ܕܓܠܐ

See also: ܪܓܠܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܕ ܓ ܠ (d g l)
4 terms

Inherited from Aramaic [Term?] and agent noun of ܡܕܲܓܸܠ (mdaggil, “to lie”) irregularly in the G/peal stem agent noun pattern.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [daɡɡaːlaː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [dɪɡaːla]

Adjective

ܕܲܓܵܠܵܐ • (daggālā) (feminine ܕܲܓܵܠܬܵܐ (daggāltā), plural ܕܲܓܵܠܹ̈ܐ (daggālē))

1. lying, deceitful, false, spurious, feigned

Noun

ܕܲܓܵܠܵܐ • (daggālā) m (plural ܕܲܓܵܠܹ̈ܐ (daggālē), feminine ܕܲܓܵܠܬܵܐ (daggāltā))

1. liar, deceiver

Inflection

Inflection of ܕܲܓܵܠܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	ܕܲܓܵܠ (daggāl)		1st person	ܕܲܓܵܠܝܼ (daggālī)		ܕܲܓܵܠܲܢ (daggālan)
	construct	ܕܲܓܵܠ (daggāl)		2nd person	ܕܲܓܵܠܘܼܟ݂ (daggālōḵ)	ܕܲܓܵܠܵܟ݂ܝ (daggālāḵ)	ܕܲܓܵܠܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (daggālawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܕܲܓܵܠܵܐ (daggālā)		3rd person	ܕܲܓܵܠܹܗ (daggālēh)	ܕܲܓܵܠܵܗ̇ (daggālāh)	ܕܲܓܵܠܗܘܿܢ (daggālhōn)
plural	absolute	ܕܲܓܵܠܝܼ̈ܢ (daggālīn)		1st person	ܕܲܓܵܠܝܼ̈ (daggālī)		ܕܲܓܵܠܲܢ̈ (daggālan)
	construct	ܕܲܓܵܠܲܝ̈ (daggālay)		2nd person	ܕܲܓܵܠܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (daggālōḵ)	ܕܲܓܵܠܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (daggālāḵ)	ܕܲܓܵܠܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (daggālawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܕܲܓܵܠܹ̈ܐ (daggālē)		3rd person	ܕܲܓܵܠܘܼ̈ܗܝ (daggālūh)	ܕܲܓܵܠܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (daggālōh)	ܕܲܓܵܠܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (daggālayhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܕ ܓ ܠ related to lying. Compare Arabic دَجَّال (dajjāl).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [daɡɡɑlɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [daɡɡɑle] (plural)

Adjective

ܕܓܠܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܕܓܠܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܕܓܠܬܐ)

1. lying, deceitful, false, spurious, feigned, vain

   Synonym: ܟܕܒܐ

Inflection

Inflection of ܕܓܠܐ

person	singular		plural
	m	f	m	f
absolute	ܕܓܠ	ܕܓܠܐ	ܕܓܠܝܢ	ܕܓܠܢ
construct	ܕܓܠ	ܕܓܠܬ	ܕܓܠܝ	ܕܓܠܬ
emphatic	ܕܓܠܐ	ܕܓܠܬܐ	ܕܓܠܐ	ܕܓܠܬܐ

Noun

ܕܓܠܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܕܓܠܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܕܓܠܬܐ)

1. liar

   Synonym: ܟܕܒܐ

Inflection

Inflection of ܕܓܠܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܕܓܠ		1st person	ܕܓܠܝ		ܕܓܠܢ
	construct	ܕܓܠ		2nd person	ܕܓܠܟ	ܕܓܠܟܝ	ܕܓܠܟܘܢ	ܕܓܠܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܕܓܠܐ		3rd person	ܕܓܠܗ	ܕܓܠܗ	ܕܓܠܗܘܢ	ܕܓܠܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܕܓܠܝܢ		1st person	ܕܓܠܝ		ܕܓܠܝܢ
	construct	ܕܓܠܝ		2nd person	ܕܓܠܝܟ	ܕܓܠܝܟܝ	ܕܓܠܝܟܘܢ	ܕܓܠܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܕܓܠܐ		3rd person	ܕܓܠܘܗܝ	ܕܓܠܝܗ	ܕܓܠܝܗܘܢ	ܕܓܠܝܗܝܢ

References

• “dgl”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Costaz, Louis (2002), Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 59a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903), A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 83b
• 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 274a