ܐܒܓܕ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

An acronym of the first four letters of the Syriac alphabet, similar to the Greek and Hebrew order: ܐ (alāp) + ܒ (bēt) + ܓ (gāmal) + ܕ (dālat); compare Arabic أَبْجَد (ʔabjad).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ab.ɡad.]
• (Urmian) IPA^(key): [ab.d͡ʒad.]

Noun

ܐܲܒܓܲܕ • (abgad) m

1. (orthography) alphabet, abjad: writing system in which only consonants are represented, leaving vowel sounds to be inferred by the reader. This contrasts with true alphabets, which provide glyphs for both consonants and vowels.

Synonyms

• ܐܵܠܲܦܒܹܝܬ (alāpbēt, “Alphabet”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

An acronym of the first four letters of the Syriac alphabet: ܐ (ʾālep̄) + ܒ (bêṯ) + ܓ (gāmal) + ܕ (dālaṯ); compare Arabic أَبْجَد (ʔabjad).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʔab.ɡad]

Noun

ܐܒܓܕ • (ʾabgad) m

1. (orthography) alphabet, abjad

References

• “ˀbgd”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2012-08-09
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 1b
• 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, page 1b