ܓܠܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܓ ܠ ܐ (g l ˀ)
6 terms

From Aramaic גְלָא (gəlā); cogante to Hebrew גִּלָּה (gilá).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [ɡɑːleː]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [d͡ʒɑːleː]

Verb

ܓܵܠܹܐ • (gālē) (present participle ܓܠܵܝܵܐ (glāyā), past participle ܓܸܠܝܵܐ (gilyā))

  1. to reveal, expose, uncover
    Synonym: ܓܵܠܹܚ (gālēḥ)
    ܗܸܫ ܠܹܐ ܝܢܵܐ ܓܸܠܝܹ̈ܐ ܟܠܵܝܗܝ ܬܲܦܨܝܼܠܹ̈ܐ.
    hiš lē ìnā gilyē kullāyh tapṣīlē.
    They still haven’t revealed all the details.
Conjugation

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [d͡ʒɑːleː]

Verb

ܓ̰ܵܠܹܐ • (jālē) (present participle ܓ̰ܠܵܝܵܐ (jlāyā), past participle ܓ̰ܸܠܝܵܐ (jilyā))

  1. to wear out, fade
    Synonyms: ܒܵܠܹܐ (bālē), ܫܲܪܫܹܐ (šaršē)
    ܝܵܠܹ̈ܕ݇ܐ ܙܥܘܿܪܹ̈ܐ ܓ̰ܸܠܝܹ̈ܐ ܝܢܵܐ ܐܸܠܝܼ.
    yālē zˁōrē jilyē ìnā ilī.
    The kids have worn me out.
  2. to prey on, seize, plunder
    Synonyms: ܓ̰ܵܠܹܒ݂ (jālēḇ), ܢܵܓ̰ܹܐ (nājē)
Conjugation

Etymology 3

Compare Classical Syriac ܓܸܠܵܐ (gellā, straw, dried plant). Related to Classical Syriac ܓܠܠܐ (glālā, floodplain, valley) and ܓܲܠܠܵܐ (gallā, wave).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [ɡɪl.lɑː]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [d͡ʒɪl.lɑː]

Noun

ܓܸܠܵܐ • (gillā) m sg (plural ܓܸܠܹ̈ܐ (gillē) or ܓܸܠܵܠܹ̈ܐ (gillālē))

  1. grass (ground cover plant)
    Synonyms: ܥܸܣܒܵܐ (ˁisbā), ܥܡܝܼܪܵܐ (ˁmīrā)
    ܟܸܢܫܵܐ ܝܬܝܼܒ݂ ܠܹܗ ܥܲܠ ܓܸܠܵܐ ܠܒܲܕܲܪ.kinšā tīḇ lēh ˁal gillā l-baddar.The crowd sat on the grass outside.
  2. (slang) hemp, cannabis, marijuana
    Synonym: ܩܢܵܦܵܐ (qnāpā)
Inflection
Derived terms
  • ܓܸܠܵܢܵܐ (gillānā, grassy)
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