ܣܓܝ

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, absolute state of ܣܓܝܐܐ‎ (saggīʾā, “many”).

ܣܲܓܝܼ • (sagī)

1. too, quite, enough

   ‏ܩܲܗܘܵܐ ܣܲܓܝܼ ܚܸܠܝܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ.‎‎ ― qahwā sagī ḥilyā ìlēh. ― The coffee is too sweet.

2. very

   Synonyms: ܟܲܒܝܼܪܵܐ‎ (kabīrā), ܪܵܒܵܐ‎ (rābā)

   ‏ܫܲܡܝܼܪܵܡ ܣܲܓܝܼ ܚܕܝܼܬܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇.‎‎ ― šamīrām sagī ḥdītā ìlāh. ― Shamiram is very happy.

   ‏ܬܵܘܕܝܼ ܣܲܓܝܼ‎‎ ― tāwdī sagī ― Thank you very much

• ܣܲܓܝܼ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ‎ (sagī yatīr, “too much”)

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

• (standard) IPA^(key): [saɡ.ɡiː]

ܣܲܓܝܼ • (sagī) m sg (plural ܣܲܓܝܼܐܲܝ̈‎ (sagīʾay), feminine ܣܲܓܝܼܐܲܬ‎ (sagīʾat))

1. construct state singular of ܣܲܓܝܼܐܵܐ‎ (sagīˀā, “many”)
2. poly-, multi-

   ‏ܣܲܓܝܼ ܐܲܠܵܗܹ̈ܐ‎‎ ― sagī allāhē ― polytheist

ܣܲܓܝܼ • (sagī) (feminine ܣܲܓܝܼܐܲܝ̈‎ (sagīʾat), plural ܣܲܓܝܼܐܲܝ̈‎ (sagīʾay))

1. construct state singular of ܣܲܓܝܼܐܵܐ‎ (sagīˀā, “many”)
2. poly-, multi-

   ‏ܣܲܓܝܼ ܐܵܕܫܹ̈ܐ‎‎ ― sagī ādšē ― multifarious

   ‏ܣܲܓܝܼ ܐܸܠܥܹ̈ܐ‎‎ ― sagī ilˁē ― multilateral

   ‏ܣܲܓܝܼ ܗܸܓ݂ܝܵܢܹ̈ܐ‎‎ ― sagī hiḡyānē ― polysyllabic

   ‏ܣܲܓܝܼ ܠܸܫܵܢܹ̈ܐ‎‎ ― sagī liššānē ― multilingual

   ‏ܣܲܓܝܼ ܫܲܪ̈ܒ݂ܵܬܹܐ‎‎ ― sagī šarḇātē ― multiracial

• Typically used to form calques from English and other languages.
• Sometimes attached to the following word via a hyphen; otherwise, separated by a space.

• ܚܕܵܢܵܝ‎ (ḥdānāy, “mono-, uni-”)
• ܬܪܲܝܵܢܵܝ‎ (trayyānāy, “bi-, duo-, di-”)
• ܬܠܝܼܬܵܝ‎ (tlītāy, “tri-”)