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 (kắmēlos). The spelling and third definition is Borrowed from Classical Syriac.

Pronunciation

Noun

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

  1. camel, dromedary
  2. (architecture) vaulted roof
  3. (architecture) beam, rafter
Inflection
Inflection of ܓܲܡܠܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute 1st person ܓܲܡܠܝܼ (gamlī) ܓܲܡܠܲܢ (gamlan)
construct ܓܲܡܠ (gaml) 2nd person ܓܲܡܠܘܼܟ݂ (gamlūḵ) ܓܲܡܠܵܟ݂ܝ (gamlāḵ) ܓܲܡܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gamlāwḵōn)
emphatic ܓܲܡܠܵܐ (gamlā) 3rd person ܓܲܡܠܹܗ (gamlēh) ܓܲܡܠܵܗ̇ (gamlāh) ܓܲܡܠܗܘܿܢ (gamlhōn)
plural absolute 1st person ܓܲܡܠܝܼ̈ (gamlī) ܓܲܡܠܲܢ̈ (gamlan)
construct ܓܲܡܠܲܝ̈ (gamlay) 2nd person ܓܲܡܠܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (gamlūḵ) ܓܲܡܠܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (gamlāḵ) ܓܲܡܠܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gamlāwḵōn)
emphatic ܓܲܡܠܹ̈ܐ (gamlē) 3rd person ܓܲܡܠܘܼ̈ܗܝ (gamlūh) ܓܲܡܠ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (gamlōh) ܓܲܡܠܗ̈ܘܿܢ (gamlhōn)

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
Inflection of ܓܲܡܵܠܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute 1st person ܓܲܡܵܠܝܼ (gammālī) ܓܲܡܵܠܲܢ (gammālan)
construct ܓܲܡܵܠ (gammāl) 2nd person ܓܲܡܵܠܘܼܟ݂ (gammālūḵ) ܓܲܡܵܠܵܟ݂ܝ (gammālāḵ) ܓܲܡܵܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gammālāwḵōn)
emphatic ܓܲܡܵܠܵܐ (gammālā) 3rd person ܓܲܡܵܠܹܗ (gammālēh) ܓܲܡܵܠܵܗ̇ (gammālāh) ܓܲܡܵܠܗܘܿܢ (gammālhōn)
plural absolute 1st person ܓܲܡܵܠܝܼ̈ (gammālī) ܓܲܡܵܠܲܢ̈ (gammālan)
construct ܓܲܡܵܠܲܝ̈ (gammālay) 2nd person ܓܲܡܵܠܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (gammālūḵ) ܓܲܡܵܠܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (gammālāḵ) ܓܲܡܵܠܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gammālāwḵōn)
emphatic ܓܲܡܵܠܹ̈ܐ (gammālē) 3rd person ܓܲܡܵܠܘܼ̈ܗܝ (gammālūh) ܓܲܡܵܠ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (gammālōh) ܓܲܡܵܠܗ̈ܘܿܢ (gammālhōn)

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
Inflection of ܓܡܠܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܓܡܠ 1st person ܓܡܠܝ ܓܡܠܢ
construct ܓܡܠ 2nd person ܓܡܠܟ ܓܡܠܟܝ ܓܡܠܟܘܢ ܓܡܠܟܝܢ
emphatic ܓܡܠܐ 3rd person ܓܡܠܗ ܓܡܠܗ ܓܡܠܗܘܢ ܓܡܠܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܓܡܠܝܢ 1st person ܓܡܠܝ ܓܡܠܝܢ
construct ܓܡܠܝ 2nd person ܓܡܠܝܟ ܓܡܠܝܟܝ ܓܡܠܝܟܘܢ ܓܡܠܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܓܡܠܐ 3rd person ܓܡܠܘܗܝ ܓܡܠܝܗ ܓܡܠܝܗܘܢ ܓܡܠܝܗܝܢ

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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