ܐܓܘܪܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Akkadian 𒅇𒆪𒊒𒌝 (agurru, ukurru [Ù.KU.RU.UM]); see there for more.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʔaɡɡurɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʔaɡɡure] (plural)

Noun

ܐܓܘܪܐ • (ˀăḡurrāf (plural ܐܓܘܪܐ)

  1. baked brick
Inflection
Inflection of ܐܓܘܪܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܐܓܘܪ 1st person ܐܓܘܪܝ ܐܓܘܪܢ
construct ܐܓܘܪ 2nd person ܐܓܘܪܟ ܐܓܘܪܟܝ ܐܓܘܪܟܘܢ ܐܓܘܪܟܝܢ
emphatic ܐܓܘܪܐ 3rd person ܐܓܘܪܗ ܐܓܘܪܗ ܐܓܘܪܗܘܢ ܐܓܘܪܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܐܓܘܪܝܢ 1st person ܐܓܘܪܝ ܐܓܘܪܝܢ
construct ܐܓܘܪܝ 2nd person ܐܓܘܪܝܟ ܐܓܘܪܝܟܝ ܐܓܘܪܝܟܘܢ ܐܓܘܪܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܐܓܘܪܐ 3rd person ܐܓܘܪܘܗܝ ܐܓܘܪܝܗ ܐܓܘܪܝܗܘܢ ܐܓܘܪܝܗܝܢ
Descendants
  • Arabic: آجُرّ (ʔājurr)
    • Northern Kurdish: acûr
    • Persian: آجر (âjor), آجور (âjur), آگور (âgur), آگر (âgor) (archaic)
    • Southwestern Fars: آجر (âjer)
  • Old Persian: 𐎠𐎦𐎢𐎽𐎢𐎶 (agurum, bricks)
    • Persian: آگر (âgor), آگور (âgur)
    • Old Armenian: ագուռ (aguṙ) (or ← Hurrian, or directly ← Akkadian)
      • Armenian: ագուռ (aguṙ), ագուր (agur)
        • Ottoman Turkish: آگور (âgûr)
      • Old Georgian: აგური (aguri)
        • Georgian: აგური (aguri), ანგური (anguri) (see there for further descendants)

Etymology 2

From the root ܐ ܓ ܪ related to hiring.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʔɑɣorɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʔɑɣore] (plural)

Noun

ܐܓܘܪܐ • (transliteration neededm (plural ܐܓܘܪܐ)

  1. hirer, employer
Inflection
Inflection of ܐܓܘܪܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܐܓܘܪ 1st person ܐܓܘܪܝ ܐܓܘܪܢ
construct ܐܓܘܪ 2nd person ܐܓܘܪܟ ܐܓܘܪܟܝ ܐܓܘܪܟܘܢ ܐܓܘܪܟܝܢ
emphatic ܐܓܘܪܐ 3rd person ܐܓܘܪܗ ܐܓܘܪܗ ܐܓܘܪܗܘܢ ܐܓܘܪܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܐܓܘܪܝܢ 1st person ܐܓܘܪܝ ܐܓܘܪܝܢ
construct ܐܓܘܪܝ 2nd person ܐܓܘܪܝܟ ܐܓܘܪܝܟܝ ܐܓܘܪܝܟܘܢ ܐܓܘܪܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܐܓܘܪܐ 3rd person ܐܓܘܪܘܗܝ ܐܓܘܪܝܗ ܐܓܘܪܝܗܘܢ ܐܓܘܪܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

From Ancient Greek ἀγορά (agorá).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʔɑɣorɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʔɑɣore] (plural)

Noun

ܐܓܘܪܐ • (transliteration neededm (plural ܐܓܘܪܐ)

  1. market
    Synonym: ܫܘܩܐ (šūqā’)
Inflection
Inflection of ܐܓܘܪܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܐܓܘܪ 1st person ܐܓܘܪܝ ܐܓܘܪܢ
construct ܐܓܘܪ 2nd person ܐܓܘܪܟ ܐܓܘܪܟܝ ܐܓܘܪܟܘܢ ܐܓܘܪܟܝܢ
emphatic ܐܓܘܪܐ 3rd person ܐܓܘܪܗ ܐܓܘܪܗ ܐܓܘܪܗܘܢ ܐܓܘܪܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܐܓܘܪܝܢ 1st person ܐܓܘܪܝ ܐܓܘܪܝܢ
construct ܐܓܘܪܝ 2nd person ܐܓܘܪܝܟ ܐܓܘܪܝܟܝ ܐܓܘܪܝܟܘܢ ܐܓܘܪܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܐܓܘܪܐ 3rd person ܐܓܘܪܘܗܝ ܐܓܘܪܝܗ ܐܓܘܪܝܗܘܢ ܐܓܘܪܝܗܝܢ

References

  • ˀgwr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 6 May 2012
  • ˀgwrˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 6 May 2012
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 2b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 3a
  • 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, page 6b