ܥܓܠܬܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܥ-ܓ-ܠ (ʿ-ɡ-l). Compare Arabic عِجْلَة (ʿiǧla(t)) and Hebrew עֶגְלָה (ʿeḡlâ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʕ(ə)ɣɛltɑ(ʔ)], [ʕ(ə)ɣɛl(ə)θɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʕɛɣlɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܥܓܠܬܐ (transliteration needed) f (plural ܥܓܠܬܐ, singular masculine counterpart ܥܓܠܐ)

  1. calf, heifer
Inflection
Synonyms

Etymology 2

From the root ܥ-ܓ-ܠ (ʿ-ɡ-l) related to rolling. Compare Arabic عَجَلَة (ʿaǧala(t)) and Hebrew עֲגָלָה (ʿăḡālâ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʕɑɣaltɑ(ʔ)], [ʕɑɣɛl(ə)θɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʕɑɣlɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܥܓܠܬܐ (transliteration needed) f (plural ܥܓܠܬܐ)

  1. cart, wagon, chariot
Inflection

Proper noun

ܥܓܠܬܐ (transliteration needed) f

  1. (astronomy) Big Dipper, Charles' Wain

References

  • ˁglh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français : Syriac–English Dictionary, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 243b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pp. 399b-400a
  • 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. 1068a
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