ܕܪܓܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

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

  • (standard) IPA(key): [ˈdar.ɣɑː]
  • (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [ˈdarɑː]

Noun

ܕܲܪܓ݂ܵܐ • (darḡā) m (plural ܕܲܪ̈ܓ݂ܹܐ (darḡē) or ܕܲܪ̈ܓ݂ܵܬ݂ܹܐ (darḡāṯē))

  1. step, stair (rest for the foot in ascending or descending)
  2. order, rank, level
  3. (geometry) degree (unit of measurement of angle equal to 1⁄360 of a circle's circumference)
    ܙܵܘܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܬܪܝܼܨܬܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܙܵܘܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܒܬܸܫܥܝܼܢ ܕܲܪ̈ܓ݂ܹܐzāwīṯā trīṣtā ìlāh zāwīṯā b-tišˁīn darḡēA right angle is an angle of ninety degrees
    ܛܵܒ݂ ܐ݇ܢܵܫܹ̈ܐ ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܚܲܩܠܵܐ ܕܚܙܵܝܬ݂ܵܐ ܒ-180 ܕܲܪ̈ܓ݂ܹܐṭāḇ nāšē īṯ lhōn ḥaqlā d-ḥzāyṯā b-180 darḡēMost humans have a field of vision of 180 degrees
  4. (physics) degree (unit of measurement of temperature)
    ܡ̈ܝܼܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܪܵܬܚܝܼ ܠ-100 ܕܲܪ̈ܓ݂ܹܐmīyā kē rātḥī l-100 darḡēWater boils at 100 degrees
Usage notes

The plural ܕܲܪ̈ܓ݂ܵܬܹܐ (darḡātē) is used in the sense of “stairs'” while the plural ܕܲܪ̈ܓ݂ܹܐ (darḡē) is used for all other senses.

Inflection
Derived terms
See also

Etymology 2

Calque of Arabic دَرَّاج (darrāj)

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [ˈda.rɑːɣɑː]

Noun

ܕܲܪܵܓ݂ܵܐ • (darrāḡā) m (plural ܕܲܪ̈ܵܓ݂ܹܐ (darrāḡē), feminine ܕܲܪܵܓ݂ܬܵܐ (darrāḡtā))

  1. cyclist, biker (person who rides a cycle, especially a bicycle, or who habitually engages in cycling)
Inflection
Derived terms

Etymology 3

From Arabic دُرَّاج (durrāj).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [ˈda.rɑːɣɑː]

Noun

ܕܲܪܵܓ݂ܵܐ • (darrāḡā) m (plural ܕܲܪ̈ܵܓ݂ܹܐ (darrāḡē))

  1. francolin
Inflection

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ܕܪܓܐ • (dargā) m (plural ܕܪܓܐ (dargē))

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

Etymology 2

From Arabic دُرَّاج (durrāj).

Pronunciation

  • (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]

Noun

ܕܪܓܐ • (darrāḡā, dərāḡā) m (plural ܕܪܓܐ (darrāḡē, dərāḡē))

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

References

  • 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
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