ܐܓܝܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܐ ܓ ܪ (ˀ g r)
5 terms

Passive participle of ܐܵܓ݂ܹܪ (āḡēr, to hire, employ) with the initial noun a semi-learned borrowing from Classical Syriac; compare Arabic أَجِير (ʔajīr).

Noun

ܐܲܓ݂ܝܼܪܵܐ • (aḡīrām (plural ܐܲܓ݂ܝܼܪܹ̈ܐ (aḡīrē), feminine ܐܲܓ݂ܝܼܪܬܵܐ (aḡīrtā))

  1. employee, hired worker
    Antonym: ܐܵܓ݂ܘܿܪܵܐ (āḡōrā)

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ʔaˈɣiːrɑː]
  • (Urmia) IPA(key): [ʔaˈjiːrɑː]

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܲܓ݂ܝܼܪܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܐܲܓ݂ܝܼܪ (aḡīr) 1st person ܐܲܓ݂ܝܼܪܝܼ (aḡīrī) ܐܲܓ݂ܝܼܪܲܢ (aḡīran)
construct ܐܲܓ݂ܝܼܪ (aḡīr) 2nd person ܐܲܓ݂ܝܼܪܘܼܟ݂ (aḡīrōḵ) ܐܲܓ݂ܝܼܪܵܟ݂ܝ (aḡīrāḵ) ܐܲܓ݂ܝܼܪܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (aḡīrawḵōn)
emphatic ܐܲܓ݂ܝܼܪܵܐ (aḡīrā) 3rd person ܐܲܓ݂ܝܼܪܹܗ (aḡīrēh) ܐܲܓ݂ܝܼܪܵܗ̇ (aḡīrāh) ܐܲܓ݂ܝܼܪܗܘܿܢ (aḡīrhōn)
plural absolute ܐܲܓ݂ܝܼܪ̈ܝܼܢ (aḡīrīn) 1st person ܐܲܓ݂ܝܼܪ̈ܝܼ (aḡīrī) ܐܲܓ݂ܝܼܪ̈ܲܢ (aḡīran)
construct ܐܲܓ݂ܝܼܪ̈ܲܝ (aḡīray) 2nd person ܐܲܓ݂ܝܼܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (aḡīrōḵ) ܐܲܓ݂ܝܼܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (aḡīrāḵ) ܐܲܓ݂ܝܼܪ̈ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (aḡīrawḵōn)
emphatic ܐܲܓ݂ܝܼܪܹ̈ܐ (aḡīrē) 3rd person ܐܲܓ݂ܝܼܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (aḡīrūh) ܐܲܓ݂ܝܼܪ̈ܘܼܗ̇ (aḡīrōh) ܐܲܓ݂ܝܼܪ̈ܲܝܗܘܿܢ (aḡīrayhōn)

Derived terms

  • ܐܲܓ݂ܝܼܪܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (aḡīrūṯā)

Verb

ܐ݇ܓ݂ܝܼܪܵܐ • (ḡīrā) (feminine ܐ݇ܓ݂ܝܼܪܬܵܐ (ḡīrtā), plural ܐ݇ܓ݂ܝܼܪܹ̈ܐ (ḡīrē))

  1. passive participle of ܐܵܓ݂ܹܪ (āḡēr)

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ˈɣiːrɑː]
  • (Urmia) IPA(key): [ˈjiːrɑː]

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܐ ܓ ܪ, related to hiring; compare Arabic أَجِير (ʔajīr).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [ʔăˈɣi.rɑ]
  • (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [ʔăˈɣi.rɑ]
  • (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [ʔăˈɣi.ro]

Noun

ܐܓܝܪܐ • (ʾăḡīrām (plural ܐܓܝܪܐ (ʾăḡīrē), singular feminine counterpart ܐܓܝܪܬܐ (ʾăḡīrtā))

  1. hired worker, workman, hireling, employee, servant
    • Peshitta, Mark 1:20:
      ܘܩܪܐ ܐܢܘܢ. ܘܡܚܕܐ ܫܒܩܘ ܠܙܒܕܝ ܐܒܘܗܘܢ ܒܣܦܝܢܬܐ ܥܡ ܐܓܝܪ̈ܐ. ܘܐܙܠܘ ܒܬܪܗ.
      wa-qərā ʾennōn: wə-meḥəḏā šəḇaq[w] lə-Zaḇday ʾăḇūhōn ba-səp̄ī[n]tā ʿam ʾăḡīrē, wa-ʾĕzal[w] bāṯrēh.
      And straightway he called them: and they left their father Zebedee in the ship with the hired servants, and went after him.
  2. (Christianity) catechumen, pledge

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܓܝܪܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܐܓܝܪ 1st person ܐܓܝܪܝ ܐܓܝܪܢ
construct ܐܓܝܪ 2nd person ܐܓܝܪܟ ܐܓܝܪܟܝ ܐܓܝܪܟܘܢ ܐܓܝܪܟܝܢ
emphatic ܐܓܝܪܐ 3rd person ܐܓܝܪܗ ܐܓܝܪܗ ܐܓܝܪܗܘܢ ܐܓܝܪܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܐܓܝܪܝܢ 1st person ܐܓܝܪܝ ܐܓܝܪܝܢ
construct ܐܓܝܪܝ 2nd person ܐܓܝܪܝܟ ܐܓܝܪܝܟܝ ܐܓܝܪܝܟܘܢ ܐܓܝܪܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܐܓܝܪܐ 3rd person ܐܓܝܪܘܗܝ ܐܓܝܪܝܗ ܐܓܝܪܝܗܘܢ ܐܓܝܪܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

  • ܐܓܝܪܘܬܐ (ʾăḡīrūṯā)

References

  • ˀgyr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 18 May 2019
  • Costaz, Louis (2002), Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 2b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903), A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 3a–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, →ISBN, page 7a