ܐܒܓܕ

See also: ܐܒܓܪ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Syriac, an acronym of the first four letters of the Syriac alphabet, similar to the Greek and Hebrew order: ܐ (ālap) + ܒ (bēṯ) + ܓ (gāmal) + ܕ (dālaṯ); compare Arabic أَبْجَد (ʔabjad).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʔab.ɡad.]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [ʔab.d͡ʒad.]

Noun

ܐܲܒܓܲܕ • (abgad) m

1. (orthography) abjad alphabet

See also

• ܐܵܠܲܦܒܹܝܬ݂ (ālapbēṯ, “alphabet”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

An acronym of the first four letters of the Syriac alphabet: ܐ (ʾālep̄) + ܒ (bêṯ) + ܓ (gāmal) + ܕ (dālaṯ); compare Arabic أَبْجَد (ʔabjad).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʔab.ɡad]

Noun

ܐܒܓܕ • (ʾabgad) m

1. (orthography) alphabet, abjad

References

• “ˀbgd”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 9 August 2012
• Costaz, Louis (2002), Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 1b
• 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, →ISBN, page 1b