ܓܡܠܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܓܡܠܐ

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

From Aramaic גַמְלָא (gamlā), from Proto-Semitic *gamal-; compare Arabic جَمَل (jamal), Hebrew גָּמָל (gamál) and Ancient Greek κᾰ́μηλος (kámēlos).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܓܲܡܠܵܐ (gamlām sg (plural ܓܲܡܠܹ̈ܐ (gamlē), feminine ܓܡܲܠܬܵܐ (gmaltā))

  1. camel, dromedary
  2. (architecture) beam, rafter, rope
Inflection

Etymology 2

Modified from above. Compare Arabic جَمَّال (jammāl) and Hebrew גַּמָּל (gammál).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܓܲܡܵܠܵܐ (gammālām sg (plural ܓܲܡܵܠܹ̈ܐ (gammālē), feminine ܓܲܡܵܠܬܵܐ (gammāltā))

  1. cameleer
Inflection

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *gamal-.

Pronunciation

Noun

ܓܲܡܠܵܐ (gamlāc (plural ܓܡܠܘܬܐ or ܓܡܠܢܐ or ܓܡܠܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܓܡܠܬܐ)

  1. camel, dromedary
  2. kind of measure
  3. large ant
  4. (architecture) beam, rafter
Usage notes

The plural ܓܡܠܘܬܐ (gamlawwāṯā) is used for the sense of "beam", the plural ܓܡܠܢܐ (gamlānē) is used for the sense of "large ant", and the plural ܓܡܠܐ (gamlē) is used for other senses.

Inflection

Etymology 2

Modified from above. Compare Arabic جَمَّال (jammāl) and Hebrew גַּמָּל (gammāl).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܓܲܡܵܠܵܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܓܡܠܐ)

  1. cameleer
Inflection

References

  • gml”, 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 49b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 72a
  • 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 241a

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