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 qūbil lāh iggartūḵ gāw bēt bīldārā.
    My mother received your letter at the post office.
  2. message
    ܫܲܕܸܪܝܼ ܐܸܓܲܪܬܵܐ ܐܸܢ ܐܝܼܬ ܠܘܼܟ݂ ܫܘܼܐܵܠܹ̈ܐ.
    šaddirī iggartā in īt lūḵ šūˀālē.
    Send me a message if you have questions.

Inflection
Inflection of ܐܸܓܲܪܬܵܐ (iggartā)
number isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute – 1st person ܐܸܓܲܪܬܝܼ
(iggartī)		 ܐܸܓܲܪܬܲܢ
(iggartan)
construct ܐܸܓܪܲܬ
(igrat)		 2nd person ܐܸܓܲܪܬܘܼܟ݂
(iggartūḵ)		 ܐܸܓܲܪܬܵܟ݂ܝ
(iggartāḵ)		 ܐܸܓܲܪܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(iggartāwḵōn)
emphatic ܐܸܓܲܪܬܵܐ
(iggartā)		 3rd person ܐܸܓܲܪܬܹܗ
(iggartēh)		 ܐܸܓܲܪܬܘܿܗ̇
(iggartōh)		 ܐܸܓܲܪܬܗܘܿܢ
(iggarthōn)
plural absolute – 1st person ܐܸܓܪ̈ܵܬܝܼ
(igrātī)		 ܐܸܓܪ̈ܵܬܲܢ
(igrātan)
construct ܐܸܓܪ̈ܵܬ
(igrāt)		 2nd person ܐܸܓܪ̈ܵܬܘܼܟ݂
(igrātūḵ)		 ܐܸܓܪ̈ܵܬܵܟ݂ܝ
(igrātāḵ)		 ܐܸܓܪ̈ܵܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(igrātāwḵōn)
emphatic ܐܸܓܪܵܬܹܐ
(igrātē)		 3rd person ܐܸܓܪ̈ܵܬܘܼܗܝ
(igrātūh)		 ܐܸܓܪ̈ܵܬܘܿܗ̇
(igrātōh)		 ܐܸܓܪ̈ܵܬܗܘܿܢ
(igrāthōn)

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
    declension of ܐܓܪܬܐ
state singular plural
absolute ܐܓܪܐ ܐܓܪܢ
construct ܐܓܪܬ ܐܓܪܬ
emphatic ܐܓܪܬܐ ܐܓܪܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܐܓܪܬܝ ܐܓܪܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your) ܐܓܪܬܟ ܐܓܪܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your) ܐܓܪܬܟܝ ܐܓܪܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his) ܐܓܪܬܗ ܐܓܪܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her) ܐܓܪܬܗ ܐܓܪܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our) ܐܓܪܬܢ ܐܓܪܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your) ܐܓܪܬܟܘܢ ܐܓܪܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your) ܐܓܪܬܟܝܢ ܐܓܪܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their) ܐܓܪܬܗܘܢ ܐܓܪܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their) ܐܓܪܬܗܝܢ ܐܓܪܬܗܝܢ

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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