# ܡܪܓܢܝܬܐ
## Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
### Etymology

Inherited from Aramaic מַרְגָּנִיתָא (margānīṯā), from Ancient Greek μαργαρίτης (margarítēs), an Indo-Iranian borrowing; compare also borrowed into Arabic مَرْجَان (marjān, “coral”) and Hebrew מַרְגָּלִית (margalít)

### Pronunciation

* (Standard) IPA: [mar.ɡɑːˈniːθɑː]
* (Urmia) IPA: [mar.d͡ʒɑːˈniːtɑː]

### Noun

ܡܲܪܓܵܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ • (margānīṯā) f sg (plural ܡܲܪ̈ܓܵܢܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (margānyāṯā))
* pearl
** c. 2014, ܕܝܬܩܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܒܠܫܢܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ, Aramaic Bible Translation, Inc., Matthew 7:6:ܠܵܐ ܝܵܗ݇ܒ݂ܝܼܬܘܿܢ ܩܘܼܕ݂ܫܵܐ ܠܟܲܠܒܹ̈ܐ، ܘܠܵܐ ܕܵܪܹܝܬܘܿܢ ܡܲܪ̈ܓܵܢܝܵܬ݂ܟ݂ܘܿܢ ܩܵܕ݇ܡ ܚܙܘܼܪܹ̈ܐ. ܕܲܠܡܵܐ ܡܕܲܫܕܫܝܼܢ ܠܗܹܝܢ ܒܐܲܩܠܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ، ܘܒܚܲܪܬ݂ܵܐ ܕܵܥܪܝܼܢ ܘܡܟ̰ܲܢܟ̰ܪܝܼܢ ܠܟ݂ܘܿܢ.lā yāḇītōn quḏšā lkalbē, w-lā dārētōn margānyāṯḵōn qām ḥzūrē. dalmā mdašdšīn lhēn b-aqlāṯhōn, w-b-ḥarṯā dāˁrīn w-mčančrīn lḵōn.Do not give what is holy to the dogs, nor cast your pearls before swine. Lest they trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you in pieces.
** c. 2014, ܕܝܬܩܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܒܠܫܢܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ, Aramaic Bible Translation, Inc., Revelation 21:21:ܗܵܢܘܿܢ ܬܪܸܥܣܲܪ ܬܲܪ̈ܒ݂ܵܨܹܐ ܬܲܪܬܲܥܸܣܪܹܐ ܡܲܪ̈ܓܵܢܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ ܝܢܵܐ. ܟܠ ܬܲܪܒ݂ܵܨܵܐ ܦܝܼܫܵܐ ܥܒ݂ܝܼܕ݂ܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܚܕ݂ܵܐ ܡܲܪܓܵܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ. ܘܥܵܠܘܿܠܵܐ ܕܡܕ݂ܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܕܲܗܒ݂ܵܐ ܨܸܦܝܵܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ، ܐܲܝܟ݂ ܙܓ݂ܘܿܓ݂ܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܫܲܦ̮ܩܵܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐhānōn triˁsar tarḇāṣē tartaˁisrē margānyāṯā ìnā. kul tarḇāṣā pīšā ˁḇīḏā min ḥḏā margānīṯā. w-ˁālōlā d-mḏītā min dahḇā ṣipyā ìwā, ayḵ zḡōḡīṯā šafqānīṯāThe twelve gates were twelve pearls: each individual gate was of one pearl. And the street of the city was pure gold, like transparent glass.
* (colloquial, by extension) jewel, gem
    Synonym: ܟܹܐܦܵܐ ܝܲܩܘܼܪܬܵܐ (kēpā yaqurtā)

#### Derived terms

* ܣܝܼܡܲܬ݂ ܡܲܪ̈ܓܵܢܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (sīmaṯ margānyāṯā)

### Proper noun

ܡܲܪܓܵܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ • (margānīṯā) f
* a female given name, equivalent to English Margaret or Pearl

## Classical Syriac
### Etymology

From Aramaic מרגניתא, from Ancient Greek μαργαρίτης (margarítēs).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [mar.ɡɑˈni.θɑ], [mar.ɡ(ə.)ˈni.θɑ] (singular)
* IPA: [mar.ɡɑnˈjɑ.θɑ] (plural)

### Noun

ܡܪܓܢܝܬܐ • (margānīṯā) f (plural ܡܪܓܢܝܬܐ)
* pearl, jewel, gem
* relic
* (figuratively) offering, sacrifice, consecrated parcel

#### Descendants

* Arabic: مرجان (murjān)
** → Azerbaijani: mərcan
** → Bashkir: мәрйен (məryen)
** → Georgian: მარჯანი (marǯani)
** → Hausa: murzani, murjani
** → Kazakh: маржан (marjan)
** → Middle Armenian: մարճան (marčan), մարջան (marǰan)
*** Armenian: մարջան (marǰan), մռճամ (mṙčam) — New Julfa
** → Ottoman Turkish: مرجان (mercan)
*** Turkish: mercan
**** → Ladino: merdjan
**** → Romanian: mărgean
** → Persian: مرجان (marjân)
** → Swahili: marijani
** → Tatar: мәрҗән (märcän)
** → Turkmen: mercen
** → Uyghur: مارجان (marjan)
** → Uzbek: marjon
* Hebrew: מַרְגָּלִית (margalít)

### References

* “mrgny”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2008-11-30
* Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 191b
* Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 299a
* 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, pages 826a–b