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)

  1. (formal) very, a lot
    Synonyms: ܟܲܒܝܼܪܵܐ (kabīrā), ܪܵܒܵܐ (rābā)
    ܫܲܡܝܼܪܵܡ ܣܲܓܝܼ ܚܕ݂ܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇.
    šamīrām sagī ḥḏīṯā ìlāh.
    Shammiram is very happy.
  2. 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 ܝܠܵܗ̇šamīrām ḥḏīṯā ḥḏīṯā ìlāhShammiram is very happy (literally, “Shammiram is happy happy”).

Derived terms

Adjective

ܣܲܓܝܼ • (sagī) (feminine ܣܲܓܝܼܐܲܬ݂ (sagīˀaṯ), plural ܣܲܓܝܼܐܲܝ̈ (sagīyay))

  1. construct state singular of ܣܲܓܝܼܐܵܐ (sagīˀā, many)
  2. poly-, multi-
    ܣܲܓܝܼ ܐܵܕ݂ܫܹ̈ܐsagī āḏšēmultifarious
    ܣܲܓܝܼ ܐܲܠܵܗܹ̈ܐsagī allāhēpolytheistic
    ܣܲܓܝܼ ܐܸܠܥܹ̈ܐsagī ilˁēmultilateral
    ܣܲܓܝܼ ܗܸܓ݂ܝܵܢܹ̈ܐsagī hiḡyānēpolysyllabic
    ܣܲܓܝܼ ܠܸܫܵܢܹ̈ܐsagī liššānēmultilingual
    ܣܲܓܝܼ ܫܲܪܒ݂ܵܬ݂ܵܐsagī šarḇāṯāmultiracial
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.

Etymology 2

Diminutive and nickname of ܣܲܪܓܝܼܣ (sargīs, Sergius).

Proper noun

ܣܲܓܝܼ • (sagīm

  1. 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))

  1. go

Etymology 4

Imperative of the archaic verb ܣܵܓ݂ܹܐ (sāḡē, to go).

Pronunciation

Imperative

ܣܓ݂ܝܼ • (sḡī) (feminine ܣܓ݂ܵܝ (sḡāy), plural ܣܓ݂ܲܘ (sḡaw))

  1. go