ܡܪܓܢܝܬܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

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

    declension of ܡܪܓܢܝܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܡܪܓܢܝ	ܡܪܓܢܝܢ
construct	ܡܪܓܢܝܬ	ܡܪܓܢܝܬ
emphatic	ܡܪܓܢܝܬܐ	ܡܪܓܢܝܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܡܪܓܢܝܬܝ	ܡܪܓܢܝܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܡܪܓܢܝܬܟ	ܡܪܓܢܝܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܡܪܓܢܝܬܟܝ	ܡܪܓܢܝܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܡܪܓܢܝܬܗ	ܡܪܓܢܝܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܡܪܓܢܝܬܗ	ܡܪܓܢܝܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܡܪܓܢܝܬܢ	ܡܪܓܢܝܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܡܪܓܢܝܬܟܘܢ	ܡܪܓܢܝܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܡܪܓܢܝܬܟܝܢ	ܡܪܓܢܝܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܡܪܓܢܝܬܗܘܢ	ܡܪܓܢܝܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܡܪܓܢܝܬܗܝܢ	ܡܪܓܢܝܬܗܝܢ

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, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 191b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 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, p. 826a-b