ܕܪܓܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology 1
Inherited from Aramaic דַּרְגָּא (dargā); related to Turoyo ܕܰܪܓ݂ܐ (darġo), Arabic دَرَج (daraj), دَرَجَة (daraja) and Hebrew דֶּרֶג (déreg).
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [ˈdar.ɣɑː]
- (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [ˈdarɑː]
Noun
ܕܲܪܓ݂ܵܐ • (darḡā) m (plural ܕܲܪ̈ܓ݂ܹܐ (darḡē) or ܕܲܪ̈ܓ݂ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (darḡāṯā))
- step, stair
- order, rank, level
- (geometry, physics) degree
- ܙܵܘܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܬܪܝܼܨܬܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܙܵܘܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܒܬܸܫܥܝܼܢ ܕܲܪ̈ܓ݂ܹܐ
- zāwīṯā trīṣtā ìlāh zāwīṯā b-tišˁīn darḡē
- A right angle is an angle of ninety degrees
- ܛܵܒ݂ ܐ݇ܢܵܫܹ̈ܐ ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܚܲܩܠܵܐ ܕܚܸܙܘܵܐ ܒ-180 ܕܲܪ̈ܓ݂ܹܐ
- ṭāḇ nāšē īṯ lhōn ḥaqlā d-ḥizwā b-180 darḡē
- Most humans have a field of vision of 180 degrees
- ܡܲܝ̈ܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܪܵܬ݂ܚܝܼ ܒ-100 ܕܲܪ̈ܓ݂ܹܐ ܡܐܵܝܹ̈ܐ
- mayyā kē rāṯḥī b-100 darḡē mˀāyē
- Water boils at 100 degrees celsius
Usage notes
The plural ܕܲܪ̈ܓ݂ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (darḡāṯā) is used in the sense of “stairs'” while the plural ܕܲܪ̈ܓ݂ܹܐ (darḡē) is used for all other senses.
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܕܪܸܓ݂ (driḡ) | 1st person | ܕܲܪܓ݂ܝܼ (darḡī) | ܕܲܪܓ݂ܲܢ (darḡan) | |||
| construct | ܕܪܸܓ݂ (driḡ) | 2nd person | ܕܲܪܓ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (darḡōḵ) | ܕܲܪܓ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (darḡāḵ) | ܕܲܪܓ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (darḡawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܕܲܪܓ݂ܵܐ (darḡā) | 3rd person | ܕܲܪܓ݂ܹܗ (darḡēh) | ܕܲܪܓ݂ܵܗ̇ (darḡāh) | ܕܲܪܓ݂ܗܘܿܢ (darḡhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܕܲܪ̈ܓ݂ܝܼܢ (darḡīn) | 1st person | ܕܲܪ̈ܓ݂ܝܼ (darḡī) | ܕܲܪ̈ܓ݂ܲܢ (darḡan) | |||
| construct | ܕܲܪ̈ܓ݂ܲܝ (darḡay) | 2nd person | ܕܲܪ̈ܓ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (darḡōḵ) | ܕܲܪ̈ܓ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (darḡāḵ) | ܕܲܪ̈ܓ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (darḡawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܕܲܪ̈ܓ݂ܹܐ (darḡē) | 3rd person | ܕܲܪ̈ܓ݂ܘܼܗܝ (darḡūh) | ܕܲܪ̈ܓ݂ܘܼܗ̇ (darḡōh) | ܕܲܪ̈ܓ݂ܲܝܗܘܿܢ (darḡayhōn) | |||
Derived terms
- ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܕܲܪ̈ܓ݂ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (bēṯ darḡāṯā, “staircase”)
- ܕܲܪܓ݂ܵܐ ܕܚܲܡܝܼܡܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (darḡā d-ḥammīmūṯā, “temperature”)
See also
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [ˈdar.rɑːɣɑː]
Noun
ܕܲܪܵܓ݂ܵܐ • (darrāḡā) m (plural ܕܲܪ̈ܵܓ݂ܹܐ (darrāḡē))
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܕܲܪܵܓ݂ (darrāḡ) | 1st person | ܕܲܪܵܓ݂ܝܼ (darrāḡī) | ܕܲܪܵܓ݂ܲܢ (darrāḡan) | |||
