ܣܘܪܓܕܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܣ ܪ ܓ ܕ (s r g d)
1 term

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, itself possibly from Ancient Greek στεργίς (stergís).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [surɡɑːðɑː]

Noun

ܣܘܼܪܓܵܕܵܐ • (surgādā) m sg (plural ܣܘܼܪ̈ܓܵܕܹܐ (surgādē))

1. calendar (system for calculating days of the year)

   ܙܲܒ݂ܢܵܐ ܦܠܝܼܓܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܒܝܲܕ ܣܘܼܪܓܵܕܵܐ ܡܵܘܠܵܕܵܝܵܐ ܒܝܵܘܡܵܢܹ̈ܐ، ܘܫܵܒ݂ܘܿܥܹ̈ܐ، ܘܝܲܪ̈ܚܹܐ، ܘܫܸܢܹ̈ܐ.

   zaḇnā plīgā ìlēh byad surgādā māwlādāyā byāwmānē, w-šāḇōˁē, w-yarḥē, w-šinnē.

   Time is divided by the Gregorian calendar into days, weeks, months, and years.

2. calendar (wall chart showing months day-by-day)

   ܟܬܝܼܒ݂ ܠܝܼ ܥܹܐܕܵܐ ܕܡܵܘܠܵܕܹܗ ܥܲܠ ܣܘܼܪܓܵܕܵܐ ܬܸܠܝܵܐ ܒܓܘܼܕܵܐ.

   ktīḇ lī ˁēdā d-māwlādēh ˁal surgādā tilyā b-guddā.

   I wrote his birthday on the calendar hanging on the wall.

3. computus (method for dating Easter)
4. diary, journal (personal daily record of someone’s life)
5. ledger, journal (daily record of financial transactions)
6. table, tabulation, roster

   Synonym: ܛܲܒ݂ܠܝܼܬܵܐ (ṭaḇlītā)

7. line, verse

   Synonyms: ܓ̰ܲܪܓܵܐ (jargā), ܣܸܕܪܵܐ (sidrā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܣܘܼܪܓܵܕܵܐ (surgādā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܣܘܼܪܓܵܕܝܼ (surgādī)		ܣܘܼܪܓܵܕܲܢ (surgādan)
	construct	ܣܘܼܪܓܵܕ (surgād)	2nd person	ܣܘܼܪܓܵܕܘܼܟ݂ (surgādūḵ)	ܣܘܼܪܓܵܕܵܟ݂ܝ (surgādāḵ)	ܣܘܼܪܓܵܕܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (surgādāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܣܘܼܪܓܵܕܵܐ (surgādā)	3rd person	ܣܘܼܪܓܵܕܹܗ (surgādēh)	ܣܘܼܪܓܵܕܵܗ̇ (surgādāh)	ܣܘܼܪܓܵܕܗܘܿܢ (surgādhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܣܘܼܪ̈ܓܵܕܝܼ (surgādī)		ܣܘܼܪ̈ܓܵܕܲܢ (surgādan)
	construct	ܣܘܼܪ̈ܓܵܕܲܝ (surgāday)	2nd person	ܣܘܼܪ̈ܓܵܕܘܼܟ݂ (surgādūḵ)	ܣܘܼܪ̈ܓܵܕܵܟ݂ܝ (surgādāḵ)	ܣܘܼܪ̈ܓܵܕܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (surgādāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܣܘܼܪ̈ܓܵܕܹܐ (surgādē)	3rd person	ܣܘܼܪ̈ܓܵܕܘܼܗܝ (surgādūh)	ܣܘܼܪ̈ܓܵܕܘܿܗ̇ (surgādōh)	ܣܘܼܪ̈ܓܵܕܗܘܿܢ (surgādhōn)

Coordinate terms

• ܝܵܘܡܵܐ (yāwmā, “day”), ܫܵܒ݂ܘܼܥܵܐ (šāḇūˁā, “week”), ܝܲܪܚܵܐ (yarḥā, “month”), ܐܸܩܡܵܐ (iqmā, “season”), ܫܹܢ݇ܬܵܐ (šēttā, “year”)

Derived terms

• ܡܣܲܪܓܕܵܢܵܐ (msargdānā, “calligrapher”)
• ܣܘܼܪܓܵܕܵܐ ܡܵܘܠܵܕܵܝܵܐ (surgādā māwlādāyā, “Gregorian calendar”)
• ܣܘܼܪܓܵܕܵܐ ܣܲܗܪܵܝܵܐ (surgādā sahrāyā, “Lunar calendar”)
• ܣܘܼܪܓܵܕܵܝܵܐ (surgādāyā, “caledrical”)
• ܣܲܪܓܸܕ (sargid)

 

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܣ-ܪ-ܓ-ܕ (s-r-ɡ-d) related to writing, possibly from Ancient Greek στεργίς (stergís).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [surɡɑðɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [surɡɑðe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܣܘܪܓܕܐ • (sūrgāḏā) m (plural ܣܘܪܓܕܐ)

1. line, verse
2. (orthography) letter, glyph
3. writing, book
4. calendar
5. computus; method for dating Easter

Inflection

    inflection of ܣܘܪܓܕܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܣܘܪܓܕ	ܣܘܪܓܕܝܢ
construct	ܣܘܪܓܕ	ܣܘܪܓܕܝ
emphatic	ܣܘܪܓܕܐ	ܣܘܪܓܕܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܣܘܪܓܕܝ	ܣܘܪܓܕܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܣܘܪܓܕܟ	ܣܘܪܓܕܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܣܘܪܓܕܟܝ	ܣܘܪܓܕܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܣܘܪܓܕܗ	ܣܘܪܓܕܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܣܘܪܓܕܗ	ܣܘܪܓܕܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܣܘܪܓܕܢ	ܣܘܪܓܕܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܣܘܪܓܕܟܘܢ	ܣܘܪܓܕܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܣܘܪܓܕܟܝܢ	ܣܘܪܓܕܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܣܘܪܓܕܗܘܢ	ܣܘܪܓܕܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܣܘܪܓܕܗܝܢ	ܣܘܪܓܕܝܗܝܢ

References

• “swrgd”, 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, p. 236b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 370a-b
• 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, p. 990a-b

Turoyo

Etymology

From Aramaic ܣܘܪܓܕܐ (sūrgāḏā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (singular) /surɡoðo/
• IPA^(key): (plural) /surɡoðe/

Noun

ܣܘܪܓܳܕ݂ܳܐ • (surgoḏo) m (plural ܣܘܪܓܳܕ݂ܶܐ (surgoḏe))

1. calendar