ܓܡܠܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
ܓܡܠܐ

Alternative forms
  • ܓܘܼܡܠܵܐ (gumlā)

Etymology 1

From Aramaic גַמְלָא (gamlā), from Proto-Semitic *gamal-; compare Arabic جَمَل (jamal), Hebrew גָּמָל (gamál) and Ancient Greek κᾰ́μηλος (kámēlos).

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [ɡam.lɑː]

Noun

ܓܲܡܠܵܐ • (gamlā) m sg (plural ܓܲܡܠܹ̈ܐ (gamlē), feminine ܓܡܲܠܬܵܐ (gmaltā))

  1. camel, dromedary
  2. (architecture) beam, rafter, rope
Inflection
Inflection of ܓܲܡܠܵܐ (gamlā)
number 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
  • (standard) IPA(key): [ɡam.mɑːlɑː]

Noun

ܓܲܡܵܠܵܐ • (gammālā) m sg (plural ܓܲܡܵܠܹ̈ܐ (gammālē), feminine ܓܲܡܵܠܬܵܐ (gammāltā))

  1. cameleer
Inflection
Inflection of ܓܲܡܵܠܵܐ (gammālā)
number 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
  • IPA(key): [ɡamlɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ɡamle], [ɡamlɑne], [ɡamlawwɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܓܲܡܠܵܐ • (gamlā) c (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
    declension of ܓܡܠܐ
state singular plural
absolute ܓܡܠ ܓܡܠܘܢ ,ܓܡܠܢܝܢ ,ܓܡܠܝܢ
construct ܓܡܠ ܓܡܠܘܬ ,ܓܡܠܢܝ ,ܓܡܠܝ
emphatic ܓܡܠܐ ܓܡܠܘܬܐ ,ܓܡܠܢܐ ,ܓܡܠܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܓܡܠܝ ܓܡܠܘܬܝ ,ܓܡܠܢܝ ,ܓܡܠܝ
2nd m. sg. (your) ܓܡܠܟ ܓܡܠܘܬܟ ,ܓܡܠܢܝܟ ,ܓܡܠܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your) ܓܡܠܟܝ ܓܡܠܘܬܟܝ ,ܓܡܠܢܝܟܝ ,ܓܡܠܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his) ܓܡܠܗ ܓܡܠܘܬܗ ,ܓܡܠܢܘܗܝ ,ܓܡܠܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her) ܓܡܠܗ ܓܡܠܘܬܗ ,ܓܡܠܢܝܗ ,ܓܡܠܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our) ܓܡܠܢ ܓܡܠܘܬܢ ,ܓܡܠܢܝܢ ,ܓܡܠܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your) ܓܡܠܟܘܢ ܓܡܠܘܬܟܘܢ ,ܓܡܠܢܝܟܘܢ ,ܓܡܠܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your) ܓܡܠܟܝܢ ܓܡܠܘܬܟܝܢ ,ܓܡܠܢܝܟܝܢ ,ܓܡܠܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their) ܓܡܠܗܘܢ ܓܡܠܘܬܗܘܢ ,ܓܡܠܢܝܗܘܢ ,ܓܡܠܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their) ܓܡܠܗܝܢ 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)

  1. cameleer
Inflection
    inflection of ܓܡܠܐ
state singular plural
absolute ܓܡܠ ܓܡܠܝܢ
construct ܓܡܠ ܓܡܠܝ
emphatic ܓܡܠܐ ܓܡܠܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܓܡܠܝ ܓܡܠܝ
2nd m. sg. (your) ܓܡܠܟ ܓܡܠܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your) ܓܡܠܟܝ ܓܡܠܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his) ܓܡܠܗ ܓܡܠܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her) ܓܡܠܗ ܓܡܠܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our) ܓܡܠܢ ܓܡܠܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your) ܓܡܠܟܘܢ ܓܡܠܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your) ܓܡܠܟܝܢ ܓܡܠܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their) ܓܡܠܗܘܢ ܓܡܠܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their) ܓܡܠܗܝܢ 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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