Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Etymology 1

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Root
ܕ ܪ ܓ (d r g)
4 terms

From Aramaic דַּרְגָּא (dargā); related to Turoyo ܕܰܪܓ݂ܐ (darġo), Arabic دَرَج (daraj), دَرَجَة (daraja) and Hebrew דֶּרֶג (déreg).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ܕܲܪܓ݂ܵܐ (darḡām (plural ܕܲܪ̈ܓ݂ܹܐ (darḡē) or ܕܲܪ̈ܓ݂ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (darḡāṯā))

  1. step, stair
  2. order, rank, level
  3. (geometry, physics) degree
    ܙܵܘܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܬܪܝܼܨܬܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܙܵܘܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܒܬܸܫܥܝܼܢ ܕܲܪ̈ܓ݂ܹܐ
    zāwīṯā trīṣtā ìlāh zāwīṯā b-tišˁīn darḡē
    A right angle is an angle of ninety degrees
    ܛܵܒ݂ ܐ݇ܢܵܫܹ̈ܐ ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܚܲܩܠܵܐ ܕܚܸܙܘܵܐ ܒ-180 ܕܲܪ̈ܓ݂ܹܐ
    ṭāḇ nāšē īṯ lhōn ḥaqlā d-ḥizwā b-180 darḡē
    Most humans have a field of vision of 180 degrees
    ܡܲܝ̈ܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܪܵܬ݂ܚܝܼ ܒ-100 ܕܲܪ̈ܓ݂ܹܐ ܡܐܵܝܹ̈ܐ
    mayyā kē rāṯḥī b-100 darḡē mˀāyē
    Water boils at 100 degrees celsius
Usage notes
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The plural ܕܲܪ̈ܓ݂ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (darḡāṯā) is used in the sense of “stairs'” while the plural ܕܲܪ̈ܓ݂ܹܐ (darḡē) is used for all other senses.

Inflection
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    Inflection of ܕܲܪܓ݂ܵܐ (darḡā)
number isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute 1st person ܕܲܪܓ݂ܝܼ
(darḡī)
ܕܲܪܓ݂ܲܢ
(darḡan)
construct ܕܪܸܓ݂
(driḡ)
2nd person ܕܲܪܓ݂ܘܼܟ݂
(darḡūḵ)
ܕܲܪܓ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ
(darḡāḵ)
ܕܲܪܓ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(darḡāwḵōn)
emphatic ܕܲܪܓ݂ܵܐ
(darḡā)
3rd person ܕܲܪܓ݂ܹܗ
(darḡēh)
ܕܲܪܓ݂ܘܿܗ̇
(darḡōh)
ܕܲܪܓ݂ܗܘܿܢ
(darḡhōn)
plural absolute 1st person ܕܲܪ̈ܓ݂ܝܼ
(darḡī)
ܕܲܪ̈ܓ݂ܲܢ
(darḡan)
construct ܕܲܪ̈ܓ݂ܲܝ
(darḡay)
2nd person ܕܲܪ̈ܓ݂ܘܼܟ݂
(darḡūḵ)
ܕܲܪ̈ܓ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ
(darḡāḵ)
ܕܲܪ̈ܓ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(darḡāwḵōn)
emphatic ܕܲܪ̈ܓ݂ܹܐ
(darḡē)
3rd person ܕܲܪ̈ܓ݂ܘܼܗܝ
(darḡūh)
ܕܲܪ̈ܓ݂ܘܿܗ̇
(darḡōh)
ܕܲܪ̈ܓ݂ܗܘܿܢ
(darḡhōn)
Derived terms
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See also
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Etymology 2

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Calque of Arabic دَرَّاج (darrāj)

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ˈdar.rɑːɣɑː]

Noun

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ܕܲܪܵܓ݂ܵܐ (darrāḡām (plural ܕܲܪ̈ܵܓ݂ܹܐ (darrāḡē), feminine ܕܲܪܵܓ݂ܬܵܐ (darrāḡtā))

