ܕܪܓܐ

From Aramaic דַּרְגָּא‎ (dargā); related to Turoyo ܕܰܪܓ݂ܐ‎ (darġo), Arabic دَرَج‎ (daraj), دَرَجَة‎ (daraja) and Hebrew דֶּרֶג‎ (déreg).

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ˈdar.ɣɑː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [ˈdarɑː]

ܕܲܪܓ݂ܵܐ • (darḡā) m, plural ܕܲܪ̈ܓ݂ܹܐ (darḡē) or ܕܲܪ̈ܓ݂ܵܬܹܐ‎ (darḡātē)

1. step, stair (rest for the foot in ascending or descending)
2. order, rank, level
3. (geometry) degree (unit of measurement of angle equal to 1⁄360 of a circle's circumference)

   ‏ܙܵܘܝܼܬܵܐ ܬܪܝܼܨܬܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܙܵܘܝܼܬܵܐ ܒܬܸܫܥܝܼ ܕܲܪ̈ܓ݂ܹܐ.‎‎

   A right angle is an angle of 90 degrees.

   ‏ܛܵܒ݂ ܐ݇ܢܵܫܹ̈ܐ ܐܝܼܬ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܚܲܩܠܵܐ ܕܚܙܵܝܬܵܐ ܒ180 ܕܲܪ̈ܓ݂ܹܐ.‎‎

   Most humans have a field of vision of 180 degrees.

4. (physics) degree (unit of measurement of temperature)

   ‏ܡ̈ܝܼܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܪܵܬܚܝܼ ܠ100 ܕܲܪ̈ܓ݂ܹܐ.‎‎

   Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius.

The plural ܕܲܪ̈ܓ݂ܵܬܹܐ‎ (darḡātē) is used in the sense of “stairs'” while the plural ܕܲܪ̈ܓ݂ܹܐ‎ (darḡē) is used for everything else.

• ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܕܲܪ̈ܓ݂ܵܬ݂ܵܐ‎ (bēṯ darḡāṯā, “staircase”)
• ܕܲܪܓ݂ܵܐ ܕܚܲܡܝܼܡܘܼܬܵܐ‎ (darḡā d-ḥamīmutā, “temperature”)

Calque of Arabic دَرَّاج‎ (darrāj)

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ˈda.rɑːɣɑː]

ܕܲܪܵܓ݂ܵܐ • (darrāḡā) m, plural ܕܲܪ̈ܵܓ݂ܹܐ (darrāḡē), feminine ܕܲܪܵܓ݂ܬܵܐ‎ (darrāḡtā)

1. cyclist, biker (person who rides a cycle, especially a bicycle, or who habitually engages in cycling)

• ܕܲܪܵܓ݂ܬܵܐ ܗܵܘܵܝܬܵܐ‎ (darrāḡtā hāwāytā, “bicycle”)
• ܕܲܪܵܓ݂ܘܼܬܵܐ‎ (darrāḡutā, “cycling”)

From Arabic دُرَّاج‎ (durrāj).

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ˈda.rɑːɣɑː]

ܕܲܪܵܓ݂ܵܐ • (darrāḡā) m, plural ܕܲܪ̈ܵܓ݂ܹܐ (darrāḡē)

1. francolin

Compare Arabic دَرَج‎ (daraj), Hebrew דֶּרֶג‎ (déreḡ).

• (Classical Edessan) IPA^(key): [ˈdar.ɡɑ]
• (Eastern Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈdar.ɡɑ]
• (Western Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈdɑr.ɡo]

ܕܪܓܐ • (dargā) m, plural ܕܪܓܐ (dargē)

1. stairway, step
2. level, degree
3. order, rank
4. state, condition, situation
5. dignity
6. office
7. place

From Arabic دُرَّاج‎ (durrāj).

• (Classical Edessan) IPA^(key): [darˈrɑ.ɣɑ], [d(ə.)ˈrɑ.ɣɑ]
• (Eastern Syriac) IPA^(key): [darˈrɑ.ɣɑ], [ˈdrɑ.ɣɑ]
• (Western Syriac) IPA^(key): [dɑˈro.ɣo], [ˈdro.ɣo]

ܕܪܓܐ • (darrāḡā, dərāḡā) m, plural ܕܪܓܐ (darrāḡē, dərāḡē)

1. type of bird; francolin, plover, pheasant, partridge, grouse

• “drg”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-09-09
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 70a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 97a-b
• 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 320b