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হোমঅভিধানSsigla

লক্ষ্য করুন: এই এন্ট্রির অনুবাদ বর্তমানে মান পর্যালোচনার অধীনে রয়েছে, তাই কিছু বিষয়বস্তু সাময়িকভাবে শুধুমাত্র ইংরেজিতে প্রদর্শিত হচ্ছে।

এই এন্ট্রিটি এখনও আপনার ভাষায় অনুবাদ করা হয়নি, তাই নিচে মূল লেখাটি দেখানো হচ্ছে।

sigla

sigla
noun (plural)

This term is used almost exclusively within the specialized fields of paleography, textual criticism, and musicology. It refers to the shorthand codes used to label specific manuscripts or witnesses in a critical apparatus, allowing scholars to track variations across different historical copies of a text without repeating long titles.

Grammatically, this word is a plural noun borrowed directly from Latin. It does not follow standard English pluralization rules and should not be used with an s suffix. Because it is a plural-only term in this context, it requires a plural verb and cannot be used as a singular count noun; one would refer to a single instance as a siglum.

Meanings

noun (plural)sigla

Abbreviations consisting of a few letters, typically used in manuscripts or ancient texts to represent a name or a word.

The scholar analyzed the various sigla used to identify the different manuscripts in the critical edition.

noun (plural)sigla

Signs or symbols used in paleography or music to represent a specific character, note, or instruction.

Researchers identified the sigla used in the medieval choir books to indicate pitch.

Examples

The medieval scribe used various sigla to save space on the expensive parchment.

History

I wonder if these sigla refer to the author or a later commentator.

Can you explain what these sigla in the margin mean?

School Life

The researcher spent years decoding the sigla found in the ancient codex.

History

These musical sigla indicate a specific tempo change for the performer.

The text is riddled with obscure sigla that make it difficult to read.

The text is riddled with obscure sigla that make it difficult to read.

We must identify the sigla before we can accurately transcribe the manuscript.

History

Look at how these sigla are consistently used across different pages.

Look at how these sigla are consistently used across different pages.

School Life

The paleographer noted that the sigla varied between different regional scripts.

The paleographer noted that the sigla varied between different regional scripts.

History

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