ܣܪܓܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܣܪܓܐ

Etymology

Root
ܣ ܪ ܓ (s r g)
3 terms

Of the noun pattern 1a23ā, inherited from Aramaic סַרְגָא (sargā); compare also borrowed into Arabic سَرْج (sarj). The latter noun is an occupational noun derived from the former; compare therefore Arabic سَرَّاج (sarrāj).

Noun

ܣܲܪܓܵܐ • (sargā) m (plural ܣܲܪ̈ܓܹܐ (sargē))

1. saddle
2. saddlecloth, caparison

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [sarɡɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [sard͡ʒɑː]

Inflection

Inflection of ܣܲܪܓܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	ܣܪܲܓ݂ (sraḡ)		1st person	ܣܲܪܓܝܼ (sargī)		ܣܲܪܓܲܢ (sargan)
	construct	ܣܪܲܓ݂ (sraḡ)		2nd person	ܣܲܪܓܘܼܟ݂ (sargōḵ)	ܣܲܪܓܵܟ݂ܝ (sargāḵ)	ܣܲܪܓܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (sargawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܣܲܪܓܵܐ (sargā)		3rd person	ܣܲܪܓܹܗ (sargēh)	ܣܲܪܓܵܗ̇ (sargāh)	ܣܲܪܓܗܘܿܢ (sarghōn)
plural	absolute	ܣܲܪ̈ܓܝܼܢ (sargīn)		1st person	ܣܲܪ̈ܓܝܼ (sargī)		ܣܲܪ̈ܓܲܢ (sargan)
	construct	ܣܲܪ̈ܓܲܝ (sargay)		2nd person	ܣܲܪ̈ܓܘܼܟ݂ (sargōḵ)	ܣܲܪ̈ܓܵܟ݂ܝ (sargāḵ)	ܣܲܪ̈ܓܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (sargawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܣܲܪ̈ܓܹܐ (sargē)		3rd person	ܣܲܪ̈ܓܘܼܗܝ (sargūh)	ܣܲܪ̈ܓܘܼܗ̇ (sargōh)	ܣܲܪ̈ܓܲܝܗܘܿܢ (sargayhōn)

Noun

ܣܲܪܵܓ݂ܵܐ • (sarrāḡā) m (plural ܣܲܪ̈ܵܓ݂ܹܐ (sarrāḡē), feminine ܣܲܪܵܓ݂ܬܵܐ (sarrāḡtā))

1. saddler, saddlemaker

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [sarrɑːɣɑː]

Inflection

Inflection of ܣܲܪܵܓ݂ܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	ܣܲܪܵܓ݂ (sarrāḡ)		1st person	ܣܲܪܵܓ݂ܝܼ (sarrāḡī)		ܣܲܪܵܓ݂ܲܢ (sarrāḡan)
	construct	ܣܲܪܵܓ݂ (sarrāḡ)		2nd person	ܣܲܪܵܓ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (sarrāḡōḵ)	ܣܲܪܵܓ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (sarrāḡāḵ)	ܣܲܪܵܓ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (sarrāḡawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܣܲܪܵܓ݂ܵܐ (sarrāḡā)		3rd person	ܣܲܪܵܓ݂ܹܗ (sarrāḡēh)	ܣܲܪܵܓ݂ܵܗ̇ (sarrāḡāh)	ܣܲܪܵܓ݂ܗܘܿܢ (sarrāḡhōn)
plural	absolute	ܣܲܪ̈ܵܓ݂ܝܼܢ (sarrāḡīn)		1st person	ܣܲܪ̈ܵܓ݂ܝܼ (sarrāḡī)		ܣܲܪ̈ܵܓ݂ܲܢ (sarrāḡan)
	construct	ܣܲܪ̈ܵܓ݂ܲܝ (sarrāḡay)		2nd person	ܣܲܪ̈ܵܓ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (sarrāḡōḵ)	ܣܲܪ̈ܵܓ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (sarrāḡāḵ)	ܣܲܪ̈ܵܓ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (sarrāḡawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܣܲܪ̈ܵܓ݂ܹܐ (sarrāḡē)		3rd person	ܣܲܪ̈ܵܓ݂ܘܼܗܝ (sarrāḡūh)	ܣܲܪ̈ܵܓ݂ܘܼܗ̇ (sarrāḡōh)	ܣܲܪ̈ܵܓ݂ܲܝܗܘܿܢ (sarrāḡayhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܣ ܪ ܓ related to weaving, plaiting. Compare Arabic سَرْج (sarj), an Aramaic loan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sarɣɑː] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [sarɣe] (plural)

Noun

ܣܪܓܐ • (sargā) m (plural ܣܪܓܐ)

1. saddle
2. saddlecloth, caparison
3. housing, covering

Inflection

Inflection of ܣܪܓܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܣܪܓ		1st person	ܣܪܓܝ		ܣܪܓܢ
	construct	ܣܪܓ		2nd person	ܣܪܓܟ	ܣܪܓܟܝ	ܣܪܓܟܘܢ	ܣܪܓܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܣܪܓܐ		3rd person	ܣܪܓܗ	ܣܪܓܗ	ܣܪܓܗܘܢ	ܣܪܓܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܣܪܓܝܢ		1st person	ܣܪܓܝ		ܣܪܓܝܢ
	construct	ܣܪܓܝ		2nd person	ܣܪܓܝܟ	ܣܪܓܝܟܝ	ܣܪܓܝܟܘܢ	ܣܪܓܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܣܪܓܐ		3rd person	ܣܪܓܘܗܝ	ܣܪܓܝܗ	ܣܪܓܝܗܘܢ	ܣܪܓܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Modified from above. Compare Arabic سَرَّاج (sarrāj), an Aramaic loan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sarrɑːɣɑː] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [sarrɑːɣe] (plural)

Noun

ܣܪܓܐ • (sarrāgā) m (plural ܣܪܓܐ)

1. saddler, saddlemaker

Inflection

Inflection of ܣܪܓܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܣܪܓ		1st person	ܣܪܓܝ		ܣܪܓܢ
	construct	ܣܪܓ		2nd person	ܣܪܓܟ	ܣܪܓܟܝ	ܣܪܓܟܘܢ	ܣܪܓܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܣܪܓܐ		3rd person	ܣܪܓܗ	ܣܪܓܗ	ܣܪܓܗܘܢ	ܣܪܓܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܣܪܓܝܢ		1st person	ܣܪܓܝ		ܣܪܓܝܢ
	construct	ܣܪܓܝ		2nd person	ܣܪܓܝܟ	ܣܪܓܝܟܝ	ܣܪܓܝܟܘܢ	ܣܪܓܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܣܪܓܐ		3rd person	ܣܪܓܘܗܝ	ܣܪܓܝܗ	ܣܪܓܝܗܘܢ	ܣܪܓܝܗܝܢ

References

• “srg”, 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 236b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903), A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 389b
• 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 1042b