ܓܝܓܠܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
| Root |
|---|
| ܓ ܠ ܠ (g l l) |
| 5 terms |
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
- (Standard) IPA(key): [ɡiɣːlɑː]
Noun
ܓܝܼܓ݂ܠܵܐ • (gīḡlā) f sg (plural ܓܝܼ̈ܓ݂ܠܹܐ (gīḡlē))
- (automotive, transport) wheel (especially of a carriage, well, or mill)
- potter's wheel
- torture device
- cycle, circuit, circular course, orbit
- (figuratively, religion) angels
- (astronomy) celestial sphere
- (botany) thistle stalks
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܓܝܼܓܲܠ (gīgal) | 1st person | ܓܝܼܓ݂ܠܝܼ (gīḡlī) | ܓܝܼܓ݂ܠܲܢ (gīḡlan) | |||
| construct | ܓܝܼܓܲܠ (gīgal) | 2nd person | ܓܝܼܓ݂ܠܘܼܟ݂ (gīḡlōḵ) | ܓܝܼܓ݂ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (gīḡlāḵ) | ܓܝܼܓ݂ܠܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gīḡlawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܓܝܼܓ݂ܠܵܐ (gīḡlā) | 3rd person | ܓܝܼܓ݂ܠܹܗ (gīḡlēh) | ܓܝܼܓ݂ܠܵܗ̇ (gīḡlāh) | ܓܝܼܓ݂ܠܗܘܿܢ (gīḡlhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܓܝܼܓ݂ܠܝܼ̈ܢ (gīḡlīn) | 1st person | ܓܝܼܓ݂ܠܝܼ̈ (gīḡlī) | ܓܝܼܓ݂ܠܲܢ̈ (gīḡlan) | |||
| construct | ܓܝܼܓ݂ܠܲܝ̈ (gīḡlay) | 2nd person | ܓܝܼܓ݂ܠܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (gīḡlōḵ) | ܓܝܼܓ݂ܠܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (gīḡlāḵ) | ܓܝܼܓ݂ܠܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gīḡlawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܓܝܼ̈ܓ݂ܠܹܐ (gīḡlē) | 3rd person | ܓܝܼܓ݂ܠܘܼ̈ܗܝ (gīḡlūh) | ܓܝܼܓ݂ܠܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (gīḡlōh) | ܓܝܼܓ݂ܠܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (gīḡlayhōn) | |||
Synonyms
- (wheel): ܐܘܼܦܢܵܐ (upnā)
- (circle, cycle): ܚܘܼܕܪܵܐ (ḥudrā), ܚܘܿܓ݂ܬܵܐ (ḥōḡtā)
- (orbit): ܡܵܘܙܲܠܬܵܐ (māwzaltā), ܟܪܘܼܟ݂ܝܵܐ (kruḵyā)
Derived terms
- ܓܝܼܓ݂ܠܘܿܢܝܼܬܵܐ (gīḡlōnītā, “earring”, literally “little wheel”)
- ܟܘܼܪܣܹܐ ܓܝܼܓ݂ܠܹ̈ܐ (kursē gīḡlē, “wheelchair”)
Classical Syriac
Alternative forms
- ܓܠܓܠܐ (galgǝlā) (uncontracted)
Etymology
From the earlier uncontracted form ܓܠܓܠܐ (galgəlā), from the root ܓ ܠ ܠ related to rolling. The sense of “thistle stalks” is from Biblical Hebrew גַּלְגַּל (galgal).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɡiɣlɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [ɡiɣle] (plural)
Noun
ܓܝܓܠܐ • (giḡlā) f (plural ܓܝܓܠܐ (giḡlē))
- wheel of a carriage, well, or mill
- (geometry) circle, ring, disc, sphere
- cycle, circuit, circular course, orbit
- (astronomy) celestial sphere
- potter's wheel
- torture device
- round boulder used to close a tomb
- (figuratively, religion) angels
- (botany) thistle stalks
Inflection
| 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
- ܓܝܓܠܘܢܝܬܐ (gīḡlōnīṯā)
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, →ISBN, pages 228a–b