| construct | ܕܲܪܵܓ݂ (darrāḡ) | 2nd person | ܕܲܪܵܓ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (darrāḡōḵ) | ܕܲܪܵܓ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (darrāḡāḵ) | ܕܲܪܵܓ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (darrāḡawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܕܲܪܵܓ݂ܵܐ (darrāḡā) | 3rd person | ܕܲܪܵܓ݂ܹܗ (darrāḡēh) | ܕܲܪܵܓ݂ܵܗ̇ (darrāḡāh) | ܕܲܪܵܓ݂ܗܘܿܢ (darrāḡhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܕܲܪ̈ܵܓ݂ܝܼܢ (darrāḡīn) | 1st person | ܕܲܪ̈ܵܓ݂ܝܼ (darrāḡī) | ܕܲܪ̈ܵܓ݂ܲܢ (darrāḡan) | |||
| construct | ܕܲܪ̈ܵܓ݂ܲܝ (darrāḡay) | 2nd person | ܕܲܪ̈ܵܓ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (darrāḡōḵ) | ܕܲܪ̈ܵܓ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (darrāḡāḵ) | ܕܲܪ̈ܵܓ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (darrāḡawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܕܲܪ̈ܵܓ݂ܹܐ (darrāḡē) | 3rd person | ܕܲܪ̈ܵܓ݂ܘܼܗܝ (darrāḡūh) | ܕܲܪ̈ܵܓ݂ܘܼܗ̇ (darrāḡōh) | ܕܲܪ̈ܵܓ݂ܲܝܗܘܿܢ (darrāḡayhōn) | |||
Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
Compare Arabic دَرَج (daraj), Hebrew דֶּרֶג (déreḡ).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [ˈdar.ɡɑ]
- (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈdar.ɡɑ]
- (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈdɑr.ɡo]
Noun
ܕܪܓܐ • (dargā) m (plural ܕܪܓܐ (dargē))
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܕܪܓ | 1st person | ܕܪܓܝ | ܕܪܓܢ | |||
| construct | ܕܪܓ | 2nd person | ܕܪܓܟ | ܕܪܓܟܝ | ܕܪܓܟܘܢ | ܕܪܓܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܕܪܓܐ | 3rd person | ܕܪܓܗ | ܕܪܓܗ | ܕܪܓܗܘܢ | ܕܪܓܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܕܪܓܝܢ | 1st person | ܕܪܓܝ | ܕܪܓܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܕܪܓܝ | 2nd person | ܕܪܓܝܟ | ܕܪܓܝܟܝ | ܕܪܓܝܟܘܢ | ܕܪܓܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܕܪܓܐ | 3rd person | ܕܪܓܘܗܝ | ܕܪܓܝܗ | ܕܪܓܝܗܘܢ | ܕܪܓܝܗܝܢ | ||
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [darˈrɑ.ɣɑ], [d(ə.)ˈrɑ.ɣɑ]
- (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [darˈrɑ.ɣɑ], [ˈdrɑ.ɣɑ]
- (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [dɑˈro.ɣo], [ˈdro.ɣo]
Noun
ܕܪܓܐ • (darrāḡā, dərāḡā) m (plural ܕܪܓܐ (darrāḡē, dərāḡē))
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܕܪܓ | 1st person | ܕܪܓܝ | ܕܪܓܢ | |||
| construct | ܕܪܓ | 2nd person | ܕܪܓܟ | ܕܪܓܟܝ | ܕܪܓܟܘܢ | ܕܪܓܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܕܪܓܐ | 3rd person | ܕܪܓܗ | ܕܪܓܗ | ܕܪܓܗܘܢ | ܕܪܓܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܕܪܓܝܢ | 1st person | ܕܪܓܝ | ܕܪܓܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܕܪܓܝ | 2nd person | ܕܪܓܝܟ | ܕܪܓܝܟܝ | ܕܪܓܝܟܘܢ | ܕܪܓܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܕܪܓܐ | 3rd person | ܕܪܓܘܗܝ | ܕܪܓܝܗ | ܕܪܓܝܗܘܢ | ܕܪܓܝܗܝܢ | ||
References
- “drg”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 9 September 2011
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 70a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 97a–b
- 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 320b