ܡܓܠܬܐ

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Classical Syriac

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Etymology 1

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From the root ܓ-ܠ-ܠ (ɡ-l-l) related to rolling. Compare Akkadian 𒈠𒃲𒆳 (/⁠magallatu⁠/), Arabic مَجَلَّة (majalla), and Hebrew מְגִלָּה (məḡillâ).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [m(ə)ɣal(lə)θɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [m(ə)ɣalle], [m(ə)ɣallɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

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ܡܓܠܬܐ (transliteration neededf (plural ܡܓܠܬܐ or ܡܓܐܠܐ or ܡܓܠܐ)

  1. scroll, roll
  2. parchment, sheet, skin
  3. (in the plural) notes
  4. volume, codex
  5. schedule
  6. (law) codicil
  7. (finance) bond, debenture, promissory note
Inflection
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Descendants
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  • Old Armenian: մագաղաթ (magałatʻ)
  • Old Georgian: მაგალითი (magaliti)

Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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ܡܓܠܬܐ (transliteration neededf (plural ܡܓܠܐ)

  1. (rare) Alternative form of ܡܓܠܐ
Inflection
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References

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  • mglh”, 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 47b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 250b
  • 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 709b