ܡܕܓܠ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܕ ܓ ܠ (d g l)
3 terms

From Aramaic דַּגֵּל (daggel); compare also borrowed into Arabic دَجَلَ (dajala).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [mədaɡ.ɡɪl.]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [daːd͡ʒɪl.]

Verb

ܡܕܲܓܸܠ • (mdaggil) (present participle ܡܕܲܓܘܼܠܹܐ (mdagūlē), past participle ܡܕܘܼܓܠܵܐ (mduglā))

1. (intransitive) to tell a lie; to lie, deceive

   Synonym: ܟܵܕ݂ܹܒ݂ (kāḏēḇ)

   ܡܕܘܼܓܸܠ ܠܘܼܟ݂ ܐܸܠܹܗ! ― mdūgil lūḵ illēh! ― You lied to him!

2. (transitive) to demonstrate as lying, show to be a liar, cause to be a liar

   ܠܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܝܵܕ݂ܥܹܢ ܐܲܝܟܵܐ ܦܝܼܫ ܠܹܗ، ܠܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܡܕܲܓܠܸܢ ܠܘܿܟ݂

   lā kē yāḏˁēn aykā pīš lēh, lā kē mdaglin lōḵ

   I don’t know where he went, I won’t make you out to be a liar (by telling you what I don’t know).

Usage notes

• It is generally offensive to use the first sense of this verb for strangers or superiors, even in joking contexts.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܡܕܲܓ݂ܸܠ (mdaḡil)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܡܕܘܼܓ݂ܸܠ ܠܝܼ (mdūḡil lī)	ܡܕܘܼܓ݂ܸܠ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (mdūḡil lūḵ)	ܡܕܘܼܓ݂ܸܠ ܠܹܗ (mdūḡil lēh)	ܡܕܘܼܓ݂ܸܠ ܠܲܢ (mdūḡil lan)	ܡܕܘܼܓ݂ܸܠ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mdūḡil lāwḵōn)	ܡܕܘܼܓ݂ܸܠ ܠܗܘܿܢ (mdūḡil lhōn)
	f		ܡܕܘܼܓ݂ܸܠ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (mdūḡil lāḵ)	ܡܕܘܼܓ݂ܸܠ ܠܵܗ̇ (mdūḡil lāh)
non-past	m	ܡܕܲܓ݂ܠܸܢ (mdaḡlin)	ܡܕܲܓ݂ܠܸܬ (mdaḡlit)	ܡܕܲܓ݂ܸܠ (mdaḡil)	ܡܕܲܓ݂ܠܲܚ (mdaḡlaḥ)	ܡܕܲܓ݂ܠܝܼܬܘܿܢ (mdaḡlītōn)	ܡܕܲܓ݂ܠܝܼ (mdaḡlī)
	f	ܡܕܲܓ݂ܠܲܢ (mdaḡlan)	ܡܕܲܓ݂ܠܵܬܝ (mdaḡlāt)	ܡܕܲܓ݂ܠܵܐ (mdaḡlā)
imperative	m		ܕܲܓ݂ܸܠ (daḡil)			ܕܲܓ݂ܠܘܼܢ (daḡlūn)
	f		ܕܲܓ݂ܸܠܝ (daḡil)