ܦܠܓܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic numbers ^(edit)

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Cardinal: ܬܪܹܝܢ (trēn)     Ordinal: ܬܪܲܝܵܢܵܐ (trayyānā)     Multiplier: ܬܪܲܝܵܢܵܝܵܐ (trayyānāyā)     Fractional: ܦܲܠܓܵܐ (palgā)

Etymology 1

Root
ܦ ܠ ܓ (p l g)
6 terms

Inherited from Aramaic פַּלְגָּא (palgā) and of the noun pattern 1a23ā; compare Classical Syriac ܦܸܠܓܵܐ, Arabic فَلْج (falj), and Hebrew פֶּלֶג (péleg).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [pal.ɡɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [pal.d͡ʒɑː]

Noun

ܦܲܠܓܵܐ • (palgā) m sg (plural ܦܲܠܓܹ̈ܐ (palgē) or ܦܲܠܓܵܓܹ̈ܐ (palgāgē))

1. (fractional number) half (½)
2. midst, middle, center/centre

   Synonym: ܦܲܠܓܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (palgūṯā)

Usage notes

As a quantifier, stress falls on the last syllable rather than the penultimate when quantifying a noun after it. Thus, the two definitions are distinguished by stress only.

Inflection

Inflection of ܦܲܠܓܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	ܦܲܠܓ (palg)		1st person	ܦܲܠܓܝܼ (palgī)		ܦܲܠܓܲܢ (palgan)
	construct	ܦܲܠܓ (palg)		2nd person	ܦܲܠܓܘܼܟ݂ (palgōḵ)	ܦܲܠܓܵܟ݂ܝ (palgāḵ)	ܦܲܠܓܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (palgawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܦܲܠܓܵܐ (palgā)		3rd person	ܦܲܠܓܹܗ (palgēh)	ܦܲܠܓܵܗ̇ (palgāh)	ܦܲܠܓܗܘܿܢ (palghōn)
plural	absolute	ܦܲܠܓܝܼ̈ܢ (palgīn)		1st person	ܦܲܠܓܝܼ̈ (palgī)		ܦܲܠܓܲܢ̈ (palgan)
	construct	ܦܲܠܓܲܝ̈ (palgay)		2nd person	ܦܲܠܓܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (palgōḵ)	ܦܲܠܓܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (palgāḵ)	ܦܲܠܓܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (palgawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܦܲܠܓܹ̈ܐ (palgē)		3rd person	ܦܲܠܓܘܼ̈ܗܝ (palgūh)	ܦܲܠܓܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (palgōh)	ܦܲܠܓܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (palgayhōn)

Coordinate terms

• ܬܘܼܠܬ݂ܵܐ (tulṯā, “a third”), ܪܘܼܒ݂ܥܵܐ (ruḇˁā, “a fourth, a quarter”), ܚܘܼܡܫܵܐ (ḥumšā, “a fifth”), ܫܘܼܬܬ݂ܵܐ (šutṯā, “a sixth”), ܫܘܼܒ݂ܥܵܐ (šuḇˁā, “a seventh”), ܬܘܼܡܢܵܐ (tumnā, “an eighth”), ܬܘܼܫܥܵܐ (tušˁā, “a ninth”), ܥܘܼܣܪܵܐ (ˁusrā, “a tenth”)

Etymology 2

Root
ܦ ܠ ܓ (p l g)
6 terms

Verbal noun of ܦܵܠܹܓ݂ (pālēḡ, “to be/become divided”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [pəlɑːɣɑː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [plaʔa]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [plajɑː]

Noun

ܦܠܵܓ݂ܵܐ • (plāḡā) m (uncountable)

1. dividing, parting, division

Inflection

Inflection of ܦܠܵܓ݂ܵܐ

number	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	ܦܠܵܓ݂ (plāḡ)		1st person	ܦܠܵܓ݂ܝܼ (plāḡī)		ܦܠܵܓ݂ܲܢ (plāḡan)
	construct	ܦܠܵܓ݂ (plāḡ)		2nd person	ܦܠܵܓ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (plāḡōḵ)	ܦܠܵܓ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (plāḡāḵ)	ܦܠܵܓ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (plāḡawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܦܠܵܓ݂ܵܐ (plāḡā)		3rd person	ܦܠܵܓ݂ܹܗ (plāḡēh)	ܦܠܵܓ݂ܵܗ̇ (plāḡāh)	ܦܠܵܓ݂ܗܘܿܢ (plāḡhōn)

Etymology 3

Root
ܦ ܠ ܓ (p l g)
6 terms

Of the noun pattern 1i23ā.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [pɪlɣaː]
• (Chamba d-Mallik) IPA^(key): [pɪlʔa]

