ܐܓܪܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܐܓܪܬܐ
ܐܓܪܬܐ ܐܠܝܩܛܪܘܢܝܬܐ

Etymology

From Aramaic אֵגַּרְתָא‎ (ʾeggarṯā) from Akkadian 𒂊𒄈𒌓 (egertu, “inscribed tablet; contract”); compare Hebrew אִגֶּרֶת‎ (ʾiggéreṯ).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [iɡ.ɡarːtɑː]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [id͡ʒ.d͡ʒarːtɑː]
  • (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [iɡ.ɡarːθɑ]

Noun

ܐܸܓܲܪܬܵܐ • (iggartā) f (plural ܐܸܓܪ̈ܵܬܹܐ (igrātē) or ܐܸܓܲܪ̈ܝܵܬܹܐ‎ (iggaryātē))

  1. letter, epistle
    ‏ܝܸܡܝܼ ܩܘܼܒܸܠ ܠܵܗ̇ ܐܸܓܲܪܬܘܼܟ݂ ܓܵܘ ܒܹܝܬ ܒܝܼܠܕܵܪܵܐ.‎‎
    yimī qubil lāh iggartuḵ gāw bēt bildārā.
    My mother received your letter at the post office.
  2. message
    ‏ܫܲܕܸܪܝܼ ܐܸܓܲܪܬܵܐ ܐܸܢ ܐܝܼܬ ܠܘܼܟ݂ ܫܘܼܐܵܠܹ̈ܐ.‎‎
    šaddirī iggartā in īt luḵ šuʾālē.
    Send me a message if you have questions.

Inflection

Derived terms

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Akkadian 𒂊𒄈𒌓 (egertu, “inscribed tablet; oracle of fate, ambiguous wording; contract, bound deal”), possibly via Old Persian 𐎠𐎥𐎼𐎠 (*angarā, “missive, letter”). Compare Hebrew אִגֶּרֶת‎ (ʾiggéreṯ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʔɛɡɡar(ə)θɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʔɛɡ(ɡə)rɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܐܓܪܬܐ • (ʾeggarṯā) f (plural ܐܓܪܬܐ (ʾeggərāṯā))

  1. letter, epistle
  2. contract, document

Inflection

References

  • “ˀgrh”, 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 3a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 3b
  • 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 9a
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