ܣܓܝ

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, absolute state of ܣܓܝܐܐ (saggīʾā, “many”).

ܣܲܓܝܼ • (sagī)

1. too, quite, enough

   ܩܲܗܘܵܐ ܣܲܓܝܼ ܚܸܠܝܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ. ― qahwā sagī ḥilyā ìlēh. ― The coffee is too sweet.

2. 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

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”).

• ܣܲܓܝܼ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ (sagī yatīr, “too much”)

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [saɡɡiː]

ܣܲܓܝܼ • (sagī) (feminine ܣܲܓܝܼܐܲܬ݂ (saggīˀaṯ), plural ܣܲܓܝܼܐܲܝ̈ (saggīˀay))

1. construct state singular of ܣܲܓܝܼܐܵܐ (sagīˀā, “many”)
2. 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

• Typically used to form calques from English and other languages.
• Sometimes attached to the following word via a hyphen; otherwise, separated by a space.

• ܚܕ݂ܵܢܵܝ (ḥḏānāy, “mono-, uni-”)
• ܬܪܲܝܵܢܵܝ (trayyānāy, “bi-, duo-, di-”)
• ܬܠܝܼܬ݂ܵܝ (tlīṯāy, “tri-”)