Noun

ܦܸܠܓ݂ܵܐ • (pilḡā) m

1. part, portion

Inflection

Inflection of ܦܸܠܓ݂ܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	ܦܠܸܓ݂ (pliḡ)		1st person	ܦܸܠܓ݂ܝܼ (pilḡī)		ܦܸܠܓ݂ܲܢ (pilḡan)
	construct	ܦܠܸܓ݂ (pliḡ)		2nd person	ܦܸܠܓ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (pilḡōḵ)	ܦܸܠܓ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (pilḡāḵ)	ܦܸܠܓ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (pilḡawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܦܸܠܓ݂ܵܐ (pilḡā)		3rd person	ܦܸܠܓ݂ܹܗ (pilḡēh)	ܦܸܠܓ݂ܵܗ̇ (pilḡāh)	ܦܸܠܓ݂ܗܘܿܢ (pilḡhōn)
plural	absolute	ܦܸܠܓ݂ܝܼ̈ܢ (pilḡīn)		1st person	ܦܸܠܓ݂ܝܼ̈ (pilḡī)		ܦܸܠܓ݂ܲܢ̈ (pilḡan)
	construct	ܦܸܠܓ݂ܲܝ̈ (pilḡay)		2nd person	ܦܸܠܓ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (pilḡōḵ)	ܦܸܠܓ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (pilḡāḵ)	ܦܸܠܓ݂ܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (pilḡawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܦܸܠܓ݂ܹ̈ܐ (pilḡē)		3rd person	ܦܸܠܓ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (pilḡūh)	ܦܸܠܓ݂ܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (pilḡōh)	ܦܸܠܓ݂ܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (pilḡayhōn)

Etymology 4

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, from Akkadian 𒁆 (balaggu, balangu [BALAG]).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [plaɡ.ɡɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [plad͡ʒ.d͡ʒɑː]

Noun

ܦܠܲܓܵܐ • (plaggā) m (plural ܦܠܲܓܹ̈ܐ (plaggē))

1. (music) drum, tambourine

   Synonym: ܕܵܗܘܿܠܵܐ (dāhōlā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܦܠܲܓܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	ܦܠܲܓ (plag)		1st person	ܦܠܲܓܝܼ (plagī)		ܦܠܲܓܲܢ (plaggan)
	construct	ܦܠܲܓ (plag)		2nd person	ܦܠܲܓܘܼܟ݂ (plagōḵ)	ܦܠܲܓܵܟ݂ܝ (plaggāḵ)	ܦܠܲܓܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (plaggawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܦܠܲܓܵܐ (plaggā)		3rd person	ܦܠܲܓܹܗ (plaggēh)	ܦܠܲܓܵܗ̇ (plaggāh)	ܦܠܲܓܗܘܿܢ (plaghōn)
plural	absolute	ܦܠܲܓܝܼ̈ܢ (plagīn)		1st person	ܦܠܲܓܝܼ̈ (plagī)		ܦܠܲܓܲܢ̈ (plaggan)
	construct	ܦܠܲܓܲܝ̈ (plaggay)		2nd person	ܦܠܲܓܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (plagōḵ)	ܦܠܲܓܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (plaggāḵ)	ܦܠܲܓܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (plaggawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܦܠܲܓܹ̈ܐ (plaggē)		3rd person	ܦܠܲܓܘܼ̈ܗܝ (plagūh)	ܦܠܲܓܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (plaggōh)	ܦܠܲܓܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (plaggayhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܦ ܠ ܓ related to dividing. Compare Arabic فَلْج (falj) and Hebrew פֶּלֶג (péleḡ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pɛlɡɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [pɛlɡe], [pɛl(lə)ɣe] (plural)

Noun

ܦܠܓܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܦܠܓܐ)

1. (fractional number) half (½)
2. midst, middle, center/centre
3. (anatomy) middle of body; waist, loins, lower belly
4. part, portion
5. sect, school of thought

Inflection

Inflection of ܦܠܓܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܦܠܓ		1st person	ܦܠܓܝ		ܦܠܓܢ
	construct	ܦܠܓ		2nd person	ܦܠܓܟ	ܦܠܓܟܝ	ܦܠܓܟܘܢ	ܦܠܓܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܦܠܓܐ		3rd person	ܦܠܓܗ	ܦܠܓܗ	ܦܠܓܗܘܢ	ܦܠܓܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܦܠܓܝܢ		1st person	ܦܠܓܝ		ܦܠܓܝܢ
	construct	ܦܠܓܝ		2nd person	ܦܠܓܝܟ	ܦܠܓܝܟܝ	ܦܠܓܝܟܘܢ	ܦܠܓܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܦܠܓܐ		3rd person	ܦܠܓܘܗܝ	ܦܠܓܝܗ	ܦܠܓܝܗܘܢ	ܦܠܓܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܦ ܠ ܓ related to dividing. Compare Hebrew פִּלּוּג (pillûḡ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [p(ə)lɑɣɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [p(ə)lɑɣe] (plural)

