ܐܓܡܐ

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Classical Syriac

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Etymology

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From Aramaic 𐡀𐡂𐡌 (ʾgm), borrowed into West Semitic from Akkadian 𒀀𒂵𒈬𒌝 (agammum), from Sumerian 𒀀𒂵𒄠 (agam); compare Jewish Babylonian Aramaic אַגְמָא (ʾaḡmā), Hebrew אֲגַם (ʾăḡamm, lake, swamp), Arabic أَجَمَة (ʔajama, jungle, brushwood).

Pronunciation

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  • (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [ˈʔɛɣ.mɑ]
  • (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈʔaɣ.mɑ], [ˈʔɑɣ.mɑ]
  • (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈʔɛɣ.mo]

The Eastern pronunciations differ from the expected *[ˈʔɪɣ.mɑ].

Noun

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ܐܓܡܐ (ʾeḡmām (plural ܐܓܡܐ (ʾeḡmē))

  1. swamp, marsh, meadow
  2. pool, standing water
    • Peshitta, Psalms 107:27:
      ܕܥܒܕ ܡܕܒܪܐ ܠܐܓܡ̈ܐ ܕܡܝ̈ܐ
      da-ʿəḇaḏ maḏbərā lə-ʾeḡmē ḏə-mayyā
      He turneth the wilderness into a standing water
  3. (botany) reed (especially Egyptian papyrus)
    • Peshitta, Job 8:11:
      ܕܠܡܐ ܣܓܐ ܐܓܡܐ ܒܐܬܪܐ ܨܗܝܐ: ܐܘ ܝܥܐ ܐܪܒܢܐ ܐܝܟܐ ܕܠܝܬ ܡܝ̈ܐ.
      da-lə-mā sāḡē ʾeḡmā ḇə-ʾaṯrā ṣahyā? ʾaw yāʿē ʾarbānā ʾaykā ḏə-layt mayyā?
      Can papyrus grow tall where there is no marsh? Can reeds thrive without water?

Inflection

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Derived terms

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References

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  • ˀgm”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2012-05-13
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) “ܐܶܓܡܳܐ”, in Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 2b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) “ܐܶܓܡܳܐ”, in A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 3a
  • Sokoloff, Michael (2009) “ܐܸܓܡܵܐ”, in 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 7b