Inherited from Aramaic גַמְלָא (gamlā), from Proto-Semitic *gamal-; compare Classical Syriac ܓܡܠܐ (gamlā), Arabic جَمَل (jamal), Hebrew גָּמָל (gamál), Neo-Assyrian 𒃵𒂷 (gammalu), Ancient Greek κᾰ́μηλος (kắmēlos). Compare also the learned borrowed form ܓܲܡܠܵܐ (gamlā).
ܓܘܼܡܠܵܐ • (gumlā) m sg (plural ܓܘܼܡ̈ܠܹܐ (gumlē), feminine ܓܡܘܼܠܬܵܐ (gmultā))
isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
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state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
m | f | |||||||
singular | absolute | ܓܡܘܿܠ (gmōl) | 1st person | ܓܘܼܡܠܝܼ (gumlī) | ܓܘܼܡܠܲܢ (gumlan) | |||
construct | ܓܡܘܿܠ (gmōl) | 2nd person | ܓܘܼܡܠܘܼܟ݂ (gumlōḵ) | ܓܘܼܡܠܵܟ݂ܝ (gumlāḵ) | ܓܘܼܡܠܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gumlawḵōn) | |||
emphatic | ܓܘܼܡܠܵܐ (gumlā) | 3rd person | ܓܘܼܡܠܹܗ (gumlēh) | ܓܘܼܡܠܵܗ̇ (gumlāh) | ܓܘܼܡܠܗܘܿܢ (gumlhōn) | |||
plural | absolute | ܓܘܼܡܠܝܼ̈ܢ (gumlīn) | 1st person | ܓܘܼܡܠܝܼ̈ (gumlī) | ܓܘܼܡܠܲܢ̈ (gumlan) | |||
construct | ܓܘܼܡܠܲܝ̈ (gumlay) | 2nd person | ܓܘܼܡܠܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (gumlōḵ) | ܓܘܼܡܠܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (gumlāḵ) | ܓܘܼܡܠܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gumlawḵōn) | |||
emphatic | ܓܘܼܡܠܹ̈ܐ (gumlē) | 3rd person | ܓܘܼܡܠܘܼ̈ܗܝ (gumlūh) | ܓܘܼܡܠܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (gumlōh) | ܓܘܼܡܠܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (gumlayhōn) |