ܡܓܠܬܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ܡܓܠܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (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

    declension of ܡܓܠܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܡܓܠܐ	ܡܓܠܢ ,ܡܓܐܠܝܢ ,ܡܓܠܝܢ
construct	ܡܓܠܬ	ܡܓܠܬ ,ܡܓܐܠܝ ,ܡܓܠܝ
emphatic	ܡܓܠܬܐ	ܡܓܠܬܐ ,ܡܓܐܠܐ ,ܡܓܠܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܡܓܠܬܝ	ܡܓܠܬܝ ,ܡܓܐܠܝ ,ܡܓܠܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܡܓܠܬܟ	ܡܓܠܬܟ ,ܡܓܐܠܝܟ ,ܡܓܠܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܡܓܠܬܟܝ	ܡܓܠܬܟܝ ,ܡܓܐܠܝܟܝ ,ܡܓܠܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܡܓܠܬܗ	ܡܓܠܬܗ ,ܡܓܐܠܘܗܝ ,ܡܓܠܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܡܓܠܬܗ	ܡܓܠܬܗ ,ܡܓܐܠܝܗ ,ܡܓܠܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܡܓܠܬܢ	ܡܓܠܬܢ ,ܡܓܐܠܝܢ ,ܡܓܠܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܡܓܠܬܟܘܢ	ܡܓܠܬܟܘܢ ,ܡܓܐܠܝܟܘܢ ,ܡܓܠܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܡܓܠܬܟܝܢ	ܡܓܠܬܟܝܢ ,ܡܓܐܠܝܟܝܢ ,ܡܓܠܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܡܓܠܬܗܘܢ	ܡܓܠܬܗܘܢ ,ܡܓܐܠܝܗܘܢ ,ܡܓܠܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܡܓܠܬܗܝܢ	ܡܓܠܬܗܝܢ ,ܡܓܐܠܝܗܝܢ ,ܡܓܠܝܗܝܢ

Descendants

• → Old Armenian: մագաղաթ (magałatʻ)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [maɡɡal(lə)θɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܡܓܠܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܡܓܠܐ)

1. (rare) Alternative form of ܡܓܠܐ

Inflection

    declension of ܡܓܠܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܡܓܠܐ	ܡܓܠܝܢ
construct	ܡܓܠܬ	ܡܓܠܝ
emphatic	ܡܓܠܬܐ	ܡܓܠܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܡܓܠܬܝ	ܡܓܠܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܡܓܠܬܟ	ܡܓܠܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܡܓܠܬܟܝ	ܡܓܠܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܡܓܠܬܗ	ܡܓܠܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܡܓܠܬܗ	ܡܓܠܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܡܓܠܬܢ	ܡܓܠܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܡܓܠܬܟܘܢ	ܡܓܠܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܡܓܠܬܟܝܢ	ܡܓܠܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܡܓܠܬܗܘܢ	ܡܓܠܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܡܓܠܬܗܝܢ	ܡܓܠܝܗܝܢ

References

• “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, 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. 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, p. 709b