ܓܡܠܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܓ ܡ ܠ (g m l)
2 terms

Occupational noun modified from ܓܘܼܡܠܵܐ (gumlā, “camel”); compare Arabic جَمَّال (jammāl) and Hebrew גַּמָּל (gammál).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ɡam.mɑːlɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒamɑːlɑː]

Noun

ܓܲܡܵܠܵܐ • (gammālā) m sg (plural ܓܲܡܵܠܹ̈ܐ (gammālē), feminine ܓܲܡܵܠܬܵܐ (gammāltā))

1. cameleer; camel rider or camel driver

Inflection

Inflection of ܓܲܡܵܠܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	ܓܲܡܵܠ (gammāl)		1st person	ܓܲܡܵܠܝܼ (gammālī)		ܓܲܡܵܠܲܢ (gammālan)
	construct	ܓܲܡܵܠ (gammāl)		2nd person	ܓܲܡܵܠܘܼܟ݂ (gammālōḵ)	ܓܲܡܵܠܵܟ݂ܝ (gammālāḵ)	ܓܲܡܵܠܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gammālawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܓܲܡܵܠܵܐ (gammālā)		3rd person	ܓܲܡܵܠܹܗ (gammālēh)	ܓܲܡܵܠܵܗ̇ (gammālāh)	ܓܲܡܵܠܗܘܿܢ (gammālhōn)
plural	absolute	ܓܲܡܵܠܝܼ̈ܢ (gammālīn)		1st person	ܓܲܡܵܠܝܼ̈ (gammālī)		ܓܲܡܵܠܲܢ̈ (gammālan)
	construct	ܓܲܡܵܠܲܝ̈ (gammālay)		2nd person	ܓܲܡܵܠܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (gammālōḵ)	ܓܲܡܵܠܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (gammālāḵ)	ܓܲܡܵܠܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gammālawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܓܲܡܵܠܹ̈ܐ (gammālē)		3rd person	ܓܲܡܵܠܘܼ̈ܗܝ (gammālūh)	ܓܲܡܵܠܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (gammālōh)	ܓܲܡܵܠܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (gammālayhōn)

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, from Aramaic גַמְלָא (gamlā); compare native form and doublet of ܓܘܼܡܠܵܐ (gumlā, “camel”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ɡam.lɑː]

Noun

ܓܲܡܠܵܐ • (gamlā) m (plural ܓܲܡ̈ܠܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (gamlawwāṯā) or ܓܲܡ̈ܠܹܐ (gamlē))

1. (architecture) beam, rafter

   Synonym: ܩܵܪܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (qārīṯā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܓܲܡܠܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	ܓܡܲܠ (gmal)		1st person	ܓܲܡܠܝܼ (gamlī)		ܓܲܡܠܲܢ (gamlan)
	construct	ܓܡܲܠ (gmal)		2nd person	ܓܲܡܠܘܼܟ݂ (gamlōḵ)	ܓܲܡܠܵܟ݂ܝ (gamlāḵ)	ܓܲܡܠܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gamlawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܓܲܡܠܵܐ (gamlā)		3rd person	ܓܲܡܠܹܗ (gamlēh)	ܓܲܡܠܵܗ̇ (gamlāh)	ܓܲܡܠܗܘܿܢ (gamlhōn)
plural	absolute	ܓܲܡܠܲܘܵܢ̈ (gamlawwān)		1st person	ܓܲܡܠܲܘܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (gamlawwāṯī)		ܓܲܡܠܲܘܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (gamlawwāṯan)
	construct	ܓܲܡܠܲܘܵܬ݂̈ (gamlawwāṯ)		2nd person	ܓܲܡܠܲܘܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (gamlawwāṯōḵ)	ܓܲܡܠܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (gamlawwāṯāḵ)	ܓܲܡܠܲܘܵܬ݂ܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gamlawwāṯawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܓܲܡ̈ܠܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (gamlawwāṯā)		3rd person	ܓܲܡ̈ܠܲܘܵܬ݂ܹܗ (gamlawwāṯēh)	ܓܲܡ̈ܠܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (gamlawwāṯāh)	ܓܲܡܠܲܘܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (gamlawwāṯhōn)

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

Inflection of ܓܡܠܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܓܡܠ		1st person	ܓܡܠܝ		ܓܡܠܢ
	construct	ܓܡܠ		2nd person	ܓܡܠܟ	ܓܡܠܟܝ	ܓܡܠܟܘܢ	ܓܡܠܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܓܡܠܐ		3rd person	ܓܡܠܗ	ܓܡܠܗ	ܓܡܠܗܘܢ	ܓܡܠܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܓܡܠܘܢ ,ܓܡܠܢܝܢ ,ܓܡܠܝܢ		1st person	ܓܡܠܘܬܝ ,ܓܡܠܢܝ ,ܓܡܠܝ		ܓܡܠܘܬܢ ,ܓܡܠܢܝܢ ,ܓܡܠܝܢ
	construct	ܓܡܠܘܬ ,ܓܡܠܢܝ ,ܓܡܠܝ		2nd person	ܓܡܠܘܬܟ ,ܓܡܠܢܝܟ ,ܓܡܠܝܟ	ܓܡܠܘܬܟܝ ,ܓܡܠܢܝܟܝ ,ܓܡܠܝܟܝ	ܓܡܠܘܬܟܘܢ ,ܓܡܠܢܝܟܘܢ ,ܓܡܠܝܟܘܢ	ܓܡܠܘܬܟܝܢ ,ܓܡܠܢܝܟܝܢ ,ܓܡܠܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܓܡܠܘܬܐ ,ܓܡܠܢܐ ,ܓܡܠܐ		3rd person	ܓܡܠܘܬܗ ,ܓܡܠܢܘܗܝ ,ܓܡܠܘܗܝ	ܓܡܠܘܬܗ ,ܓܡܠܢܝܗ ,ܓܡܠܝܗ	ܓܡܠܘܬܗܘܢ ,ܓܡܠܢܝܗܘܢ ,ܓܡܠܝܗܘܢ	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

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܓܡܠ		1st person	ܓܡܠܝ		ܓܡܠܢ
	construct	ܓܡܠ		2nd person	ܓܡܠܟ	ܓܡܠܟܝ	ܓܡܠܟܘܢ	ܓܡܠܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܓܡܠܐ		3rd person	ܓܡܠܗ	ܓܡܠܗ	ܓܡܠܗܘܢ	ܓܡܠܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܓܡܠܝܢ		1st person	ܓܡܠܝ		ܓܡܠܝܢ
	construct	ܓܡܠܝ		2nd person	ܓܡܠܝܟ	ܓܡܠܝܟܝ	ܓܡܠܝܟܘܢ	ܓܡܠܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܓܡܠܐ		3rd person	ܓܡܠܘܗܝ	ܓܡܠܝܗ	ܓܡܠܝܗܘܢ	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, →ISBN, page 241a

Anagrams

• ܡܓܠܐ