ܓܘܠܬܐ

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Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܓ-ܘ-ܠ (ɡ-w-l).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܓܘܠܬܐ (transliteration neededf (plural ܓܘܠܠܐ or ܓܘܠܐ)

  1. cape, cloak, hood
  2. cover, covering
  3. coverlet, blanket
  4. hem, fringe

Usage notes

The plural ܓܘܠܠܐ is used for the sense of "hem" or "fringe" while the plural ܓܘܠܐ is used for other senses.

Inflection

References

  • gwlh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 47b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 64a
  • 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, p. 215b