CAL: tgr, tgrˀ

merchant, business man

Common Aramaic

TgO Gen37:28↗ מִדיַנָאֵי תַגָרֵי‏midyanāˀey tagāreyܡܼܕܝܲܢܵܐܹܝ ܬܲܓܵܪܹܝ‏ܡܼܕܝܲܢܵܐܹܝ ܬܲܓܵܪܹܝ‏midyanāˀey tagāreyמִדיַנָאֵי תַגָרֵי‏ܡܼܕܝܲܢܵܐܹܝ ܬܲܓܵܪܹܝ‏ܡܼܕܝܲܢܵܐܹܝ ܬܲܓܵܪܹܝ‏ : Midianite merchants ; EchR[1]48(18)↗ אזל גבי תגרא באיתנס‏ˀzl gby tgrˀ bˀytnsܐܙܠ ܓܒܝ ܬܓܪܐ ܒܐܝܬܢܣ‏ܐܙܠ ܓܒܝ ܬܓܪܐ ܒܐܝܬܢܣ‏ˀzl gby tgrˀ bˀytnsאזל גבי תגרא באיתנס‏ܐܙܠ ܓܒܝ ܬܓܪܐ ܒܐܝܬܢܣ‏ܐܙܠ ܓܒܝ ܬܓܪܐ ܒܐܝܬܢܣ‏ : he went to a merchant in Athens ; AphDem8.172:2↗ ܘܬܓܪ̈ܐ ܕܩܒܠܘ ܟܣܦܐ‏wtgr̈ˀ dqblw kspˀותגרא דקבלו כספא‏ܘܬܓܪ̈ܐ ܕܩܒܠܘ ܟܣܦܐ‏wtgr̈ˀ dqblw kspˀותגרא דקבלו כספא‏ܘܬܓܪ̈ܐ ܕܩܒܠܘ ܟܣܦܐ‏ܘܬܓܪ̈ܐ ܕܩܒܠܘ ܟܣܦܐ‏ ; P Gn37:28↗ ܓܒܪ̈ܐ ܬܓܪ̈ܐ‏gbr̈ˀ tgr̈ˀגברא תגרא‏ܓܒܪ̈ܐ ܬܓܪ̈ܐ‏gbr̈ˀ tgr̈ˀגברא תגרא‏ܓܒܪ̈ܐ ܬܓܪ̈ܐ‏ܓܒܪ̈ܐ ܬܓܪ̈ܐ‏ ; BT BM 74b(28)↗ בתגרא דזבין ומזבין‏btgrˀ dzbyn wmzbynܒܬܓܪܐ ܕܙܒܝܢ ܘܡܙܒܝܢ‏ܒܬܓܪܐ ܕܙܒܝܢ ܘܡܙܒܝܢ‏btgrˀ dzbyn wmzbynבתגרא דזבין ומזבין‏ܒܬܓܪܐ ܕܙܒܝܢ ܘܡܙܒܝܢ‏ܒܬܓܪܐ ܕܙܒܝܢ ܘܡܙܒܝܢ‏ : a businessman who buys and sells ; Pashar Mihla 294↗ ktub lkasa ḏpahara uatna ltangaria bbaita ubustana : write it on a clay cup and set it for the merchants in the house and garden ; PJ Gen46:14↗ תגרין מרי פרק מטייא‏tgryn mry prq mṭyyˀܬܓܪܝܢ ܡܪܝ ܦܪܩ ܡܛܝܝܐ‏ܬܓܪܝܢ ܡܪܝ ܦܪܩ ܡܛܝܝܐ‏tgryn mry prq mṭyyˀתגרין מרי פרק מטייא‏ܬܓܪܝܢ ܡܪܝ ܦܪܩ ܡܛܝܝܐ‏ܬܓܪܝܢ ܡܪܝ ܦܪܩ ܡܛܝܝܐ‏ : businessmen: merchandisers

☛Derivatives▶

tgr vb. — D to trade with
- mettaggərān, mettaggərānā nom.ag.Dt — earner
- taˀgūrā, taˀgūrtā n.f. — merchandise, business dealings
  - byt tˀgwrtˀ n.m. — market
- tāḡōr, tāḡōrā nom.ag. — merchant
tgrh/tgwrh, tgrtˀ n.f. — trade, wealth
taggārān adj. — mercantile
taggārū, taggārūṯā n.f. — business, merchandise
taggərāy adj. — mercantile
- taggərāˀīṯ adv. — in the manner of a merchant

✎Notes & Bibliography▶

From Akkadian tamkāru < Sumerian DAM.GAR, though the latter may itself be a loan from Semitic.

Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 1624[816]DJPA: 575bDJBA: 1194aJastrow: 1647Drower/Macuch: 479bPayne-Smith: 4389J. Payne-Smith: 604Levy Ch-W: 2:528Tal Sam: 941DNWSI: 1203DCPA[Schulthess]: 448[218]

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