ܦܠܓܘ

Probably from the absolute or construct state of ܦܲܠܓܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (palgūṯā). Also attested in Classical Syriac ܦܵܠܓܘܼ and used in the same manner for half-completion.

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [palɡuː]

ܦܲܠܓܘܼ • (palgū)

1. half- (used before adjectives, nouns, or verbal nouns to indicate half completion) See usage notes

   ܦܠܝܼܚ ܠܝܼ ܦܲܠܓܘܼ ܝܲܘܡܵܐ

   plīḥ lī palgū yawmā

   I worked a half day.

   ܒܲܛܝܼܚܹ̈ܐ ܦܲܠܓܘܼ ܣܡܘܿܩܹ̈ܐ ܒܲܣܝܼܡܹ̈ܐ ܝܢܵܐ ܠܩܪܵܛܵܐ

   baṭīḥē palgū smōqē basīmē ìnā lqrāṭā

   Half-red watermelons are delicious for gnawing on.

   ܒܹܝܥܬܵܐ ܦܲܠܓܘܼ ܫܠܵܩܵܐ

   bēˁtā palgū šlāqā

   Half-boiled egg

   ܒܹܝܥܬܵܐ ܦܲܠܓܘܼ ܫܠܝܼܩܬܵܐ

   bēˁtā palgū šlīqtā

   Half-boiled egg

ܦܲܠܓܘܼ • (palgū) m sg

1. middle day of the Great Lent

• Stress always falls on the last syllable of this word in its usage as a prefix, and on the second-to-last syllable when used as the noun.
• The learned noun ܦܲܠܓܘܼܬ݂ (palgūṯ) is used for forming half-completion of abstract concepts.