ܓܠܘܬܐ

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Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܓ-ܠ-ܝ (ɡ-l-y) related to fleeing. Compare Aramaic גָּלוּתָא (gālūṯā), Hebrew גָּלוּת (gālûṯ).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܓܠܘܬܐ (transliteration neededf(uncountable)

  1. exile, captivity
  2. exiles, captives

Inflection

Descendants

  • Old Armenian: գաղութ (gałutʻ) (or from Aramaic)

References

  • glw”, 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, page 47b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 70b
  • 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, page 234ab