ܡܪܓܢܝܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܡܪܓܢܝܬܐ

Etymology

Inherited from Aramaic מַרְגָּנִיתָא (margānīṯā), from Ancient Greek μαργαρίτης (margarítēs), an Indo-Iranian borrowing; compare also borrowed into Arabic مَرْجَان (marjān, “coral”) and Hebrew מַרְגָּלִית (margalít)

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [mar.ɡɑːˈniːθɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [mar.d͡ʒɑːˈniːtɑː]

Noun

ܡܲܪܓܵܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ • (margānīṯā) f sg (plural ܡܲܪ̈ܓܵܢܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (margānyāṯā))

1. pearl
   • c. 2014, ܕܝܬܩܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܒܠܫܢܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ, Aramaic Bible Translation, Inc., Matthew 7:6:

     ܠܵܐ ܝܵܗ݇ܒ݂ܝܼܬܘܿܢ ܩܘܼܕ݂ܫܵܐ ܠܟܲܠܒܹ̈ܐ، ܘܠܵܐ ܕܵܪܹܝܬܘܿܢ ܡܲܪ̈ܓܵܢܝܵܬ݂ܟ݂ܘܿܢ ܩܵܕ݇ܡ ܚܙܘܼܪܹ̈ܐ. ܕܲܠܡܵܐ ܡܕܲܫܕܫܝܼܢ ܠܗܹܝܢ ܒܐܲܩܠܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ، ܘܒܚܲܪܬ݂ܵܐ ܕܵܥܪܝܼܢ ܘܡܟ̰ܲܢܟ̰ܪܝܼܢ ܠܟ݂ܘܿܢ.

     lā yāḇītōn quḏšā lkalbē, w-lā dārētōn margānyāṯḵōn qām ḥzūrē. dalmā mdašdšīn lhēn b-aqlāṯhōn, w-b-ḥarṯā dāˁrīn w-mčančrīn lḵōn.

     Do not give what is holy to the dogs, nor cast your pearls before swine. Lest they trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you in pieces.

   • c. 2014, ܕܝܬܩܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܒܠܫܢܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ, Aramaic Bible Translation, Inc., Revelation 21:21:

     ܗܵܢܘܿܢ ܬܪܸܥܣܲܪ ܬܲܪ̈ܒ݂ܵܨܹܐ ܬܲܪܬܲܥܸܣܪܹܐ ܡܲܪ̈ܓܵܢܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ ܝܢܵܐ. ܟܠ ܬܲܪܒ݂ܵܨܵܐ ܦܝܼܫܵܐ ܥܒ݂ܝܼܕ݂ܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܚܕ݂ܵܐ ܡܲܪܓܵܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ. ܘܥܵܠܘܿܠܵܐ ܕܡܕ݂ܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܕܲܗܒ݂ܵܐ ܨܸܦܝܵܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ، ܐܲܝܟ݂ ܙܓ݂ܘܿܓ݂ܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܫܲܦ̮ܩܵܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ

     hānōn triˁsar tarḇāṣē tartaˁisrē margānyāṯā ìnā. kul tarḇāṣā pīšā ˁḇīḏā min ḥḏā margānīṯā. w-ˁālōlā d-mḏītā min dahḇā ṣipyā ìwā, ayḵ zḡōḡīṯā šafqānīṯā

     The twelve gates were twelve pearls: each individual gate was of one pearl. And the street of the city was pure gold, like transparent glass.

