ܦܠܓܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
| ← 1 | ܒ. 2 |
3 → |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal: ܬܪܹܝܢ (trēn) Ordinal: ܬܪܲܝܵܢܵܐ (trayyānā) Multiplier: ܬܪܲܝܵܢܵܝܵܐ (trayyānāyā) Fractional: ܦܲܠܓܵܐ (palgā) | ||
Etymology 1
| Root |
|---|
| ܦ ܠ ܓ (p l g) |
| 5 terms |
Inherited from Aramaic פַּלְגָּא (palgā) and of the noun pattern 1a23ā; compare Classical Syriac ܦܸܠܓܵܐ, Arabic فَلْج (falj), and Hebrew פֶּלֶג (péleg).
Pronunciation
Noun
ܦܲܠܓܵܐ • (palgā) m sg (plural ܦܲܠܓܹ̈ܐ (palgē) or ܦܲܠܓܵܓܹ̈ܐ (palgāgē))
- (fractional number) half (½)
- midst, middle, center/centre
- Synonym: ܦܲܠܓܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (palgūṯā)
Usage notes
As a quantifier, stress falls on the last syllable rather than the penultimate when quantifying a noun after it. Thus, the two definitions are distinguished by stress only.
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܦܲܠܓ (palg) | 1st person | ܦܲܠܓܝܼ (palgī) | ܦܲܠܓܲܢ (palgan) | |||
| construct | ܦܲܠܓ (palg) | 2nd person | ܦܲܠܓܘܼܟ݂ (palgōḵ) | ܦܲܠܓܵܟ݂ܝ (palgāḵ) | ܦܲܠܓܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (palgawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܦܲܠܓܵܐ (palgā) | 3rd person | ܦܲܠܓܹܗ (palgēh) | ܦܲܠܓܵܗ̇ (palgāh) | ܦܲܠܓܗܘܿܢ (palghōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܦܲܠܓܝܼ̈ܢ (palgīn) | 1st person | ܦܲܠܓܝܼ̈ (palgī) | ܦܲܠܓܲܢ̈ (palgan) | |||
| construct | ܦܲܠܓܲܝ̈ (palgay) | 2nd person | ܦܲܠܓܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (palgōḵ) | ܦܲܠܓܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (palgāḵ) | ܦܲܠܓܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (palgawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܦܲܠܓܹ̈ܐ (palgē) | 3rd person | ܦܲܠܓܘܼ̈ܗܝ (palgūh) | ܦܲܠܓܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (palgōh) | ܦܲܠܓܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (palgayhōn) | |||
Coordinate terms
- ܬܘܼܠܬ݂ܵܐ (tulṯā, “a third”), ܪܘܼܒ݂ܥܵܐ (ruḇˁā, “a fourth, a quarter”), ܚܘܼܡܫܵܐ (ḥumšā, “a fifth”), ܫܘܼܬܬ݂ܵܐ (šutṯā, “a sixth”), ܫܘܼܒ݂ܥܵܐ (šuḇˁā, “a seventh”), ܬܘܼܡܢܵܐ (tumnā, “an eighth”), ܬܘܼܫܥܵܐ (tušˁā, “a ninth”), ܥܘܼܣܪܵܐ (ˁusrā, “a tenth”)
Etymology 2
| Root |
|---|
| ܦ ܠ ܓ (p l g) |
| 5 terms |
Verbal noun of ܦܵܠܹܓ݂ (pālēḡ, “to be/become divided”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [pəlɑːɣɑː]
- (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [plaʔa]
- (Urmia) IPA(key): [plajɑː]
Noun
ܦܠܵܓ݂ܵܐ • (plāḡā) m (plural ܦ̈ܠܵܓ݂ܹܐ (plāḡē))
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܦܠܵܓ݂ (plāḡ) | 1st person | ܦܠܵܓ݂ܝܼ (plāḡī) | ܦܠܵܓ݂ܲܢ (plāḡan) | |||
| construct | ܦܠܵܓ݂ (plāḡ) | 2nd person | ܦܠܵܓ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (plāḡōḵ) | ܦܠܵܓ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (plāḡāḵ) | ܦܠܵܓ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (plāḡawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܦܠܵܓ݂ܵܐ (plāḡā) | 3rd person | ܦܠܵܓ݂ܹܗ (plāḡēh) | ܦܠܵܓ݂ܵܗ̇ (plāḡāh) | ܦܠܵܓ݂ܗܘܿܢ (plāḡhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܦܠܵܓ݂ܝܼ̈ܢ (plāḡīn) | 1st person | ܦܠܵܓ݂ܝܼ̈ (plāḡī) | ܦܠܵܓ݂ܲܢ̈ (plāḡan) | |||
| construct | ܦܠܵܓ݂ܲܝ̈ (plāḡay) | 2nd person | ܦܠܵܓ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (plāḡōḵ) | ܦܠܵܓ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (plāḡāḵ) | ܦܠܵܓ݂ܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (plāḡawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܦܠܵܓ݂ܹ̈ܐ (plāḡē) | 3rd person | ܦܠܵܓ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (plāḡūh) | ܦܠܵܓ݂ܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (plāḡōh) | ܦܠܵܓ݂ܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (plāḡayhōn) | |||
Etymology 3
| Root |
|---|
| ܦ ܠ ܓ (p l g) |
| 5 terms |
Of the noun pattern 1i23ā.
