ܒܓܠܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Root
ܒ-ܓ-ܠ
1 term

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [b(ə)ɣɑlɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [b(ə)ɣɑle] (plural)

Noun

ܒܓܠܐ • (bəḡālā) m (plural ܒܓܠܐ (bəḡālē))

1. chattering, babble, idle talk

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܓܠܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܒܓܠ		1st person	ܒܓܠܝ		ܒܓܠܢ
	construct	ܒܓܠ		2nd person	ܒܓܠܟ	ܒܓܠܟܝ	ܒܓܠܟܘܢ	ܒܓܠܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܒܓܠܐ		3rd person	ܒܓܠܗ	ܒܓܠܗ	ܒܓܠܗܘܢ	ܒܓܠܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܒܓܠܝܢ		1st person	ܒܓܠܝ		ܒܓܠܝܢ
	construct	ܒܓܠܝ		2nd person	ܒܓܠܝܟ	ܒܓܠܝܟܝ	ܒܓܠܝܟܘܢ	ܒܓܠܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܒܓܠܐ		3rd person	ܒܓܠܘܗܝ	ܒܓܠܝܗ	ܒܓܠܝܗܘܢ	ܒܓܠܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic بَغْل (baḡl).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [baɣlɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [baɣle] (plural)

Noun

ܒܓܠܐ • (baḡlā) m (plural ܒܓܠܐ (baḡlē), singular feminine counterpart ܒܓܠܬܐ (baḡləṯā))

1. mule

   Synonym: ܟܘܕܢܝܐ (kōḏanyā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܓܠܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܒܓܠ		1st person	ܒܓܠܝ		ܒܓܠܢ
	construct	ܒܓܠ		2nd person	ܒܓܠܟ	ܒܓܠܟܝ	ܒܓܠܟܘܢ	ܒܓܠܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܒܓܠܐ		3rd person	ܒܓܠܗ	ܒܓܠܗ	ܒܓܠܗܘܢ	ܒܓܠܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܒܓܠܝܢ		1st person	ܒܓܠܝ		ܒܓܠܝܢ
	construct	ܒܓܠܝ		2nd person	ܒܓܠܝܟ	ܒܓܠܝܟܝ	ܒܓܠܝܟܘܢ	ܒܓܠܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܒܓܠܐ		3rd person	ܒܓܠܘܗܝ	ܒܓܠܝܗ	ܒܓܠܝܗܘܢ	ܒܓܠܝܗܝܢ

References

• “bgl²”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “bgl”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Brockelmann, Carl (1928) Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), 2nd edition, Halle: Max Niemeyer, published 1995, page 58a
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 24a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 34b
• 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, page 117b