Noun

ܦܠܓܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܦܠܓܐ)

1. division, dividing, parting

Inflection

Inflection of ܦܠܓܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܦܠܓ		1st person	ܦܠܓܝ		ܦܠܓܢ
	construct	ܦܠܓ		2nd person	ܦܠܓܟ	ܦܠܓܟܝ	ܦܠܓܟܘܢ	ܦܠܓܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܦܠܓܐ		3rd person	ܦܠܓܗ	ܦܠܓܗ	ܦܠܓܗܘܢ	ܦܠܓܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܦܠܓܝܢ		1st person	ܦܠܓܝ		ܦܠܓܝܢ
	construct	ܦܠܓܝ		2nd person	ܦܠܓܝܟ	ܦܠܓܝܟܝ	ܦܠܓܝܟܘܢ	ܦܠܓܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܦܠܓܐ		3rd person	ܦܠܓܘܗܝ	ܦܠܓܝܗ	ܦܠܓܝܗܘܢ	ܦܠܓܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

From Akkadian 𒁆 (balaggu, balangu [BALAG]).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [p(ə)laɡɡɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [p(ə)laɡɡe] (plural)

Noun

ܦܠܓܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܦܠܓܐ)

1. (music) drum, tambourine

Inflection

Inflection of ܦܠܓܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܦܠܓ		1st person	ܦܠܓܝ		ܦܠܓܢ
	construct	ܦܠܓ		2nd person	ܦܠܓܟ	ܦܠܓܟܝ	ܦܠܓܟܘܢ	ܦܠܓܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܦܠܓܐ		3rd person	ܦܠܓܗ	ܦܠܓܗ	ܦܠܓܗܘܢ	ܦܠܓܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܦܠܓܝܢ		1st person	ܦܠܓܝ		ܦܠܓܝܢ
	construct	ܦܠܓܝ		2nd person	ܦܠܓܝܟ	ܦܠܓܝܟܝ	ܦܠܓܝܟܘܢ	ܦܠܓܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܦܠܓܐ		3rd person	ܦܠܓܘܗܝ	ܦܠܓܝܗ	ܦܠܓܝܗܘܢ	ܦܠܓܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 4

From Ancient Greek φάλαγξ (phálanx).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [p(ə)laɡɡɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [p(ə)laɡɡe] (plural)

Noun

ܦܠܓܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܦܠܓܐ)

1. (military) phalanx, troop, battalion
2. escort
3. shah's retinue

Inflection

Inflection of ܦܠܓܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܦܠܓ		1st person	ܦܠܓܝ		ܦܠܓܢ
	construct	ܦܠܓ		2nd person	ܦܠܓܟ	ܦܠܓܟܝ	ܦܠܓܟܘܢ	ܦܠܓܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܦܠܓܐ		3rd person	ܦܠܓܗ	ܦܠܓܗ	ܦܠܓܗܘܢ	ܦܠܓܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܦܠܓܝܢ		1st person	ܦܠܓܝ		ܦܠܓܝܢ
	construct	ܦܠܓܝ		2nd person	ܦܠܓܝܟ	ܦܠܓܝܟܝ	ܦܠܓܝܟܘܢ	ܦܠܓܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܦܠܓܐ		3rd person	ܦܠܓܘܗܝ	ܦܠܓܝܗ	ܦܠܓܝܗܘܢ	ܦܠܓܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 5

Compare Arabic فَالِج (fālij).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pɑlɡɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [pɑlɡe] (plural)

Noun

ܦܠܓܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܦܠܓܐ)

1. (medicine) apoplexy
2. (medicine) hemiplegia
3. Bactrian camel

Inflection

Inflection of ܦܠܓܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܦܠܓ		1st person	ܦܠܓܝ		ܦܠܓܢ
	construct	ܦܠܓ		2nd person	ܦܠܓܟ	ܦܠܓܟܝ	ܦܠܓܟܘܢ	ܦܠܓܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܦܠܓܐ		3rd person	ܦܠܓܗ	ܦܠܓܗ	ܦܠܓܗܘܢ	ܦܠܓܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܦܠܓܝܢ		1st person	ܦܠܓܝ		ܦܠܓܝܢ
	construct	ܦܠܓܝ		2nd person	ܦܠܓܝܟ	ܦܠܓܝܟܝ	ܦܠܓܝܟܘܢ	ܦܠܓܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܦܠܓܐ		3rd person	ܦܠܓܘܗܝ	ܦܠܓܝܗ	ܦܠܓܝܗܘܢ	ܦܠܓܝܗܝܢ

References

• “plg”, 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, pages 276a–b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903), A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 446b–447a
• 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 1194a–b