ܓܡܠܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *gamal-.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ɡamlɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ɡamle(ʔ)], [ɡamlɑne(ʔ)], [ɡamlawwɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܓܡܠܐ • (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 (gamlawwāṯāʾ) is used for the sense of "beam", the plural ܓܡܠܢܐ‎ (gamlānēʾ) is used for the sense of "large ant", and the plural ܓܡܠܐ‎ (gamlēʾ) 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 (ǧammāl) and Hebrew גַּמָּל‎ (gammāl).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ɡammɑlɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ɡammɑle(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܓܡܠܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܓܡܠܐ)

  1. cameleer
Inflection
    declension 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, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 49b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 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, p. 241a

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