ܫܪܓܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܫܪܓܐ

Etymology

Root
ܫ ܪ ܓ (š r g)
1 term

Inherited from Aramaic שְרָגָא (šərāḡā), from Parthian *𐫢𐫡𐫀𐫄 (*šrʾɣ /⁠širāɣ⁠/); related to Persian چراغ (čerâġ), Old Armenian ճրագ (črag), and Arabic سِرَاج (sirāj).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʃrɑːɣɑː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [ʃˤrɑːjɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [ʃrɑːjɑː]

Noun

ܫܪܵܓ݂ܵܐ • (šrāḡā) f (plural ܫܪ̈ܵܓ݂ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (šrāḡāṯā) or ܫܪ̈ܵܓ݂ܹܐ (šrāḡē))

1. lamp, light (device containing oil or electric device that generates heat, light or other radiation)

   ܡܘܼܠܗܸܒ݂ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܫܪ̈ܵܓ݂ܵܬ݂ܵܐ ܘܥܝܼܪ ܠܲܢ.

   mulhiḇ lhōn šrāḡāṯā w-ˁīr lan.

   They turned on lights and we woke up.

   ܐܝܼܡܲܢ ܕܫܪ̈ܵܓ݂ܵܬ݂ܵܐ ܕܵܥܟ݂ܝܼ، ܟܹܐ ܚܵܙܹܝܚ ܟܲܘܟ݂ܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ ܨܸܦܝܵܐܝܼܬ݂.

   īman d-šrāḡāṯā dāˁḵī, kē ḥāzēḥ kawḵḇē ṣipyāˀīṯ.

   When the lights go out, we can see the stars clearly.

2. headlight, headlamp (bright light with a lens and reflector, on the front of a motor vehicle, ship, or train)
3. streetlight (outdoor light used to illuminate a street or public area)

Inflection

Inflection of ܫܪܵܓ݂ܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	ܫܪܵܓ݂ (šrāḡ)		1st person	ܫܪܵܓ݂ܝܼ (šrāḡī)		ܫܪܵܓ݂ܲܢ (šrāḡan)
	construct	ܫܪܵܓ݂ (šrāḡ)		2nd person	ܫܪܵܓ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (šrāḡōḵ)	ܫܪܵܓ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (šrāḡāḵ)	ܫܪܵܓ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šrāḡawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܫܪܵܓ݂ܵܐ (šrāḡā)		3rd person	ܫܪܵܓ݂ܹܗ (šrāḡēh)	ܫܪܵܓ݂ܵܗ̇ (šrāḡāh)	ܫܪܵܓ݂ܗܘܿܢ (šrāḡhōn)
plural	absolute	ܫܪ̈ܵܓ݂ܵܢ (šrāḡān)		1st person	ܫܪ̈ܵܓ݂ܵܬ݂ܝܼ (šrāḡāṯī)		ܫܪ̈ܵܓ݂ܵܬ݂ܲܢ (šrāḡāṯan)
	construct	ܫܪ̈ܵܓ݂ܵܬ݂ (šrāḡāṯ)		2nd person	ܫܪ̈ܵܓ݂ܵܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (šrāḡāṯōḵ)	ܫܪ̈ܵܓ݂ܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (šrāḡāṯāḵ)	ܫܪ̈ܵܓ݂ܵܬ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šrāḡāṯawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܫܪ̈ܵܓ݂ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (šrāḡāṯā)		3rd person	ܫܪ̈ܵܓ݂ܵܬ݂ܹܗ (šrāḡāṯēh)	ܫܪ̈ܵܓ݂ܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (šrāḡāṯāh)	ܫܪ̈ܵܓ݂ܵܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (šrāḡāṯhōn)

Derived terms

• ܫܪܵܓ݂ܵܢܵܐ (šrāḡānā)
• ܫܪܲܓ݂ܪܵܓ݂ܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (šraḡrāḡīṯā)

See also

• ܡܢܵܪܬܵܐ (mnārtā)
• ܠܲܡܦܹܝܕ݂ܵܐ (lampēḏā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Parthian *𐫢𐫡𐫀𐫄 (*šrʾɣ /⁠širāɣ⁠/). Compare Persian چراغ (čerâġ), Old Armenian ճրագ (črag), and Arabic سِرَاج (sirāj).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃ(ə)rɑɣɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʃ(ə)rɑɣe] (plural)

Noun

ܫܪܓܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܫܪܓܐ)

1. light; lamp, lantern, candelabrum, wick

Inflection

Inflection of ܫܪܓܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܫܪܓ		1st person	ܫܪܓܝ		ܫܪܓܢ
	construct	ܫܪܓ		2nd person	ܫܪܓܟ	ܫܪܓܟܝ	ܫܪܓܟܘܢ	ܫܪܓܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܫܪܓܐ		3rd person	ܫܪܓܗ	ܫܪܓܗ	ܫܪܓܗܘܢ	ܫܪܓܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܫܪܓܝܢ		1st person	ܫܪܓܝ		ܫܪܓܝܢ
	construct	ܫܪܓܝ		2nd person	ܫܪܓܝܟ	ܫܪܓܝܟܝ	ܫܪܓܝܟܘܢ	ܫܪܓܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܫܪܓܐ		3rd person	ܫܪܓܘܗܝ	ܫܪܓܝܗ	ܫܪܓܝܗܘܢ	ܫܪܓܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܫ-ܪ-ܓ

See also

• ܡܢܪܬܐ

References

• “šrgˀ”, 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 383a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903), A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 597a
• 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 1601a–b