ܐܓܪܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܐܓܪܬܐ

ܐܓܪܬܐ ܐܠܝܩܛܪܘܢܝܬܐ

Etymology

Inherited from Aramaic אֵגַּרְתָא (ʾeggarṯā) from Akkadian 𒂊𒄈𒌓 (egertu, “inscribed tablet; contract”); compare Hebrew אִגֶּרֶת (ʾiggéreṯ).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʔɪɡɡar.əθɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [ʔid͡ʒ.d͡ʒarːtɑː]

Noun

ܐܸܓܲܪܬ݂ܵܐ • (iggarṯā) f (plural ܐܸܓܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (igrāṯā) or ܐܸܓܲܪ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (iggaryāṯā))

1. letter, epistle

   ܝܸܡܝܼ ܡܩܘܼܒܸܠ ܠܵܗ̇ ܐܸܓܲܪܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂. ― My mother received your letter

2. message

   ܫܲܕܸܪ ܠܝܼ ܐܸܓܲܪܬ݂ܵܐ ― šaddir lī iggarṯā ― Send me a message

   ܡܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܐܸܓܲܪܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ ܠܥܲܡܵܐ؟

   mā ìlēh iggarṯōḵ l-ˁammā?

   What is your message to the people?

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܸܓܲܪܬ݂ܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	ܐܸܓܪܵܐ (igrā)		1st person	ܐܸܓܲܪܬ݂ܝܼ (iggarṯī)		ܐܸܓܲܪܬ݂ܲܢ (iggarṯan)
	construct	ܐܸܓܪܲܬ݂ (igraṯ)		2nd person	ܐܸܓܲܪܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (iggarṯōḵ)	ܐܸܓܲܪܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (iggarṯāḵ)	ܐܸܓܲܪܬ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (iggarṯawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܸܓܲܪܬ݂ܵܐ (iggarṯā)		3rd person	ܐܸܓܲܪܬ݂ܹܗ (iggarṯēh)	ܐܸܓܲܪܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (iggarṯāh)	ܐܸܓܲܪܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (iggarṯhōn)
plural	absolute	ܐܸܓܪ̈ܵܢ (igrān)		1st person	ܐܸܓܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܝܼ (igrāṯī)		ܐܸܓܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܲܢ (igrāṯan)
	construct	ܐܸܓܪ̈ܵܬ݂ (igrāṯ)		2nd person	ܐܸܓܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (igrāṯōḵ)	ܐܸܓܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (igrāṯāḵ)	ܐܸܓܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (igrāṯawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܸܓܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (igrāṯā)		3rd person	ܐܸܓܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܹܗ (igrāṯēh)	ܐܸܓܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (igrāṯāh)	ܐܸܓܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (igrāṯhōn)

Derived terms

• ܐܸܓܲܪܬ݂ܘܿܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (iggarṯōnīṯā, “small letter, text message, SMS”)
• ܐܸܓܲܪܬ݂ܵܐ ܐܸܠܝܼܩܲܛܪܘܿܢܵܝܬܵܐ (iggarṯā ilīqaṭrōnāytā, “e-mail”)
• ܐܸܓܲܪܬ݂ܵܐ ܛܸܒܵܢܵܝܬܵܐ (iggarṯā ṭibbānāytā, “newsletter”)
• ܬܲܘܣܲܦܬܵܐ ܕܐܸܓܲܪܬ݂ܵܐ (tawsaptā d-iggarṯā, “postscript”)

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

• ܐܝܓܪܬܐ (ʾengarṯā) (older spelling)

Etymology

From Akkadian 𒂊𒄈𒌓 (egertu, “inscribed tablet; oracle of fate, ambiguous wording; contract, bound deal”), possibly via Old Persian 𐎠𐎥𐎼𐎠 (*angarā, “missive, letter”). Compare Hebrew אִגֶּרֶת (ʾiggéreṯ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔɛɡɡar(ə)θɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʔɛɡ(ɡə)rɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܐܓܪܬܐ • (ʾeggarṯā) f (plural ܐܓܪܬܐ (ʾeggərāṯā))

1. letter, epistle
2. contract, document

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܓܪܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܐܓܪܐ		1st person	ܐܓܪܬܝ		ܐܓܪܬܢ
	construct	ܐܓܪܬ		2nd person	ܐܓܪܬܟ	ܐܓܪܬܟܝ	ܐܓܪܬܟܘܢ	ܐܓܪܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܓܪܬܐ		3rd person	ܐܓܪܬܗ	ܐܓܪܬܗ	ܐܓܪܬܗܘܢ	ܐܓܪܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܐܓܪܢ		1st person	ܐܓܪܬܢ		ܐܓܪܬܢ
	construct	ܐܓܪܬ		2nd person	ܐܓܪܬܟ	ܐܓܪܬܟܝ	ܐܓܪܬܟܘܢ	ܐܓܪܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܓܪܬܐ		3rd person	ܐܓܪܬܗ	ܐܓܪܬܗ	ܐܓܪܬܗܘܢ	ܐܓܪܬܗܝܢ

References

• “ˀgrh”, 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, page 3a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903), A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 3b
• 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, →ISBN, page 9a