ܓܘܠܬܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology
From the root ܓ-ܘ-ܠ (ɡ-w-l).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɡull(ə)θɑ(ʔ)]
Noun
ܓܘܠܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܓܘܠܠܐ or ܓܘܠܐ)
- cape, cloak, hood
- cover, covering
- coverlet, blanket
- hem, fringe
Usage notes
The plural ܓܘܠܠܐ is used for the sense of "hem" or "fringe" while the plural ܓܘܠܐ is used for other senses.
Inflection
declension of ܓܘܠܬܐ
state | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
absolute | ܓܘܠܐ | ܓܘܠܠܝܢ ,ܓܘܠܝܢ |
construct | ܓܘܠܬ | ܓܘܠܠܝ ,ܓܘܠܝ |
emphatic | ܓܘܠܬܐ | ܓܘܠܠܐ ,ܓܘܠܐ |
possessive forms | ||
1st c. sg. (my) | ܓܘܠܝ | ܓܘܠܠܝ ,ܓܘܠܝ |
2nd m. sg. (your) | ܓܘܠܟ | ܓܘܠܠܝܟ ,ܓܘܠܝܟ |
2nd f. sg. (your) | ܓܘܠܟܝ | ܓܘܠܠܝܟܝ ,ܓܘܠܝܟܝ |
3rd m. sg. (his) | ܓܘܠܗ | ܓܘܠܠܘܗܝ ,ܓܘܠܘܗܝ |
3rd f. sg. (her) | ܓܘܠܗ | ܓܘܠܠܝܗ ,ܓܘܠܝܗ |
1st c. pl. (our) | ܓܘܠܢ | ܓܘܠܠܝܢ ,ܓܘܠܝܢ |
2nd m. pl. (your) | ܓܘܠܟܘܢ | ܓܘܠܠܝܟܘܢ ,ܓܘܠܝܟܘܢ |
2nd f. pl. (your) | ܓܘܠܟܝܢ | ܓܘܠܠܝܟܝܢ ,ܓܘܠܝܟܝܢ |
3rd m. pl. (their) | ܓܘܠܗܘܢ | ܓܘܠܠܝܗܘܢ ,ܓܘܠܝܗܘܢ |
3rd f. pl. (their) | ܓܘܠܗܝܢ | ܓܘܠܠܝܗܝܢ ,ܓܘܠܝܗܝܢ |
References
- “gwlh”, 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, p. 47b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 64a
- 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. 215b