ܐܓܘܓܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek ἀγωγός (agōgós).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʔaɡˈɡo.ɣɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʔaɡˈɡo.ɣe] (plural)

Noun

ܐܓܘܓܐ • (ʾaggōḡā) m (plural ܐܓܘܓܐ)

  1. watercourse (aqueduct, waterfall, canal, etc.)
  2. (figuratively) stream
  3. cleft, fissure
Inflection

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek ἀγωγή (agōgḗ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʔaɡˈɡo.ɣɑ]

Noun

ܐܓܘܓܐ • (ʾaggōḡā) m (uncountable)

  1. free will, way of life
Inflection

References

  • ˀgwg”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-06-11
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 2b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 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, page 6a
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