ܬܓܪܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, from Akkadian 𒁮𒃼 (tamkārum); compare also Arabic تَاجِر (tājir) and Hebrew תַּגָּר (tagár).
Pronunciation
Noun
ܬܲܓܵܪܵܐ • (taggārā) m (plural ܬܲܓܵܪܹ̈ܐ (taggārē), feminine ܬܲܓܵܪܬܵܐ (taggārtā))
- trader, merchant
- businessman
- Synonym: ܓܒ݂ܲܪ ܒܘܼܠܓܵܢܹ̈ܐ (gḇar bulgānē)
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܬܲܓܵܪ (taggār) | 1st person | ܬܲܓܵܪܝܼ (taggārī) | ܬܲܓܵܪܲܢ (taggāran) | |||
| construct | ܬܲܓܵܪ (taggār) | 2nd person | ܬܲܓܵܪܘܼܟ݂ (taggārōḵ) | ܬܲܓܵܪܵܟ݂ܝ (taggārāḵ) | ܬܲܓܵܪܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (taggārawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܬܲܓܵܪܵܐ (taggārā) | 3rd person | ܬܲܓܵܪܹܗ (taggārēh) | ܬܲܓܵܪܵܗ̇ (taggārāh) | ܬܲܓܵܪܗܘܿܢ (taggārhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܬܲܓܵܪ̈ܝܼܢ (taggārīn) | 1st person | ܬܲܓܵܪ̈ܝܼ (taggārī) | ܬܲܓܵܪ̈ܲܢ (taggāran) | |||
| construct | ܬܲܓܵܪ̈ܲܝ (taggāray) | 2nd person | ܬܲܓܵܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (taggārōḵ) | ܬܲܓܵܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (taggārāḵ) | ܬܲܓܵܪ̈ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (taggārawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܬܲܓܵܪܹ̈ܐ (taggārē) | 3rd person | ܬܲܓܵܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (taggārūh) | ܬܲܓܵܪ̈ܘܼܗ̇ (taggārōh) | ܬܲܓܵܪ̈ܲܝܗܘܿܢ (taggārayhōn) | |||
Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
From Akkadian 𒁮𒃼 (tamkārum). Compare Arabic تَاجِر (tājir) and Hebrew תַּגָּר (taggār).
Alternative forms
- ܬܐܓܪܐ
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [taɡɡɑrɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [taɡɡɑre] (plural)
Noun
ܬܓܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܬܓܪܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܬܓܪܬܐ)
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܬܓܪ | 1st person | ܬܓܪܝ | ܬܓܪܢ | |||
| construct | ܬܓܪ | 2nd person | ܬܓܪܟ | ܬܓܪܟܝ | ܬܓܪܟܘܢ | ܬܓܪܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܬܓܪܐ | 3rd person | ܬܓܪܗ | ܬܓܪܗ | ܬܓܪܗܘܢ | ܬܓܪܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܬܓܪܝܢ | 1st person | ܬܓܪܝ | ܬܓܪܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܬܓܪܝ | 2nd person | ܬܓܪܝܟ | ܬܓܪܝܟܝ | ܬܓܪܝܟܘܢ | ܬܓܪܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܬܓܪܐ | 3rd person | ܬܓܪܘܗܝ | ܬܓܪܝܗ | ܬܓܪܝܗܘܢ | ܬܓܪܝܗܝܢ | ||
Proper noun
ܬܓܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m
Etymology 2
From Arabic تَاجِر (tājir), related to above.
Alternative forms
- ܬܐܓܪܐ
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [taɡɡɑrɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [taɡɡɑre] (plural)
Adjective
ܬܓܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܬܓܪܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܬܓܪܬܐ)
Inflection
| person | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| m | f | m | f | |
| absolute | ܬܓܪ | ܬܓܪܐ | ܬܓܪܝܢ | ܬܓܪܢ |
| construct | ܬܓܪ | ܬܓܪܬ | ܬܓܪܝ | ܬܓܪܬ |
| emphatic | ܬܓܪܐ | ܬܓܪܬܐ | ܬܓܪܐ | ܬܓܪܬܐ |
Etymology 3
From the root ܓ ܪ ܝ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [tɛɣrɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [tɛɣre] (plural)
Noun
ܬܓܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܬܓܪܐ)
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܬܓܪ | 1st person | ܬܓܪܝ | ܬܓܪܢ | |||
| construct | ܬܓܪ | 2nd person | ܬܓܪܟ | ܬܓܪܟܝ | ܬܓܪܟܘܢ | ܬܓܪܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܬܓܪܐ | 3rd person | ܬܓܪܗ | ܬܓܪܗ | ܬܓܪܗܘܢ | ܬܓܪܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܬܓܪܝܢ | 1st person | ܬܓܪܝ | ܬܓܪܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܬܓܪܝ | 2nd person | ܬܓܪܝܟ | ܬܓܪܝܟܝ | ܬܓܪܝܟܘܢ | ܬܓܪܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܬܓܪܐ | 3rd person | ܬܓܪܘܗܝ | ܬܓܪܝܗ | ܬܓܪܝܗܘܢ | ܬܓܪܝܗܝܢ | ||
References
- “tgr”, 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, page 387b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 604b–605q
- 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 1624a