ܣܝܓܐ

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Classical Syriac[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From the root ܣ-ܘ-ܓ (s-w-ɡ) related to enclosing. Compare Arabic سِيَاج (siyāj) and Hebrew סְיָג (səyāḡ).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [s(ə)jɑɣɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [s(ə)jɑɣe] (plural)

Noun[edit]

ܣܝܓܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܣܝܓܐ)

  1. fence, hedge, enclosure
  2. wall, barrier
  3. hindrance, obstacle, intervening space
  4. limit, bound
  5. camp
  6. stalk of grapes

Inflection[edit]

References[edit]

  • syg”, 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. 222a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 374a
  • 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. 999a-b