ܦܓܪܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Compare Akkadian 𒇿 (pagrum, “body; corpse”), Hebrew פֶּגֶר (péḡer, “corpse”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Edessan) IPA^(key): [ˈpaɣ.rɑ]
• (Eastern Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈpaɣ.rɑ]
• (Western Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈfɑɣ.ro]

Noun

ܦܓܪܐ • (paḡrā) m (plural ܦܓܪܐ (paḡrē))

1. (anatomy) body, flesh
   • Peshitta, Peter 4:2:

     ܕܠܐ ܡܟܝܠ ܠܪ̈ܓܝܓܬܐ ܕܒܢܝ̈ܢܫܐ ܢܚܐ. ܟܡܐ ܙܒܢܐ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܒܦܓܪܐ. ܐܠܐ ܠܨܒܝܢܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ.

     də-lā mekkêl la-rəḡīḡāṯā ḏa-ḇənaynāšā neḥḥē, kəmā zaḇnā ḏə-ʾīṯaw[hy] bə-p̄aḡrā, ʾellā lə-ṣeḇyānā ḏə-ʾălāhā.

     That he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh to the lusts of men, but to the will of God.

2. corpse, carcass, cadaver
3. (Christianity) Body of Christ, Eucharist

Inflection

    inflection of ܦܓܪܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܦܓܪ	ܦܓܪܝܢ
construct	ܦܓܪ	ܦܓܪܝ
emphatic	ܦܓܪܐ	ܦܓܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܦܓܪܝ	ܦܓܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܦܓܪܟ	ܦܓܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܦܓܪܟܝ	ܦܓܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܦܓܪܗ	ܦܓܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܦܓܪܗ	ܦܓܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܦܓܪܢ	ܦܓܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܦܓܪܟܘܢ	ܦܓܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܦܓܪܟܝܢ	ܦܓܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܦܓܪܗܘܢ	ܦܓܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܦܓܪܗܝܢ	ܦܓܪܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܦܓܪܢܐ (paḡrānā)
• ܦܓܪܢܐܝܬ (paḡrānāʾīṯ)
• ܦܓܪܢܘܬܐ (paḡrānūṯā)
• ܦܓܪܢܝܐ (paḡrānāyā)

See also

• ܓܘܫܡܐ (gūšmā)
• ܫܠܕܐ (šəladdā)

References

• “pgr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2012-01-13
• Costaz, Louis (2002) “ܦܰܓܪܳܐ”, in Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 269a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) “ܦܰܓܪܳܐ”, in A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 434a
• Sokoloff, Michael (2009) “ܦܲܓܪܵܐ”, in 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 1155a