ܢܓܘܕܐ

Classical Syriac

FWOTD – 25 May 2015

Etymology 1

From the root ܢ-ܓ-ܕ (n-ɡ-d) related to guiding.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [n(ə)ɣuðɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [n(ə)ɣuðe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܢܓܘܕܐ • (nāḡūḏā, nəḡūḏā) m (plural ܢܓܘܕܐ)

1. carved equipment, ornament
2. crooked staff used to drive a ball
3. golden drinking cup

Inflection

    inflection of ܢܓܘܕܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܢܓܘܕ	ܢܓܘܕܝܢ
construct	ܢܓܘܕ	ܢܓܘܕܝ
emphatic	ܢܓܘܕܐ	ܢܓܘܕܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܢܓܘܕܝ	ܢܓܘܕܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܢܓܘܕܟ	ܢܓܘܕܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܢܓܘܕܟܝ	ܢܓܘܕܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܢܓܘܕܗ	ܢܓܘܕܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܢܓܘܕܗ	ܢܓܘܕܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܢܓܘܕܢ	ܢܓܘܕܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܢܓܘܕܟܘܢ	ܢܓܘܕܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܢܓܘܕܟܝܢ	ܢܓܘܕܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܢܓܘܕܗܘܢ	ܢܓܘܕܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܢܓܘܕܗܝܢ	ܢܓܘܕܝܗܝܢ

Descendants

• → Arabic: نَاجُود (nājūd)

Etymology 2

From the root ܢ-ܓ-ܕ (n-ɡ-d) related to guiding.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nɑɣoðɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [nɑɣoðe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܢܓܘܕܐ • (nāḡōḏā) m (plural ܢܓܘܕܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܢܓܘܕܬܐ)

1. leader, chief
2. guide (especially of the blind)
3. producer, progenitor
4. (grammar, orthography) kind of diacritical mark
5. piece of wood attaching a yoke to a cart

Inflection

    inflection of ܢܓܘܕܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܢܓܘܕ	ܢܓܘܕܝܢ
construct	ܢܓܘܕ	ܢܓܘܕܝ
emphatic	ܢܓܘܕܐ	ܢܓܘܕܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܢܓܘܕܝ	ܢܓܘܕܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܢܓܘܕܟ	ܢܓܘܕܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܢܓܘܕܟܝ	ܢܓܘܕܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܢܓܘܕܗ	ܢܓܘܕܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܢܓܘܕܗ	ܢܓܘܕܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܢܓܘܕܢ	ܢܓܘܕܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܢܓܘܕܟܘܢ	ܢܓܘܕܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܢܓܘܕܟܝܢ	ܢܓܘܕܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܢܓܘܕܗܘܢ	ܢܓܘܕܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܢܓܘܕܗܝܢ	ܢܓܘܕܝܗܝܢ

References

• “ngwd”, 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 196b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 327b
• 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, page 888b