ܩܠܡܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Compare Arabic قَمْلَة (qamla) by metathesis.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [qal.mɑː]

Noun

ܩܲܠܡܵܐ • (qalmā) m sg (plural ܩܲܠܡܹ̈ܐ (qalmē))

1. louse, weevil, parasite
2. (in the plural, pathology) pediculosis

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܲܠܡܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܩܲܠܡܝܼ (qalmī)		ܩܲܠܡܲܢ (qalman)
	construct	ܩܠܲܡ (qlam)		2nd person	ܩܲܠܡܘܼܟ݂ (qalmōḵ)	ܩܲܠܡܵܟ݂ܝ (qalmāḵ)	ܩܲܠܡܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qalmāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܲܠܡܵܐ (qalmā)		3rd person	ܩܲܠܡܹܗ (qalmēh)	ܩܲܠܡܵܗ̇ (qalmāh)	ܩܲܠܡܗܘܿܢ (qalmhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܩܲܠܡܝܼ̈ (qalmī)		ܩܲܠܡܲܢ̈ (qalman)
	construct	ܩܲܠܡܲܝ̈ (qalmay)		2nd person	ܩܲܠܡܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (qalmōḵ)	ܩܲܠܡܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (qalmāḵ)	ܩܲܠܡܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qalmāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܲܠܡܹ̈ܐ (qalmē)		3rd person	ܩܲܠܡܘܼ̈ܗܝ (qalmūh)	ܩܲܠܡ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (qalmōh)	ܩܲܠܡܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (qalmayhōn)

Derived terms

• ܩܲܠܡܵܢܵܐ (qalmānā)
  • ܡܩܲܠܡܸܢ (mqalmin)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Compare Arabic قَمْلَة (qamla).

A head louse under illumination and magnified.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qalmɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [qalme] (plural)

Noun

ܩܠܡܐ • (transliteration needed) c (plural ܩܠܡܐ)

1. louse, weevil, parasite
2. (pathology) pediculosis

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܠܡܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܩܠܡ		1st person	ܩܠܡܝ		ܩܠܡܢ
	construct	ܩܠܡ		2nd person	ܩܠܡܟ	ܩܠܡܟܝ	ܩܠܡܟܘܢ	ܩܠܡܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܠܡܐ		3rd person	ܩܠܡܗ	ܩܠܡܗ	ܩܠܡܗܘܢ	ܩܠܡܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܩܠܡܝܢ		1st person	ܩܠܡܝ		ܩܠܡܝܢ
	construct	ܩܠܡܝ		2nd person	ܩܠܡܝܟ	ܩܠܡܝܟܝ	ܩܠܡܝܟܘܢ	ܩܠܡܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܠܡܐ		3rd person	ܩܠܡܘܗܝ	ܩܠܡܝܗ	ܩܠܡܝܗܘܢ	ܩܠܡܝܗܝܢ

References

• “qlm”, 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 320b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 507a
• 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 1372b