ܓܘܠܬܐ

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Classical Syriac[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From the root ܓ-ܘ-ܠ (ɡ-w-l).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ܓܘܠܬܐ (transliteration neededf (plural ܓܘܠܠܐ or ܓܘܠܐ)

  1. cape, cloak, hood
  2. cover, covering
  3. coverlet, blanket
  4. hem, fringe

Usage notes[edit]

The plural ܓܘܠܠܐ is used for the sense of "hem" or "fringe" while the plural ܓܘܠܐ is used for other senses.

Inflection[edit]

References[edit]

  • 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