ܓܡܠܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology 1
| Root |
|---|
| ܓ ܡ ܠ (g m l) |
| 2 terms |
Occupational noun modified from ܓܘܼܡܠܵܐ (gumlā, “camel”); compare Arabic جَمَّال (jammāl) and Hebrew גַּמָּל (gammál).
Pronunciation
Noun
ܓܲܡܵܠܵܐ • (gammālā) m sg (plural ܓܲܡܵܠܹ̈ܐ (gammālē), feminine ܓܲܡܵܠܬܵܐ (gammāltā))
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܓܲܡܵܠ (gammāl) | 1st person | ܓܲܡܵܠܝܼ (gammālī) | ܓܲܡܵܠܲܢ (gammālan) | |||
| construct | ܓܲܡܵܠ (gammāl) | 2nd person | ܓܲܡܵܠܘܼܟ݂ (gammālōḵ) | ܓܲܡܵܠܵܟ݂ܝ (gammālāḵ) | ܓܲܡܵܠܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gammālawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܓܲܡܵܠܵܐ (gammālā) | 3rd person | ܓܲܡܵܠܹܗ (gammālēh) | ܓܲܡܵܠܵܗ̇ (gammālāh) | ܓܲܡܵܠܗܘܿܢ (gammālhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܓܲܡܵܠܝܼ̈ܢ (gammālīn) | 1st person | ܓܲܡܵܠܝܼ̈ (gammālī) | ܓܲܡܵܠܲܢ̈ (gammālan) | |||
| construct | ܓܲܡܵܠܲܝ̈ (gammālay) | 2nd person | ܓܲܡܵܠܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (gammālōḵ) | ܓܲܡܵܠܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (gammālāḵ) | ܓܲܡܵܠܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gammālawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܓܲܡܵܠܹ̈ܐ (gammālē) | 3rd person | ܓܲܡܵܠܘܼ̈ܗܝ (gammālūh) | ܓܲܡܵܠܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (gammālōh) | ܓܲܡܵܠܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (gammālayhōn) | |||
Etymology 2
Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, from Aramaic גַמְלָא (gamlā); compare native form and doublet of ܓܘܼܡܠܵܐ (gumlā, “camel”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [ɡam.lɑː]
Noun
ܓܲܡܠܵܐ • (gamlā) m (plural ܓܲܡ̈ܠܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (gamlawwāṯā) or ܓܲܡ̈ܠܹܐ (gamlē))
- (architecture) beam, rafter
- Synonym: ܩܵܪܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (qārīṯā)
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܓܡܲܠ (gmal) | 1st person | ܓܲܡܠܝܼ (gamlī) | ܓܲܡܠܲܢ (gamlan) | |||
| construct | ܓܡܲܠ (gmal) | 2nd person | ܓܲܡܠܘܼܟ݂ (gamlōḵ) | ܓܲܡܠܵܟ݂ܝ (gamlāḵ) | ܓܲܡܠܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gamlawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܓܲܡܠܵܐ (gamlā) | 3rd person | ܓܲܡܠܹܗ (gamlēh) | ܓܲܡܠܵܗ̇ (gamlāh) | ܓܲܡܠܗܘܿܢ (gamlhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܓܲܡܠܲܘܵܢ̈ (gamlawwān) | 1st person | ܓܲܡܠܲܘܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (gamlawwāṯī) | ܓܲܡܠܲܘܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (gamlawwāṯan) | |||
| construct | ܓܲܡܠܲܘܵܬ݂̈ (gamlawwāṯ) | 2nd person | ܓܲܡܠܲܘܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (gamlawwāṯōḵ) | ܓܲܡܠܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (gamlawwāṯāḵ) | ܓܲܡܠܲܘܵܬ݂ܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gamlawwāṯawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܓܲܡ̈ܠܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (gamlawwāṯā) | 3rd person | ܓܲܡ̈ܠܲܘܵܬ݂ܹܗ (gamlawwāṯēh) | ܓܲܡ̈ܠܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (gamlawwāṯāh) | ܓܲܡܠܲܘܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (gamlawwāṯhōn) | |||
Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
From Proto-Semitic *gamal-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɡamlɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [ɡamle], [ɡamlɑne], [ɡamlawwɑθɑ] (plural)
Noun
ܓܲܡܠܵܐ • (gamlā) c (plural ܓܡܠܘܬܐ or ܓܡܠܢܐ or ܓܡܠܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܓܡܠܬܐ)
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
| 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 | 3rd person | ܓܡܠܗ | ܓܡܠܗ | ܓܡܠܗܘܢ | ܓܡܠܗܝܢ | |||
| plural | absolute | ܓܡܠܘܢ ,ܓܡܠܢܝܢ ,ܓܡܠܝܢ | 1st person | ܓܡܠܘܬܝ ,ܓܡܠܢܝ ,ܓܡܠܝ | ܓܡܠܘܬܢ ,ܓܡܠܢܝܢ ,ܓܡܠܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܓܡܠܘܬ ,ܓܡܠܢܝ ,ܓܡܠܝ | 2nd person | ܓܡܠܘܬܟ ,ܓܡܠܢܝܟ ,ܓܡܠܝܟ | ܓܡܠܘܬܟܝ ,ܓܡܠܢܝܟܝ ,ܓܡܠܝܟܝ | ܓܡܠܘܬܟܘܢ ,ܓܡܠܢܝܟܘܢ ,ܓܡܠܝܟܘܢ | ܓܡܠܘܬܟܝܢ ,ܓܡܠܢܝܟܝܢ ,ܓܡܠܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܓܡܠܘܬܐ ,ܓܡܠܢܐ , | 3rd person | ܓܡܠܘܬܗ ,ܓܡܠܢܘܗܝ ,ܓܡܠܘܗܝ | ܓܡܠܘܬܗ ,ܓܡܠܢܝܗ ,ܓܡܠܝܗ | ܓܡܠܘܬܗܘܢ ,ܓܡܠܢܝܗܘܢ ,ܓܡܠܝܗܘܢ | ܓܡܠܘܬܗܝܢ ,ܓܡܠܢܝܗܝܢ ,ܓܡܠܝܗܝܢ | ||
Etymology 2
Modified from above. Compare Arabic جَمَّال (jammāl) and Hebrew גַּמָּל (gammāl).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɡammɑlɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [ɡammɑle] (plural)
Noun
ܓܲܡܵܠܵܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܓܡܠܐ)
Inflection
| 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, →ISBN, page 241a