ܦܠܓܘܬܐ

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Classical Syriac[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From the root ܦ-ܠ-ܓ (p-l-ɡ) related to dividing.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [pɑlɡuθɑ(ʔ)], [palɡuθɑ(ʔ)], [pɛlɡuθɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [pɑlaɣwɑθɑ(ʔ)], [pɑlɡ(ə)wɑθɑ(ʔ)], [palɡ(ə)wɑθɑ(ʔ)], [pɛlɡ(ə)wɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun[edit]

ܦܠܓܘܬܐ (transliteration neededf (plural ܦܠܓܘܬܐ)

  1. half, portion, share
  2. middle, center/centre
  3. (construct state; frequently used in compound words) half-, hemi-, semi-
  4. part, section, volume (of a book)
  5. rank, order
  6. division, faction, schism
  7. dissension, disagreement, discord
  8. pretense, feint, deceit, deception, duplicity

Inflection[edit]

References[edit]

  • plgw”, 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. 276a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 447a
  • 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. 1194b