2. (colloquial, by extension) jewel, gem

   Synonym: ܟܹܐܦܵܐ ܝܲܩܘܼܪܬܵܐ (kēpā yaqurtā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܲܪܓܵܢܝܬܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	ܡܲܪܓܵܢܝܵܐ (margānyā)		1st person	ܡܲܪܓܵܢܝܬܝܼ (margānitī)		ܡܲܪܓܵܢܝܬܲܢ (margānitan)
	construct	ܡܲܪܓܵܢܝܲܬ݂ (margānyaṯ)		2nd person	ܡܲܪܓܵܢܝܬܘܼܟ݂ (margānitōḵ)	ܡܲܪܓܵܢܝܬܵܟ݂ܝ (margānitāḵ)	ܡܲܪܓܵܢܝܬܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (margānitawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܲܪܓܵܢܝܬܵܐ (margānitā)		3rd person	ܡܲܪܓܵܢܝܬܹܗ (margānitēh)	ܡܲܪܓܵܢܝܬܵܗ̇ (margānitāh)	ܡܲܪܓܵܢܝܬܗܘܿܢ (margānithōn)
plural	absolute	ܡܲܪ̈ܓܵܢܝܵܢ (margānyān)		1st person	ܡܲܪ̈ܓܵܢܝܵܬ݂ܝܼ (margānyāṯī)		ܡܲܪ̈ܓܵܢܝܵܬ݂ܲܢ (margānyāṯan)
	construct	ܡܲܪ̈ܓܵܢܝܵܬ݂ (margānyāṯ)		2nd person	ܡܲܪ̈ܓܵܢܝܵܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (margānyāṯōḵ)	ܡܲܪ̈ܓܵܢܝܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (margānyāṯāḵ)	ܡܲܪ̈ܓܵܢܝܵܬ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (margānyāṯawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܲܪ̈ܓܵܢܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (margānyāṯā)		3rd person	ܡܲܪ̈ܓܵܢܝܵܬ݂ܹܗ (margānyāṯēh)	ܡܲܪ̈ܓܵܢܝܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (margānyāṯāh)	ܡܲܪ̈ܓܵܢܝܵܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (margānyāṯhōn)

Derived terms

• ܣܝܼܡܲܬ݂ ܡܲܪ̈ܓܵܢܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (sīmaṯ margānyāṯā)

Proper noun

ܡܲܪܓܵܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ • (margānīṯā) f

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Margaret or Pearl

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Aramaic מרגניתא, from Ancient Greek μαργαρίτης (margarítēs).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mar.ɡɑˈni.θɑ], [mar.ɡ(ə.)ˈni.θɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [mar.ɡɑnˈjɑ.θɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܡܪܓܢܝܬܐ • (margānīṯā) f (plural ܡܪܓܢܝܬܐ)

1. pearl, jewel, gem
2. relic
3. (figuratively) offering, sacrifice, consecrated parcel

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܪܓܢܝܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܡܪܓܢܝ		1st person	ܡܪܓܢܝܬܝ		ܡܪܓܢܝܬܢ
	construct	ܡܪܓܢܝܬ		2nd person	ܡܪܓܢܝܬܟ	ܡܪܓܢܝܬܟܝ	ܡܪܓܢܝܬܟܘܢ	ܡܪܓܢܝܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܪܓܢܝܬܐ		3rd person	ܡܪܓܢܝܬܗ	ܡܪܓܢܝܬܗ	ܡܪܓܢܝܬܗܘܢ	ܡܪܓܢܝܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܡܪܓܢܝܢ		1st person	ܡܪܓܢܝܬܝ		ܡܪܓܢܝܬܢ
	construct	ܡܪܓܢܝܬ		2nd person	ܡܪܓܢܝܬܟ	ܡܪܓܢܝܬܟܝ	ܡܪܓܢܝܬܟܘܢ	ܡܪܓܢܝܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܪܓܢܝܬܐ		3rd person	ܡܪܓܢܝܬܗ	ܡܪܓܢܝܬܗ	ܡܪܓܢܝܬܗܘܢ	ܡܪܓܢܝܬܗܝܢ

Descendants

• Arabic: مرجان (murjān)
  • → Azerbaijani: mərcan
  • → Bashkir: мәрйен (məryen)
  • → Georgian: მარჯანი (marǯani)
  • → Hausa: murzani, murjani
  • → Kazakh: маржан (marjan)
  • → Middle Armenian: մարճան (marčan), մարջան (marǰan)
    • Armenian: մարջան (marǰan), մռճամ (mṙčam) — New Julfa
  • → Ottoman Turkish: مرجان (mercan)
    • Turkish: mercan
      • → Ladino: merdjan
      • → Macedonian: мерџан (merdžan)
      • → Romanian: mărgean
  • → Persian: مرجان (marjân)
  • → Swahili: marijani
  • → Tatar: мәрҗән (märcän)
  • → Turkmen: mercen
  • → Uyghur: مارجان (marjan)
  • → Uzbek: marjon
• Hebrew: מַרְגָּלִית (margalít)

References

• “mrgny”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2008-11-30
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 191b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 299a
• 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, pages 826a–b