ܣܓܝ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Root
ܣ ܓ ܐ (s g ˀ)
5 terms

Etymology 1

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

Adverb

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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.
    ܬܵܘܕܝܼ ܣܲܓܝܼtāwdī sagīThank you very much
Usage notes
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The sense of “very” with an adjective may also be expressed through the repetition of the adjective twice, eg. ܫܲܡܝܼܪܵܡ ܚܕ݂ܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܚܕ݂ܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇šamīrām ḥḏīṯā ḥḏīṯā ìlāhShammiram is very happy (literally, “Shammiram is happy happy”).

Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard) IPA(key): [saɡ.ɡiː]

Adjective

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

  1. construct state singular of ܣܲܓܝܼܐܵܐ (sagīˀā, many)
  2. poly-, multi-
    ܣܲܓܝܼ ܐܵܕ݂ܫܹ̈ܐsagī āḏšēmultifarious
    ܣܲܓܝܼ ܐܲܠܵܗܹ̈ܐsagī allāhēpolytheistic
    ܣܲܓܝܼ ܐܸܠܥܹ̈ܐsagī ilˁēmultilateral
    ܣܲܓܝܼ ܗܸܓ݂ܝܵܢܹ̈ܐsagī hiḡyānēpolysyllabic
    ܣܲܓܝܼ ܠܸܫܵܢܹ̈ܐsagī liššānēmultilingual
    ܣܲܓܝܼ ܫܲܪܒ݂ܵܬ݂ܹܐsagī šarḇāṯēmultiracial
Usage notes
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  • Typically used to form calques from English and other languages.
  • Sometimes attached to the following word via a hyphen; otherwise, separated by a space.
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