ܓܝܓܠܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܓ ܠ ܠ (g l l)
5 terms
ܓܝܓܠܐ

Etymology

Also attested in Classical Syriac, from the earlier uncontracted form ܓܠܓܠܐ (galgəlā); the sense of “thistle stalks” is a semantic loan from Biblical Hebrew גַּלְגַּל (galgal).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܓܝܼܓ݂ܠܵܐ • (gīḡlā) f sg (plural ܓܝܼܓ݂ܠܹ̈ܐ (gīḡlē))

  1. (automotive, transport) wheel (especially of a carriage, well, or mill)
  2. potter's wheel
  3. torture device
  4. cycle, circuit, circular course, orbit
  5. (figuratively, religion) angels
  6. (astronomy) celestial sphere
  7. (botany) thistle stalks

Inflection

Inflection of ܓܝܼܓ݂ܠܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute – 1st person ܓܝܼܓ݂ܠܝܼ (gīḡlī) ܓܝܼܓ݂ܠܲܢ (gīḡlan)
construct ܓܝܼܓܲܠ (gīgal) 2nd person ܓܝܼܓ݂ܠܘܼܟ݂ (gīḡlūḵ) ܓܝܼܓ݂ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (gīḡlāḵ) ܓܝܼܓ݂ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gīḡlāwḵōn)
emphatic ܓܝܼܓ݂ܠܵܐ (gīḡlā) 3rd person ܓܝܼܓ݂ܠܹܗ (gīḡlēh) ܓܝܼܓ݂ܠܵܗ̇ (gīḡlāh) ܓܝܼܓ݂ܠܗܘܿܢ (gīḡlhōn)
plural absolute – 1st person ܓܝܼܓ݂ܠܝܼ̈ (gīḡlī) ܓܝܼܓ݂ܠܲܢ̈ (gīḡlan)
construct ܓܝܼܓ݂ܠܲܝ̈ (gīḡlay) 2nd person ܓܝܼܓ݂ܠܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (gīḡlūḵ) ܓܝܼܓ݂ܠܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (gīḡlāḵ) ܓܝܼܓ݂ܠܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gīḡlāwḵōn)
emphatic ܓܝܼܓ݂ܠܹ̈ܐ (gīḡlē) 3rd person ܓܝܼܓ݂ܠܘܼ̈ܗܝ (gīḡlūh) ܓܝܼܓ݂ܠ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (gīḡlōh) ܓܝܼܓ݂ܠܗ̈ܘܿܢ (gīḡlhōn)

Synonyms

Derived terms

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

Etymology

From the earlier uncontracted form ܓܠܓܠܐ (galgəlā), from the root ܓ-ܠ-ܠ (ɡ-l-l) related to rolling. The sense of “thistle stalks” is from Biblical Hebrew גַּלְגַּל (galgal).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܓܝܓܠܐ • (giḡlā) f (plural ܓܝܓܠܐ (giḡlē))

  1. wheel of a carriage, well, or mill
  2. (geometry) circle, ring, disc, sphere
  3. cycle, circuit, circular course, orbit
  4. (astronomy) celestial sphere
  5. potter's wheel
  6. torture device
  7. round boulder used to close a tomb
  8. (figuratively, religion) angels
  9. (botany) thistle stalks

Inflection

Inflection of ܓܝܓܠܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܓܝܓܠ 1st person ܓܝܓܠܝ ܓܝܓܠܢ
construct ܓܝܓܠ 2nd person ܓܝܓܠܟ ܓܝܓܠܟܝ ܓܝܓܠܟܘܢ ܓܝܓܠܟܝܢ
emphatic ܓܝܓܠܐ 3rd person ܓܝܓܠܗ ܓܝܓܠܗ ܓܝܓܠܗܘܢ ܓܝܓܠܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܓܝܓܠܝܢ 1st person ܓܝܓܠܝ ܓܝܓܠܝܢ
construct ܓܝܓܠܝ 2nd person ܓܝܓܠܝܟ ܓܝܓܠܝܟܝ ܓܝܓܠܝܟܘܢ ܓܝܓܠܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܓܝܓܠܐ 3rd person ܓܝܓܠܘܗܝ ܓܝܓܠܝܗ ܓܝܓܠܝܗܘܢ ܓܝܓܠܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

References

  • “gygl”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Brockelmann, Carl (1928) Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), 2nd edition, Halle: Max Niemeyer, published 1995, page 103a
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 42a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 68a–b
  • 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, pages 228a–b
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