ܕܓܠܐ

See also: ܪܓܠܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܕ-ܓ-ܠ (d-ɡ-l) related to lying. Compare Arabic دَجَّال (dajjāl).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [daɡɡɑlɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [daɡɡɑle] (plural)

Adjective

ܕܓܠܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܕܓܠܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܕܓܠܬܐ)

  1. lying, deceitful, false, spurious, feigned, vain
    Synonym: ܟܕܒܐ

Inflection

Noun

ܕܓܠܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܕܓܠܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܕܓܠܬܐ)

  1. liar
    Synonym: ܟܕܒܐ

Inflection

References

  • dgl”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 59a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 83b
  • 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 274a
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