  1. cyclist, biker
Inflection
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    Inflection of ܕܲܪܵܓ݂ܵܐ (darrāḡā)
number isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute 1st person ܕܲܪܵܓ݂ܝܼ
(darrāḡī)
ܕܲܪܵܓ݂ܲܢ
(darrāḡan)
construct ܕܲܪܵܓ݂
(darrāḡ)
2nd person ܕܲܪܵܓ݂ܘܼܟ݂
(darrāḡūḵ)
ܕܲܪܵܓ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ
(darrāḡāḵ)
ܕܲܪܵܓ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(darrāḡāwḵōn)
emphatic ܕܲܪܵܓ݂ܵܐ
(darrāḡā)
3rd person ܕܲܪܵܓ݂ܹܗ
(darrāḡēh)
ܕܲܪܵܓ݂ܵܗ̇
(darrāḡāh)
ܕܲܪܵܓ݂ܗܘܿܢ
(darrāḡhōn)
plural absolute 1st person ܕܲܪ̈ܵܓ݂ܝܼ
(darrāḡī)
ܕܲܪ̈ܵܓ݂ܲܢ
(darrāḡan)
construct ܕܲܪ̈ܵܓ݂ܲܝ
(darrāḡay)
2nd person ܕܲܪ̈ܵܓ݂ܘܼܟ݂
(darrāḡūḵ)
ܕܲܪ̈ܵܓ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ
(darrāḡāḵ)
ܕܲܪ̈ܵܓ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(darrāḡāwḵōn)
emphatic ܕܲܪ̈ܵܓ݂ܹܐ
(darrāḡē)
3rd person ܕܲܪ̈ܵܓ݂ܘܼܗܝ
(darrāḡūh)
ܕܲܪ̈ܵܓ݂ܘܿܗ̇
(darrāḡōh)
ܕܲܪ̈ܵܓ݂ܗܘܿܢ
(darrāḡhōn)
Derived terms
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Etymology 3

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From Arabic دُرَّاج (durrāj).

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ˈdar.rɑːɣɑː]

Noun

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ܕܲܪܵܓ݂ܵܐ (darrāḡām (plural ܕܲܪ̈ܵܓ݂ܹܐ (darrāḡē))

  1. francolin
Inflection
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    Inflection of ܕܲܪܵܓ݂ܵܐ (darrāḡā)
number isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute 1st person ܕܲܪܵܓ݂ܝܼ
(darrāḡī)
ܕܲܪܵܓ݂ܲܢ
(darrāḡan)
construct ܕܲܪܵܓ݂
(darrāḡ)
2nd person ܕܲܪܵܓ݂ܘܼܟ݂
(darrāḡūḵ)
ܕܲܪܵܓ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ
(darrāḡāḵ)
ܕܲܪܵܓ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(darrāḡāwḵōn)
emphatic ܕܲܪܵܓ݂ܵܐ
(darrāḡā)
3rd person ܕܲܪܵܓ݂ܹܗ
(darrāḡēh)
ܕܲܪܵܓ݂ܵܗ̇
(darrāḡāh)
ܕܲܪܵܓ݂ܗܘܿܢ
(darrāḡhōn)
plural absolute 1st person ܕܲܪ̈ܵܓ݂ܝܼ
(darrāḡī)
ܕܲܪ̈ܵܓ݂ܲܢ
(darrāḡan)
construct ܕܲܪ̈ܵܓ݂ܲܝ
(darrāḡay)
2nd person ܕܲܪ̈ܵܓ݂ܘܼܟ݂
(darrāḡūḵ)
ܕܲܪ̈ܵܓ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ
(darrāḡāḵ)
ܕܲܪ̈ܵܓ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(darrāḡāwḵōn)
emphatic ܕܲܪ̈ܵܓ݂ܹܐ
(darrāḡē)
3rd person ܕܲܪ̈ܵܓ݂ܘܼܗܝ
(darrāḡūh)
ܕܲܪ̈ܵܓ݂ܘܿܗ̇
(darrāḡōh)
ܕܲܪ̈ܵܓ݂ܗܘܿܢ
(darrāḡhōn)

Classical Syriac

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Etymology 1

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Compare Arabic دَرَج (daraj), Hebrew דֶּרֶג (déreḡ).

Pronunciation

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  • (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [ˈdar.ɡɑ]
  • (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈdar.ɡɑ]
  • (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈdɑr.ɡo]

Noun

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ܕܪܓܐ (dargām (plural ܕܪܓܐ (dargē))

  1. stairway, step
  2. level, degree
  3. order, rank
  4. state, condition, situation
  5. dignity
  6. office
  7. place
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Etymology 2

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From Arabic دُرَّاج (durrāj).

Pronunciation

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  • (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [darˈrɑ.ɣɑ], [d(ə.)ˈrɑ.ɣɑ]
  • (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [darˈrɑ.ɣɑ], [ˈdrɑ.ɣɑ]
  • (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [dɑˈro.ɣo], [ˈdro.ɣo]

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ܕܪܓܐ (darrāḡā, dərāḡām (plural ܕܪܓܐ (darrāḡē, dərāḡē))

  1. type of bird; francolin, plover, pheasant, partridge, grouse
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References

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  • drg”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-09-09
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 70a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 97a-b
  • 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, page 320b