ܐܓܘܪܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Akkadian 𒅇𒆪𒊒𒌝 (agurru, ukurru [Ù.KU.RU.UM]); see there for more.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔaɡɡurɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʔaɡɡure(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܐܓܘܪܐ • (ˀăḡurrā) f (plural ܐܓܘܪܐ)

1. baked brick

Inflection

    inflection of ܐܓܘܪܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܐܓܘܪ	ܐܓܘܪܝܢ
construct	ܐܓܘܪ	ܐܓܘܪܝ
emphatic	ܐܓܘܪܐ	ܐܓܘܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܐܓܘܪܝ	ܐܓܘܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܐܓܘܪܟ	ܐܓܘܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܐܓܘܪܟܝ	ܐܓܘܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܐܓܘܪܗ	ܐܓܘܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܐܓܘܪܗ	ܐܓܘܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܐܓܘܪܢ	ܐܓܘܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܐܓܘܪܟܘܢ	ܐܓܘܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܐܓܘܪܟܝܢ	ܐܓܘܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܐܓܘܪܗܘܢ	ܐܓܘܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܐܓܘܪܗܝܢ	ܐܓܘܪܝܗܝܢ

Descendants

• → Arabic: آجُرّ (ʔājurr)
  • → Northern Kurdish: acûr
  • → Persian: آجر (âjor), آجور (âjur), آگور (âgur), آگر (âgor) (archaic)
  • → Southwestern Fars: آجر (âjer)
• → Old Persian: 𐎠𐎦𐎢𐎽𐎢𐎶 (agurum, “bricks”)
  • Persian: آگر (âgor), آگور (âgur)
  • → Old Armenian: ագուռ (aguṙ) (or ← Hurrian, or directly ← Akkadian)
    • Armenian: ագուռ (aguṙ), ագուր (agur)
      • → Ottoman Turkish: آگور (âgûr)
    • → Old Georgian: აგური (aguri)
      • Georgian: აგური (aguri), ანგური (anguri) (see there for further descendants)

Etymology 2

From the root ܐ-ܓ-ܪ (ʾ-ɡ-r) related to hiring.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔɑɣorɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʔɑɣore(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܐܓܘܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܐܓܘܪܐ)

1. hirer, employer

Inflection

    inflection of ܐܓܘܪܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܐܓܘܪ	ܐܓܘܪܝܢ
construct	ܐܓܘܪ	ܐܓܘܪܝ
emphatic	ܐܓܘܪܐ	ܐܓܘܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܐܓܘܪܝ	ܐܓܘܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܐܓܘܪܟ	ܐܓܘܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܐܓܘܪܟܝ	ܐܓܘܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܐܓܘܪܗ	ܐܓܘܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܐܓܘܪܗ	ܐܓܘܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܐܓܘܪܢ	ܐܓܘܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܐܓܘܪܟܘܢ	ܐܓܘܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܐܓܘܪܟܝܢ	ܐܓܘܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܐܓܘܪܗܘܢ	ܐܓܘܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܐܓܘܪܗܝܢ	ܐܓܘܪܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

From Ancient Greek ἀγορά (agorá).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔɑɣorɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʔɑɣore(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܐܓܘܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܐܓܘܪܐ)

1. market

   Synonym: ܫܘܩܐ (šūqā’)

Inflection

    inflection of ܐܓܘܪܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܐܓܘܪ	ܐܓܘܪܝܢ
construct	ܐܓܘܪ	ܐܓܘܪܝ
emphatic	ܐܓܘܪܐ	ܐܓܘܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܐܓܘܪܝ	ܐܓܘܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܐܓܘܪܟ	ܐܓܘܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܐܓܘܪܟܝ	ܐܓܘܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܐܓܘܪܗ	ܐܓܘܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܐܓܘܪܗ	ܐܓܘܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܐܓܘܪܢ	ܐܓܘܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܐܓܘܪܟܘܢ	ܐܓܘܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܐܓܘܪܟܝܢ	ܐܓܘܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܐܓܘܪܗܘܢ	ܐܓܘܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܐܓܘܪܗܝܢ	ܐܓܘܪܝܗܝܢ

References

• “ˀgwr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2012-05-06
• “ˀgwrˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2012-05-06
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 2b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 3a
• 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, p. 6b