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 (kámēlos).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ɡam.lɑː]

Noun

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

1. camel, dromedary
2. (architecture) beam, rafter, rope

Inflection

Inflection of ܓܲܡܠܵܐ (gamlā)

number	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 (gammālā)

number	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

    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 (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

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 ∙ 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