אגרטל

Hebrew

Alternative forms

  • אֲגַרְטֵל (agartél) (obsolete)

Etymology

Etymology disputed. Many theories exist, the main ones being:

  • From Aramaic קרטל (qarṭāl, “basket”) (Syriac spelling ܩܪܛܠܐ) which itself could be from:
    • Hittite 𒄑𒆳𒋫𒀀𒀠 (kurtal-, kartal-)
    • Middle Persian glyw' (grīw, “a measure of grain, a peck”) + -dʾl (dār, “holder, keeper, container of”), or
    • from Ancient Greek.
  • From Ancient Greek κάρταλλος (kártallos, “basket with a pointed bottom”), possibly being from either a native Indo-European source or from Aramaic קרטל (qarṭāl, “basket”).
  • the Jerusalem Talmud theorizes that the term is a compound of אָגַר (agar, “to accumulate, to store, to hoard”) +‎ טָלֶה (tale, “lamb”), this combination was because the Agartalim were allegedly used to collect the blood of lambs.

Pronunciation

Noun

אֲגַרְטָל • (agartál) m (plural indefinite אֲגַרְטָלִים, singular construct אֲגַרְטַל־, plural construct אֲגַרְטְלֵי־)

  1. (biblical), (archaic) a kind of vessel, basin, basket.
  2. vase
    Synonym: ואזה

Declension

Declension of אֲגַרְטָל
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
Number: State: form Person: singular plural
m f m f
singular indefinite אֲגַרְטָל first אֲגַרְטָלִי אֲגַרְטָלֵנוּ
definite הָאֲגַרְטָל second אֲגַרְטָלְךָ אֲגַרְטָלֵךְ אֲגַרְטַלְכֶם אֲגַרְטַלְכֶן
construct אֲגַרְטַל־ third אֲגַרְטָלוֹ אֲגַרְטָלָהּ אֲגַרְטָלָם אֲגַרְטָלָן
plural indefinite אֲגַרְטָלִים first אגרטליי / אֲגַרְטָלַי אֲגַרְטָלֵינוּ
definite הָאֲגַרְטָלִים second אֲגַרְטָלֶיךָ אגרטלייך / אֲגַרְטָלַיִךְ אֲגַרְטְלֵיכֶם אֲגַרְטְלֵיכֶן
construct אֲגַרְטְלֵי־ third אֲגַרְטָלָיו אֲגַרְטָלֶיהָ אֲגַרְטְלֵיהֶם אֲגַרְטְלֵיהֶן

References

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