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 (kắmēlos). The spelling and third definition is Borrowed from Classical Syriac.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ɡam.lɑː]

Noun

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

1. camel, dromedary
2. (architecture) vaulted roof
3. (architecture) beam, rafter

Inflection

Inflection of ܓܲܡܠܵܐ

	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

	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

Inflection of ܓܡܠܐ

	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	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 ,ܓܡܠܐ		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)

1. cameleer

Inflection

Inflection of ܓܡܠܐ

	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, page 241a

Anagrams

• ܡܓܠܐ