ܣܢܐܓܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac ܣܢܐܓܪܐ, from Ancient Greek συνήγορος (sunḗgoros); compare Hebrew סָנֵגוֹר (sanegór).

Pronunciation

(Standard) IPA^(key): [sneːʔɣrɑː]
(Urmia) IPA^(key): [sniːɣrɑː]

Noun

ܣܢܹܐܓ݂ܪܵܐ • (snēḡrā) m (plural ܣܢܹܐܓ݂ܪܹ̈ܐ (snēḡrē), feminine ܣܢܹܐܓ݂ܲܪܬܵܐ (snēḡartā))

lawyer, advocate, attorney (one who represents or speaks for another, especially in a court of law)

Inflection

Inflection of **ܣܢܹܐܓ݂ܪܵܐ**
	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
	state	form		person	m	f	plural
singular	absolute	ܣܢܹܐܓ݂ܲܪ (snēḡar)		1^st person	ܣܢܹܐܓ݂ܪܝܼ (snēḡrī)		ܣܢܹܐܓ݂ܪܲܢ (snēḡran)
	construct	ܣܢܹܐܓ݂ܲܪ (snēḡar)		2^nd person	ܣܢܹܐܓ݂ܪܘܼܟ݂ (snēḡrōḵ)	ܣܢܹܐܓ݂ܪܵܟ݂ܝ (snēḡrāḵ)	ܣܢܹܐܓ݂ܪܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (snēḡrawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܣܢܹܐܓ݂ܪܵܐ (snēḡrā)		3^rd person	ܣܢܹܐܓ݂ܪܹܗ (snēḡrēh)	ܣܢܹܐܓ݂ܪܵܗ̇ (snēḡrāh)	ܣܢܹܐܓ݂ܪܗܘܿܢ (snēḡrhōn)
plural	absolute	ܣܢܹܐܓ݂ܪ̈ܝܼܢ (snēḡrīn)		1^st person	ܣܢܹܐܓ݂ܪ̈ܝܼ (snēḡrī)		ܣܢܹܐܓ݂ܪ̈ܲܢ (snēḡran)
	construct	ܣܢܹܐܓ݂ܪ̈ܲܝ (snēḡray)		2^nd person	ܣܢܹܐܓ݂ܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (snēḡrōḵ)	ܣܢܹܐܓ݂ܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (snēḡrāḵ)	ܣܢܹܐܓ݂ܪ̈ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (snēḡrawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܣܢܹܐܓ݂ܪܹ̈ܐ (snēḡrē)		3^rd person	ܣܢܹܐܓ݂ܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (snēḡrūh)	ܣܢܹܐܓ݂ܪ̈ܘܼܗ̇ (snēḡrōh)	ܣܢܹܐܓ݂ܪ̈ܲܝܗܘܿܢ (snēḡrayhōn)

Derived terms

ܡܣܲܢܓ݂ܸܪ (msanḡir, “to defend, to plead for”)
ܣܢܹܐܓ݂ܪܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (snēḡrūṯā, “lawyership”)