ܐܪܓܘܢܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
Inherited from Aramaic אַרְגְּוָנָא (ʾargəwānā), from Akkadian 𒅈𒂵𒌋𒌋𒉡 (argamannu); compare Arabic أَرْجُوَان (ʔarjuwān) and Hebrew אַרְגָּמָן (argamán).
Pronunciation
Noun
ܐܲܪܓܘܵܢܵܐ • (argwānā) m (plural ܐܲܪ̈ܓܘܵܢܹܐ (argwānē))
- Tyrian purple or royal purple dye
- (by extension) cloth or garment dyed with it
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܐܲܪܓܘܵܢ (argwān) | 1st person | ܐܲܪܓܘܵܢܝܼ (argwānī) | ܐܲܪܓܘܵܢܲܢ (argwānan) | |||
| construct | ܐܲܪܓܘܵܢ (argwān) | 2nd person | ܐܲܪܓܘܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (argwānōḵ) | ܐܲܪܓܘܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (argwānāḵ) | ܐܲܪܓܘܵܢܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (argwānawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܐܲܪܓܘܵܢܵܐ (argwānā) | 3rd person | ܐܲܪܓܘܵܢܹܗ (argwānēh) | ܐܲܪܓܘܵܢܵܗ̇ (argwānāh) | ܐܲܪܓܘܵܢܗܘܿܢ (argwānhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܐܲܪ̈ܓܘܵܢܝܼܢ (argwānīn) | 1st person | ܐܲܪ̈ܓܘܵܢܝܼ (argwānī) | ܐܲܪ̈ܓܘܵܢܲܢ (argwānan) | |||
| construct | ܐܲܪ̈ܓܘܵܢܲܝ (argwānay) | 2nd person | ܐܲܪ̈ܓܘܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (argwānōḵ) | ܐܲܪ̈ܓܘܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (argwānāḵ) | ܐܲܪ̈ܓܘܵܢܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (argwānawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܐܲܪ̈ܓܘܵܢܹܐ (argwānē) | 3rd person | ܐܲܪ̈ܓܘܵܢܘܼܗܝ (argwānūh) | ܐܲܪ̈ܓܘܵܢܘܼܗ̇ (argwānōh) | ܐܲܪ̈ܓܘܵܢܲܝܗܘܿܢ (argwānayhōn) | |||
Derived terms
- ܐܲܪܓܘܵܢܵܝܵܐ (argwānāyā, “purple”)
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)
- Tyrian purple, royal purple
- purple (cloth, garment; colour)
- Synonyms: ܣܣܓܘܢܐ, ܬܟܠܬܐ
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܐܪܓܘܢ | 1st person | ܐܪܓܘܢܝ | ܐܪܓܘܢܢ | |||
| construct | ܐܪܓܘܢ | 2nd person | ܐܪܓܘܢܟ | ܐܪܓܘܢܟܝ | ܐܪܓܘܢܟܘܢ | ܐܪܓܘܢܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܐܪܓܘܢܐ | 3rd person | ܐܪܓܘܢܗ | ܐܪܓܘܢܗ | ܐܪܓܘܢܗܘܢ | ܐܪܓܘܢܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܐܪܓܘܢܝܢ | 1st person | ܐܪܓܘܢܝ | ܐܪܓܘܢܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܐܪܓܘܢܝ | 2nd person | ܐܪܓܘܢܝܟ | ܐܪܓܘܢܝܟܝ | ܐܪܓܘܢܝܟܘܢ | ܐܪܓܘܢܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܐܪܓܘܢܐ | 3rd person | ܐܪܓܘܢܘܗܝ | ܐܪܓܘܢܝܗ | ܐܪܓܘܢܝܗܘܢ | ܐܪܓܘܢܝܗܝܢ | ||
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, →ISBN, page 95a