ܫܓܕܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Inherited from Aramaic שֵׁגְדָּא (šeḡdā), from Akkadian 𒄑𒇵 (šiqdum, “almond tree, nut as well as wood”, collective); cognate to Classical Syriac ܫܓܕܬܐ (šeḡdṯā), Hebrew שָׁקֵד (shaqéd), Phoenician 𐤔𐤒𐤃 (šqd, “almond; almond-tree”) and Ugaritic 𐎘𐎖𐎄 (ṯqd, “almond; almond-tree”).

Pronunciation

(Standard) IPA^(key): [ʃaɣ.dɑː]
(Urmia) IPA^(key): [ʃaːdɑː]

Noun

ܫܲܓ݂ܕܵܐ • (šaḡdā) m (plural ܫܲܓ݂ܕܹ̈ܐ (šaḡdē))

almond
Near-synonym: ܠܘܼܙܵܐ (lūzā)
- c. 2014, ܕܝܬܩܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܒܠܫܢܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ, Aramaic Bible Translation, Inc., Genesis 30:37:
  ܘܫܩܝܼܠ ܠܹܗ ܝܲܥܩܘܿܒ݂ ܩܲܛܝܼܥܹ̈ܐ ܕܠܸܒ݂ܢܵܐ ܬܲܠܝܼܠܵܐ، ܘܕܫܲܓ݂ܕܹ̈ܐ ܘܕܕܘܼܠܒܵܐ، ܡܩܘܼܠܸܦ ܠܹܗ ܙܘܼ̈ܠܹܐ ܚܘܵܪܹ̈ܐ ܥܲܠܲܝܗܘܿܢ، ܡܲܚܙܘܿܝܹܐ ܚܘܵܪܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܕܩܲܛܝܼܥܵܐ.
  w-šqīl lēh yaˁqōḇ qaṭīˁē d-liḇnā talīlā, w-d-šaḡdē w-d-dulbā, mqūlip lēh zūlē ḥwārē ˁallayhōn, maḥzōyē ḥwārūṯā d-qaṭīˁā.
  Now Jacob took for himself rods of green poplar and of the almond and chestnut trees, peeled white strips in them, and exposed the white which was in the rods.
- c. 2014, ܕܝܬܩܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܒܠܫܢܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ, Aramaic Bible Translation, Inc., Exodus 37:19:
  ܬܠܵܬ݂ܵܐ ܦܝܼ̈ܠܵܣܹܐ ܐܲܝܟ݂ ܫܲܓ݂ܕܹ̈ܐ ܒܚܲܕ݂ ܦܲܥܘܵܐ، ܟܠ ܒܛܥܘܼܢܬܵܐ ܘܒܦܸܩܚܵܐ، ܘܬܠܵܬ݂ܵܐ ܦܝܼ̈ܠܵܣܹܐ ܐ݇ܚܪܹ̈ܢܹܐ ܐܲܝܟ݂ ܫܲܓ݂ܕܹ̈ܐ ܒܚܲܕ݂ ܦܲܥܘܵܐ، ܟܠ ܒܛܥܘܼܢܬܵܐ ܘܒܦܸܩܚܵܐ. ܗܵܕܟ݂ܵܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܘ ܦܠܝܼ̈ܛܹܐ ܐܸܫܬܵܐ ܦܲܥܘܹ̈ܐ ܡܸܢ ܡܢܵܪܬܵܐ.
  tlāṯā pīlāsē ayḵ šaḡdē bḥaḏ paˁwā, kul b-ṭˁuntā w-b-piqḥā, w-tlāṯā pīlāsē ḥrēnē ayḵ šaḡdē bḥaḏ paˁwā, kul b-ṭˁuntā w-b-piqḥā. hādḵā ìwā plīṭē ištā paˁwē min mnārtā.
  There were three bowls made like almond blossoms on one branch, with an ornamental knob and a flower, and three bowls made like almond blossoms on the other branch, with an ornamental knob and a flower—and so for the six branches coming out of the lampstand.

Inflection

Inflection of **ܫܲܓ݂ܕܵܐ**
	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
	state	form	person	m	f	plural
singular	absolute	ܫܓ݂ܲܕ݂ (šḡaḏ)	1^st person	ܫܲܓ݂ܕܝܼ (šaḡdī)		ܫܲܓ݂ܕܲܢ (šaḡdan)
	construct	ܫܓ݂ܲܕ݂ (šḡaḏ)	2^nd person	ܫܲܓ݂ܕܘܼܟ݂ (šaḡdōḵ)	ܫܲܓ݂ܕܵܟ݂ܝ (šaḡdāḵ)	ܫܲܓ݂ܕܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šaḡdawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܫܲܓ݂ܕܵܐ (šaḡdā)	3^rd person	ܫܲܓ݂ܕܹܗ (šaḡdēh)	ܫܲܓ݂ܕܵܗ̇ (šaḡdāh)	ܫܲܓ݂ܕܗܘܿܢ (šaḡdhōn)
plural	absolute	ܫܲܓ݂ܕܝܼ̈ܢ (šaḡdīn)	1^st person	ܫܲܓ݂ܕܝܼ̈ (šaḡdī)		ܫܲܓ݂ܕܲܢ̈ (šaḡdan)
	construct	ܫܲܓ݂ܕܲܝ̈ (šaḡday)	2^nd person	ܫܲܓ݂ܕܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (šaḡdōḵ)	ܫܲܓ݂ܕܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (šaḡdāḵ)	ܫܲܓ݂ܕܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šaḡdawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܫܲܓ݂ܕܹ̈ܐ (šaḡdē)	3^rd person	ܫܲܓ݂ܕܘܼ̈ܗܝ (šaḡdūh)	ܫܲܓ݂ܕܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (šaḡdōh)	ܫܲܓ݂ܕܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (šaḡdayhōn)

References

“ܫܓܕܐ”, in Sureth Dictionary, Association Assyrophile de France, (Can we date this quote?)