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palga ܦܵܠܓܵܐ

palga is the Assyrian word for half, middle — everyday spoken Assyrian (Sureth) of Urmi, a modern Aramaic language.

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Meaning

  1. half, middle

Examples

kha-palge
ܚܵܐ ܦܵܠܓܸܐ
one and a half
palget yarkha
ܦܵܠܓܸܬ ܝܵܪܚܵܐ
half of a month, fortnight
palget lele
ܦܵܠܓܸܬ ܠܹܠܸܐ
midnight
palget sara
ܦܵܠܓܸܬ ܣܵܪܵܐ
half moon
palget shita
ܦܵܠܓܸܬ ܫܝܼܬܵܐ
half-year
pi-palga
ܦܝܼ ܦܵܠܓܵܐ
in the middle, among, in between
pi-palget babu yemmu tivele
ܦܝܼ ܦܵܠܓܸܬ ܒܵܒܘ̣ ܝܸܡܡܘ̣ ܬܝܼܘܸܠܸܐ
He is sitting between his father and his mother
tivele pi-palge
ܬܝܼܘܸܠܸܐ ܦܝܼ ܦܵܠܓܹ
He is sitting between them

Source: Khan 2016, vol. 3, p. 248.

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