ܐܪܓܘܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܐܪܓܘܢܐ

Etymology

From Aramaic אַרְגְּוָונָא‎ (ʾargəwānā), from Akkadian 𒅈𒂵𒌋𒌋𒉡 (argamannu); compare Arabic أَرْجُوَان‎ (ʔarjuwān) and Hebrew אַרְגָּמָן‎ (ʾargāmān).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [ar.ɡwɑːnɑː]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [ar.d͡ʒwɑːnɑː]

Adjective

ܐܲܪܓܘܵܢܵܐ • (ārgwana) m (feminine ܐܲܪܓܘܵܢܬܵܐ‎ (ārgwanta), plural ܐܲܪ̈ܓܘܵܢܹܐ (ārgwane))

  1. purple

Noun

ܐܲܪܓܘܵܢܵܐ • (ārgwana) m

  1. purple (color)
    ܐܪܓܘܢܐ:  
  2. Tyrian purple, royal purple

See also

Colors in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic · ܨܸܒ݂ܥܹ̈ܐ‎ (ṣiḇʿē) (layout · text)
     ܚܘܵܪܵܐ‎ (ḥwārā)      ܩܲܛܡܵܐ‎ (qaṭmā)      ܐ݇ܟܘܿܡܵܐ‎ (komā)
             ܣܡܘܿܩܵܐ‎ (smoqā); ܩܸܪܡܝܼܙܵܐ‎ (qirmīzā)              ܦܘܼܪܬܩܵܠܵܐ‎ (purtqālā); ܫܚܝܼܡܵܐ‎ (šḥīmā)              ܙܵܪܓܵܐ‎ (zārgā), ܫܲܥܘܿܬ݂ܵܐ‎ (šaʿoṯā)
             ܠܲܝܡܵܐ‎ (laymā)              ܝܲܪܘܼܩܵܐ‎ (yaruqā)              ܩܝܼܢܵܐ‎ (qīnā)
             ܟܝܵܢܵܐ‎ (kyānā)              ܙܲܪܩܵܐ‎ (zarqā)              ܡܝܼܠܵܐ‎ (mīlā)
             ܒܵܢܲܦ̮ܫܵܐ‎ (bānafšā); ܡܲܝܩܵܐ‎ (mayqā)              ܦ̮ܘܼܫܝܼܵܐ‎ (fušīyā); ܐܲܪܓܘܵܢܵܐ (argwānā)              ܘܲܪܕܵܐ‎ (wardā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Akkadian 𒅈𒂵𒌋𒌋𒉡 (argamannu). Compare Arabic أَرْجُوَان‎ (ʔarjuwān) and Hebrew אַרְגָּמָן‎ (ʾargāmān).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʔarɡ(ə)wɑnɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʔarɡ(ə)wɑne] (plural)

Noun

ܐܪܓܘܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܐܪܓܘܢܐ)

  1. Tyrian purple, royal purple
  2. purple (cloth, garment; colour)
    Synonyms: ܣܣܓܘܢܐ‎, ܬܟܠܬܐ‎

Inflection

Derived terms

  • ܐܪܓܘܢ‎
  • ܐܪܓܘܢܝܐ‎
  • ܐܪܓܘܢܝܘܬܐ‎

References

  • “ˀrgwn”, 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 18b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 27b
  • 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 95a
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