ܓܠܝܕܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܓ ܠ ܕ (g l d)
3 terms

ܓܠܝܕܐ

Etymology

Possibly derived from Latin gelidus; compare Arabic جَلِيد (jalīd), Hebrew גְּלִיד (glíd).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ɡ.liːdɑː]
• (Urmian) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒ.liːdɑː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [ɡ.liːðɑː]

Noun

ܓܠܝܼܕܵܐ • (glīdā) m sg (plural ܓܠܝܼܕܹ̈ܐ (glīdē))

1. (uncountable) ice (water in its frozen state, a brittle transparent crystalline solid)

   ܢܲܗܪܲܢ ܒܣܸܬܘܵܐ ܗܲܡܵܫܵܐ ܡܘܼܟܣܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܒܓܠܝܼܕܵܐ، ܘܓܸܠܲܢ ܡܘܼܟܣܵܐ ܒܬܲܠܓܵܐ.

   nahran b-sitwā hammāšā muksā ìlēh b-glīdā, w-gillan muksā b-talgā.

   Our river during winter is always covered in ice, and our grass covered in snow.

   • Job 37:10:

     ܡ̣ܢ ܢܫܵܡܬܵܐ ܕܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܦܵܝܹܫ ܝܘܼܗ݇ܒ݂ܵܐ ܓܠܝܼܕܵܐ، ܘܦܸܬܘܵܐ ܕܡ̈ܝܼܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܦܵܝܫܵܐ ܡܘܼܥܝܸܩܬܵܐ.

     min nšāmtā d-allāhā kē pāyēš yūḇā glīdā, w-pitwā d-mīyā kē pāyšā muˁyiqtā.

     From the breath of God He gives forth ice, and the breadth of waters is left straightened.

2. piece of ice

Inflection

Inflection of ܓܠܝܼܕܵܐ (glīdā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܓܠܝܼܕܝܼ (glīdī)		ܓܠܝܼܕܲܢ (glīdan)
	construct	ܓܠܝܼܕ (glīd)	2nd person	ܓܠܝܼܕܘܼܟ݂ (glīdūḵ)	ܓܠܝܼܕܵܟ݂ܝ (glīdāḵ)	ܓܠܝܼܕܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (glīdāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܓܠܝܼܕܵܐ (glīdā)	3rd person	ܓܠܝܼܕܹܗ (glīdēh)	ܓܠܝܼܕܵܗ̇ (glīdāh)	ܓܠܝܼܕܗܘܿܢ (glīdhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܓܠܝܼܕܝܼ̈ (glīdī)		ܓܠܝܼܕܲܢ̈ (glīdan)
	construct	ܓܠܝܼܕܲܝ̈ (glīday)	2nd person	ܓܠܝܼܕܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (glīdūḵ)	ܓܠܝܼܕܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (glīdāḵ)	ܓܠܝܼܕܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (glīdāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܓܠܝܼܕܹ̈ܐ (glīdē)	3rd person	ܓܠܝܼܕܘܼ̈ܗܝ (glīdūh)	ܓܠܝܼܕ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (glīdōh)	ܓܠܝܼܕܗ̈ܘܿܢ (glīdhōn)

Derived terms

• ܓܠܝܼܕܵܝܵܐ (glīdāyā, “icy”)

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

• ܐܓܠܝܕܐ (ʾaḡlīḏā)

Etymology

Possibly related to Latin gelidus. Compare Arabic جَلِيد (jalīd), Hebrew גְּלִיד (gəlîḏ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡ(ə)liðɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ɡ(ə)liðe] (plural)

Noun

ܓܠܝܕܐ • (gəlīḏā) m (plural ܓܠܝܕܐ)

1. ice, icicle, crystal
2. cold

Inflection

    inflection of ܓܠܝܕܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܓܠܝܕ	ܓܠܝܕܝܢ
construct	ܓܠܝܕ	ܓܠܝܕܝ
emphatic	ܓܠܝܕܐ	ܓܠܝܕܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܓܠܝܕܝ	ܓܠܝܕܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܓܠܝܕܟ	ܓܠܝܕܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܓܠܝܕܟܝ	ܓܠܝܕܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܓܠܝܕܗ	ܓܠܝܕܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܓܠܝܕܗ	ܓܠܝܕܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܓܠܝܕܢ	ܓܠܝܕܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܓܠܝܕܟܘܢ	ܓܠܝܕܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܓܠܝܕܟܝܢ	ܓܠܝܕܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܓܠܝܕܗܘܢ	ܓܠܝܕܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܓܠܝܕܗܝܢ	ܓܠܝܕܝܗܝܢ

References

• “glyd”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-09-01
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 48b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 70b
• 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 236b