ܡܓܠܬܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
From the root ܓ ܠ ܠ related to rolling. Compare Akkadian 𒈠𒃲𒆳 (/magallatu/), Arabic مَجَلَّة (majalla), and Hebrew מְגִלָּה (məḡillâ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [m(ə)ɣal(lə)θɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [m(ə)ɣalle], [m(ə)ɣallɑθɑ] (plural)
Noun
ܡܓܠܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܡܓܠܬܐ or ܡܓܐܠܐ or ܡܓܠܐ)
- scroll, roll
- parchment, sheet, skin
- (in the plural) notes
- volume, codex
- schedule
- (law) codicil
- (finance) bond, debenture, promissory note
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܡܓܠܐ | 1st person | ܡܓܠܬܝ | ܡܓܠܬܢ | |||
| construct | ܡܓܠܬ | 2nd person | ܡܓܠܬܟ | ܡܓܠܬܟܝ | ܡܓܠܬܟܘܢ | ܡܓܠܬܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | 3rd person | ܡܓܠܬܗ | ܡܓܠܬܗ | ܡܓܠܬܗܘܢ | ܡܓܠܬܗܝܢ | |||
| plural | absolute | ܡܓܠܢ ,ܡܓܐܠܝܢ ,ܡܓܠܝܢ | 1st person | ܡܓܠܬܝ ,ܡܓܐܠܝ ,ܡܓܠܝ | ܡܓܠܬܢ ,ܡܓܐܠܝܢ ,ܡܓܠܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܡܓܠܬ ,ܡܓܐܠܝ ,ܡܓܠܝ | 2nd person | ܡܓܠܬܟ ,ܡܓܐܠܝܟ ,ܡܓܠܝܟ | ܡܓܠܬܟܝ ,ܡܓܐܠܝܟܝ ,ܡܓܠܝܟܝ | ܡܓܠܬܟܘܢ ,ܡܓܐܠܝܟܘܢ ,ܡܓܠܝܟܘܢ | ܡܓܠܬܟܝܢ ,ܡܓܐܠܝܟܝܢ ,ܡܓܠܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ,ܡܓܐܠܐ ,ܡܓܠܐ | 3rd person | ܡܓܠܬܗ ,ܡܓܐܠܘܗܝ ,ܡܓܠܘܗܝ | ܡܓܠܬܗ ,ܡܓܐܠܝܗ ,ܡܓܠܝܗ | ܡܓܠܬܗܘܢ ,ܡܓܐܠܝܗܘܢ ,ܡܓܠܝܗܘܢ | ܡܓܠܬܗܝܢ ,ܡܓܐܠܝܗܝܢ ,ܡܓܠܝܗܝܢ | ||
Descendants
- → Old Armenian: մագաղաթ (magałatʻ)
- → Old Georgian: მაგალითი (magaliti)
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [maɡɡal(lə)θɑ]
Noun
ܡܓܠܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܡܓܠܐ)
- (rare) alternative form of ܡܓܠܐ
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܡܓܠܐ | 1st person | ܡܓܠܬܝ | ܡܓܠܬܢ | |||
| construct | ܡܓܠܬ | 2nd person | ܡܓܠܬܟ | ܡܓܠܬܟܝ | ܡܓܠܬܟܝܢ | ܡܓܠܬܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܡܓܠܬܐ | 3rd person | ܡܓܠܬܗ | ܡܓܠܬܗ | ܡܓܠܬܗܘܢ | ܡܓܠܬܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܡܓܠܝܢ | 1st person | ܡܓܠܝ | ܡܓܠܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܡܓܠܝ | 2nd person | ܡܓܠܝܟ | ܡܓܠܝܟܝ | ܡܓܠܝܟܘܢ | ܡܓܠܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܡܓܠܐ | 3rd person | ܡܓܠܘܗܝ | ܡܓܠܝܗ | ܡܓܠܝܗܘܢ | ܡܓܠܝܗܝܢ | ||
References
- “mglh”, 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 250b
- 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 709b