Pronunciation
Noun
ܦܸܠܓ݂ܵܐ • (pilḡā) m
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܦܠܸܓ݂ (pliḡ) | 1st person | ܦܸܠܓ݂ܝܼ (pilḡī) | ܦܸܠܓ݂ܲܢ (pilḡan) | |||
| construct | ܦܠܸܓ݂ (pliḡ) | 2nd person | ܦܸܠܓ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (pilḡōḵ) | ܦܸܠܓ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (pilḡāḵ) | ܦܸܠܓ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (pilḡawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܦܸܠܓ݂ܵܐ (pilḡā) | 3rd person | ܦܸܠܓ݂ܹܗ (pilḡēh) | ܦܸܠܓ݂ܵܗ̇ (pilḡāh) | ܦܸܠܓ݂ܗܘܿܢ (pilḡhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܦܸܠܓ݂ܝܼ̈ܢ (pilḡīn) | 1st person | ܦܸܠܓ݂ܝܼ̈ (pilḡī) | ܦܸܠܓ݂ܲܢ̈ (pilḡan) | |||
| construct | ܦܸܠܓ݂ܲܝ̈ (pilḡay) | 2nd person | ܦܸܠܓ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (pilḡōḵ) | ܦܸܠܓ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (pilḡāḵ) | ܦܸܠܓ݂ܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (pilḡawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܦܸܠܓ݂ܹ̈ܐ (pilḡē) | 3rd person | ܦܸܠܓ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (pilḡūh) | ܦܸܠܓ݂ܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (pilḡōh) | ܦܸܠܓ݂ܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (pilḡayhōn) | |||
Etymology 4
Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, from Akkadian 𒁆 (balaggu, balangu [BALAG]).
Pronunciation
Noun
ܦܠܲܓܵܐ • (plaggā) m (plural ܦܠܲܓܹ̈ܐ (plaggē))
- (music) drum, tambourine
- Synonym: ܕܵܗܘܿܠܵܐ (dāhōlā)
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܦܠܲܓ (plag) | 1st person | ܦܠܲܓܝܼ (plagī) | ܦܠܲܓܲܢ (plaggan) | |||
| construct | ܦܠܲܓ (plag) | 2nd person | ܦܠܲܓܘܼܟ݂ (plagōḵ) | ܦܠܲܓܵܟ݂ܝ (plaggāḵ) | ܦܠܲܓܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (plaggawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܦܠܲܓܵܐ (plaggā) | 3rd person | ܦܠܲܓܹܗ (plaggēh) | ܦܠܲܓܵܗ̇ (plaggāh) | ܦܠܲܓܗܘܿܢ (plaghōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܦܠܲܓܝܼ̈ܢ (plagīn) | 1st person | ܦܠܲܓܝܼ̈ (plagī) | ܦܠܲܓܲܢ̈ (plaggan) | |||
| construct | ܦܠܲܓܲܝ̈ (plaggay) | 2nd person | ܦܠܲܓܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (plagōḵ) | ܦܠܲܓܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (plaggāḵ) | ܦܠܲܓܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (plaggawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܦܠܲܓܹ̈ܐ (plaggē) | 3rd person | ܦܠܲܓܘܼ̈ܗܝ (plagūh) | ܦܠܲܓܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (plaggōh) | ܦܠܲܓܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (plaggayhōn) | |||
Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
From the root ܦ ܠ ܓ related to dividing. Compare Arabic فَلْج (falj) and Hebrew פֶּלֶג (péleḡ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [pɛlɡɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [pɛlɡe], [pɛl(lə)ɣe] (plural)
Noun
ܦܠܓܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܦܠܓܐ)
- (fractional number) half (½)
- midst, middle, center/centre
- (anatomy) middle of body; waist, loins, lower belly
- part, portion
- sect, school of thought
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܦܠܓ | 1st person | ܦܠܓܝ | ܦܠܓܢ | |||
| construct | ܦܠܓ | 2nd person | ܦܠܓܟ | ܦܠܓܟܝ | ܦܠܓܟܘܢ | ܦܠܓܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܦܠܓܐ | 3rd person | ܦܠܓܗ | ܦܠܓܗ | ܦܠܓܗܘܢ | ܦܠܓܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܦܠܓܝܢ | 1st person | ܦܠܓܝ | ܦܠܓܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܦܠܓܝ | 2nd person | ܦܠܓܝܟ | ܦܠܓܝܟܝ | ܦܠܓܝܟܘܢ | ܦܠܓܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܦܠܓܐ | 3rd person | ܦܠܓܘܗܝ | ܦܠܓܝܗ | ܦܠܓܝܗܘܢ | ܦܠܓܝܗܝܢ | ||
