ܐܓܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Inherited from Aramaic אַגָּנָא (ʾaggānā), from Akkadian 𒌓𒅗𒁇 (UD.KA.BAR /⁠agannu⁠/); compare Hebrew אַגָּן (agán).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ʔaɡɡɑːnɑː]

Noun

ܐܲܓܵܢܵܐ • (aggānām sg (plural ܐܲܓܵܢܹ̈ܐ (aggānē))

  1. basin, waterpot, bowl
  2. jug, pitcher
  3. (geography) basin, crater
  4. (anatomy) pelvis; lacrimal punctum
  5. (architecture) capital

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܲܓܵܢܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܐܲܓܵܢ (aggān) 1st person ܐܲܓܵܢܝܼ (aggānī) ܐܲܓܵܢܲܢ (aggānan)
construct ܐܲܓܵܢ (aggān) 2nd person ܐܲܓܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (aggānōḵ) ܐܲܓܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (aggānāḵ) ܐܲܓܵܢܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (aggānawḵōn)
emphatic ܐܲܓܵܢܵܐ (aggānā) 3rd person ܐܲܓܵܢܹܗ (aggānēh) ܐܲܓܵܢܵܗ̇ (aggānāh) ܐܲܓܵܢܗܘܿܢ (aggānhōn)
plural absolute ܐܲܓܵܢܝܼ̈ܢ (aggānīn) 1st person ܐܲܓܵܢܝܼ̈ (aggānī) ܐܲܓܵܢܲܢ̈ (aggānan)
construct ܐܲܓܵܢܲܝ̈ (aggānay) 2nd person ܐܲܓܵܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (aggānōḵ) ܐܲܓܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (aggānāḵ) ܐܲܓܵܢܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (aggānawḵōn)
emphatic ܐܲܓܵܢܹ̈ܐ (aggānē) 3rd person ܐܲܓܵܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (aggānūh) ܐܲܓܵܢܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (aggānōh) ܐܲܓܵܢܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (aggānayhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Possibly from Akkadian 𒌓𒅗𒁇 (UD.KA.BAR /⁠agannu⁠/). Compare Hebrew אַגָּן (ʾaggā́n).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʔaɡɡɑnɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʔaɡɡɑne] (plural)

Noun

ܐܓܢܐ • (ʾaggānāf (plural ܐܓܢܐ (ʾaggānē))

  1. jug, pitcher, waterpot, bowl
  2. base, bottom (of a vessel)
  3. (geography) basin, crater
  4. (anatomy) lacrimal punctum
  5. (architecture) capital
  6. wheel, axle

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܓܢܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܐܓܢ 1st person ܐܓܢܝ ܐܓܢܢ
construct ܐܓܢ 2nd person ܐܓܢܟ ܐܓܢܟܝ ܐܓܢܟܘܢ ܐܓܢܟܝܢ
emphatic ܐܓܢܐ 3rd person ܐܓܢܗ ܐܓܢܗ ܐܓܢܗܘܢ ܐܓܢܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܐܓܢܝܢ 1st person ܐܓܢܝ ܐܓܢܝܢ
construct ܐܓܢܝ 2nd person ܐܓܢܝܟ ܐܓܢܝܟܝ ܐܓܢܝܟܘܢ ܐܓܢܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܐܓܢܐ 3rd person ܐܓܢܘܗܝ ܐܓܢܝܗ ܐܓܢܝܗܘܢ ܐܓܢܝܗܝܢ

Descendants

  • Old Armenian: անկան (ankan)
  • Middle Armenian: անգանակ (anganak)

References

  • ˀgn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 11 June 2011
  • 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, pages 7b–8a