ܣܓܝ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [saɡɡiː]
Etymology 1
| Root |
|---|
| ܣ ܓ ܐ (s g ˀ) |
| 6 terms |
Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, absolute and construct state of ܣܓܝܐܐ (saggīʾā, “many”).
Adverb
ܣܲܓܝܼ • (sagī)
- (formal) very, a lot
- too, quite, enough [with ܠ- (l-)]
- ܨܲܪܘܵܐ ܣܲܓܝܼ ܠܚܸܠܝܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ. ― ṣarwā sagī l-ḥilyā ìlēh. ― The coffee is quite sweet.
Usage notes
The sense of “very” with an adjective may also be expressed through the repetition of the adjective twice, e.g. ܫܲܡܝܼܪܵܡ ܚܕ݂ܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܚܕ݂ܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ― šamīrām ḥḏīṯā ḥḏīṯā ìlāh ― Shammiram is very happy (literally, “Shammiram is happy happy”).
Derived terms
- ܣܲܓܝܼ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ (sagī yatīr, “too much”)
Adjective
ܣܲܓܝܼ • (sagī) (feminine ܣܲܓܝܼܐܲܬ݂ (sagīˀaṯ), plural ܣܲܓܝܼܐܲܝ̈ (sagīyay))
- construct state singular of ܣܲܓܝܼܐܵܐ (sagīˀā, “many”)
- poly-, multi-
- ܣܲܓܝܼ ܐܵܕ݂ܫܹ̈ܐ ― sagī āḏšē ― multifarious
- ܣܲܓܝܼ ܐܲܠܵܗܹ̈ܐ ― sagī allāhē ― polytheistic
- ܣܲܓܝܼ ܐܸܠܥܹ̈ܐ ― sagī ilˁē ― multilateral
- ܣܲܓܝܼ ܗܸܓ݂ܝܵܢܹ̈ܐ ― sagī hiḡyānē ― polysyllabic
- ܣܲܓܝܼ ܠܸܫܵܢܹ̈ܐ ― sagī liššānē ― multilingual
- ܣܲܓܝܼ ܫܲܪܒ݂ܵܬ݂ܵܐ ― sagī šarḇāṯā ― multiracial
Usage notes
- Typically used to form calques from English and other languages.
- Sometimes attached to the following word via a hyphen; otherwise, separated by a space.
Related terms
Etymology 2
Diminutive and nickname of ܣܲܪܓܝܼܣ (sargīs, “Sergius”).
Proper noun
ܣܲܓܝܼ • (sagī) m
- a male given name, diminutive of ܣܲܪܓܝܼܣ (sargīs, “Sergius”)
Etymology 3
Imperative of the archaic verb ܡܣܲܓܹܐ (msaggē, “to go”).
Imperative
ܣܲܓܝܼ • (sagī) (feminine ܣܲܓܵܝ (saggāy), plural ܣܲܓܲܘ (saggaw))
Etymology 4
Imperative of the archaic verb ܣܵܓ݂ܹܐ (sāḡē, “to go”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [sɣiː]
- (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [siː]
Imperative
ܣܓ݂ܝܼ • (sḡī) (feminine ܣܓ݂ܵܝ (sḡāy), plural ܣܓ݂ܲܘ (sḡaw))