Etymology 2
From the root ܦ ܠ ܓ related to dividing. Compare Hebrew פִּלּוּג (pillûḡ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [p(ə)lɑɣɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [p(ə)lɑɣe] (plural)
Noun
ܦܠܓܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܦܠܓܐ)
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܦܠܓ | 1st person | ܦܠܓܝ | ܦܠܓܢ | |||
| construct | ܦܠܓ | 2nd person | ܦܠܓܟ | ܦܠܓܟܝ | ܦܠܓܟܘܢ | ܦܠܓܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܦܠܓܐ | 3rd person | ܦܠܓܗ | ܦܠܓܗ | ܦܠܓܗܘܢ | ܦܠܓܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܦܠܓܝܢ | 1st person | ܦܠܓܝ | ܦܠܓܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܦܠܓܝ | 2nd person | ܦܠܓܝܟ | ܦܠܓܝܟܝ | ܦܠܓܝܟܘܢ | ܦܠܓܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܦܠܓܐ | 3rd person | ܦܠܓܘܗܝ | ܦܠܓܝܗ | ܦܠܓܝܗܘܢ | ܦܠܓܝܗܝܢ | ||
Etymology 3
From Akkadian 𒁆 (balaggu, balangu [BALAG]).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [p(ə)laɡɡɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [p(ə)laɡɡe] (plural)
Noun
ܦܠܓܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܦܠܓܐ)
- (music) drum, tambourine
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܦܠܓ | 1st person | ܦܠܓܝ | ܦܠܓܢ | |||
| construct | ܦܠܓ | 2nd person | ܦܠܓܟ | ܦܠܓܟܝ | ܦܠܓܟܘܢ | ܦܠܓܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܦܠܓܐ | 3rd person | ܦܠܓܗ | ܦܠܓܗ | ܦܠܓܗܘܢ | ܦܠܓܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܦܠܓܝܢ | 1st person | ܦܠܓܝ | ܦܠܓܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܦܠܓܝ | 2nd person | ܦܠܓܝܟ | ܦܠܓܝܟܝ | ܦܠܓܝܟܘܢ | ܦܠܓܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܦܠܓܐ | 3rd person | ܦܠܓܘܗܝ | ܦܠܓܝܗ | ܦܠܓܝܗܘܢ | ܦܠܓܝܗܝܢ | ||
Etymology 4
From Ancient Greek φάλαγξ (phálanx).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [p(ə)laɡɡɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [p(ə)laɡɡe] (plural)
Noun
ܦܠܓܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܦܠܓܐ)
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܦܠܓ | 1st person | ܦܠܓܝ | ܦܠܓܢ | |||
| construct | ܦܠܓ | 2nd person | ܦܠܓܟ | ܦܠܓܟܝ | ܦܠܓܟܘܢ | ܦܠܓܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܦܠܓܐ | 3rd person | ܦܠܓܗ | ܦܠܓܗ | ܦܠܓܗܘܢ | ܦܠܓܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܦܠܓܝܢ | 1st person | ܦܠܓܝ | ܦܠܓܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܦܠܓܝ | 2nd person | ܦܠܓܝܟ | ܦܠܓܝܟܝ | ܦܠܓܝܟܘܢ | ܦܠܓܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܦܠܓܐ | 3rd person | ܦܠܓܘܗܝ | ܦܠܓܝܗ | ܦܠܓܝܗܘܢ | ܦܠܓܝܗܝܢ | ||
Etymology 5
Compare Arabic فَالِج (fālij).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [pɑlɡɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [pɑlɡe] (plural)
Noun
ܦܠܓܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܦܠܓܐ)
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܦܠܓ | 1st person | ܦܠܓܝ | ܦܠܓܢ | |||
| construct | ܦܠܓ | 2nd person | ܦܠܓܟ | ܦܠܓܟܝ | ܦܠܓܟܘܢ | ܦܠܓܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܦܠܓܐ | 3rd person | ܦܠܓܗ | ܦܠܓܗ | ܦܠܓܗܘܢ | ܦܠܓܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܦܠܓܝܢ | 1st person | ܦܠܓܝ | ܦܠܓܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܦܠܓܝ | 2nd person | ܦܠܓܝܟ | ܦܠܓܝܟܝ | ܦܠܓܝܟܘܢ | ܦܠܓܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܦܠܓܐ | 3rd person | ܦܠܓܘܗܝ | ܦܠܓܝܗ | ܦܠܓܝܗܘܢ | ܦܠܓܝܗܝܢ | ||
References
- “plg”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, pages 276a–b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 446b–447a
- 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 1194a–b