimes attached to the following word via a hyphen; otherwise, separated by a space.