ܕܓܠ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܕ ܓ ܠ (d g l)
3 terms

Cognate to or borrowed from Akkadian dagālu; compare Classical Syriac ܕܓܠ (“to examine closely”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [daːɣeːl]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [daʔɪl]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [daːjɪːl]

Verb

ܕܵܓ݂ܹܠ • (dāḡēl) (present participle ܕܓ݂ܝܼܠܵܐ (dḡīlā), past participle ܕܓ݂ܵܠܵܐ (dḡālā))

1. (intransitive) to have sight

   ܠܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܒܸܕܓ݂ܵܠܵܐ ! ― lā ìwen bidḡālā ! ― I can’t see! (literally, “I’m not having sight!”)

2. (transitive) to perceive by sight

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܕܵܓ݂ܹܠ (dāḡēl)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܕܓ݂ܝܼܠ ܠܝܼ (dḡīl lī)	ܕܓ݂ܝܼܠ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (dḡīl lūḵ)	ܕܓ݂ܝܼܠ ܠܹܗ (dḡīl lēh)	ܕܓ݂ܝܼܠ ܠܲܢ (dḡīl lan)	ܕܓ݂ܝܼܠ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (dḡīl lāwḵōn)	ܕܓ݂ܝܼܠ ܠܗܘܿܢ (dḡīl lhōn)
	f		ܕܓ݂ܝܼܠ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (dḡīl lāḵ)	ܕܓ݂ܝܼܠ ܠܵܗ̇ (dḡīl lāh)
non-past	m	ܕܵܓ݂ܠܹܢ (dāḡlēn)	ܕܵܓ݂ܠܹܬ (dāḡlēt)	ܕܵܓ݂ܹܠ (dāḡēl)	ܕܵܓ݂ܠܲܚ (dāḡlaḥ)	ܕܵܓ݂ܠܝܼܬܘܿܢ (dāḡlītōn)	ܕܵܓ݂ܠܝܼ (dāḡlī)
	f	ܕܵܓ݂ܠܵܢ (dāḡlān)	ܕܵܓ݂ܠܵܬܝ (dāḡlāt)	ܕܵܓ݂ܠܵܐ (dāḡlā)
imperative	m		ܕܓ݂ܘܿܠ (dḡōl)			ܕܓ݂ܘܿܠܘܼܢ (dḡōlūn)
	f		ܕܓ݂ܘܿܠܝ (dḡōl)

See also

• ܚܵܙܹܐ (ḥāzē)
• ܚܵܐܹܪ (ḥāˀēr)
• ܪܵܗܹܐ (rāhē)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [daɡɡɛl]

Verb

ܕܓܠ • (transliteration needed)

1. to tell a lie

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [daɡɡɑl]

Adjective

ܕܓܠ • (transliteration needed)

1. masculine absolute singular of ܕܓܠܐ
2. masculine construct state singular of ܕܓܠܐ

Noun

ܕܓܠ • (transliteration needed)

1. absolute singular of ܕܓܠܐ
2. construct state singular of ܕܓܠܐ