ܓܠܝܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܓ ܠ ܐ (g l ˀ)
6 terms

Etymology

Derived from the verb ܓܵܠܹܐ (gālē, “to reveal”); the usage as a proper noun is derived from Classical Syriac, itself a calque of Ancient Greek Αποκάλυψις (Apokálupsis).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ɡɪljaːnaː]
• (Urmian) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒɪljɑːnɑ]

Noun

ܓܸܠܝܵܢܵܐ • (gilyānā) m (plural ܓܸܠܝܵܢܹ̈ܐ (gilyānē))

1. revelation
2. appearance, apparition, manifestation

Inflection

Inflection of ܓܸܠܝܵܢܵܐ (gilyānā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܓܸܠܝܵܢܝܼ (gilyānī)		ܓܸܠܝܵܢܲܢ (gilyānan)
	construct	ܓܸܠܝܵܢ (gilyān)	2nd person	ܓܸܠܝܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (gilyānūḵ)	ܓܸܠܝܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (gilyānāḵ)	ܓܸܠܝܵܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gilyānāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܓܸܠܝܵܢܵܐ (gilyānā)	3rd person	ܓܸܠܝܵܢܹܗ (gilyānēh)	ܓܸܠܝܵܢܵܗ̇ (gilyānāh)	ܓܸܠܝܵܢܗܘܿܢ (gilyānhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܓܸܠܝܵܢܝܼ̈ (gilyānī)		ܓܸܠܝܵܢܲܢ̈ (gilyānan)
	construct	ܓܸܠܝܵܢܲܝ̈ (gilyānay)	2nd person	ܓܸܠܝܵܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (gilyānūḵ)	ܓܸܠܝܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (gilyānāḵ)	ܓܸܠܝܵܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gilyānāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܓܸܠܝܵܢܹ̈ܐ (gilyānē)	3rd person	ܓܸܠܝܵܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (gilyānūh)	ܓܸܠܝܵܢ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (gilyānōh)	ܓܸܠܝܵܢܗ̈ܘܿܢ (gilyānhōn)

Proper noun

ܓܸܠܝܵܢܵܐ • (gilyānā) m

1. (biblical) the Apocalypse
2. (biblical) Revelation (final book of the New Testament of the Bible)
   • Revelation 1:1

     ܓܸܠܝܵܢܵܐ ܕܝܼܫܘܿܥ ܡܫܝܼܚܵܐ، ܗ̇ܘ ܕܩܵܡ ܝܵܗ݇ܒ݂ܹܠ ܠܹܗ ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܠܡܲܕܘܼܥܹܐ ܠܥܲܒ݂ܕܘܼ̈ܗܝ ܡܸܢܕܝܼܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܕܘܵܠܹܐ ܕܗܵܘܝܼ ܒܲܥܓ݂ܲܠ، ܘܡܘܼܕܸܥ ܠܹܗ ܐܵܗܵܐ ܟܲܕ ܫܲܕܘܼܪܹܗ ܡܲܠܲܐܟ݂ܹܗ ܠܟܸܣ ܥܲܒ݂ܕܹܗ ܝܘܿܚܲܢܵܢ،

     gilyānā d-īšōˁ mšīḥā, awa d-qām yāḇēl lēh allāhā l-madūˁē l-ˁaḇdūh mindīyānē d-wālē d-hāwī baˁḡal, w-mūdiˁ lēh āhā kad šadūrēh mallaˀḵēh l-kis ˁaḇdēh yōḥannān,

     The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants - things which must shortly take place. And He sent and signified it by His angel to His servant John,

3. (Christianity) the feast of the Transfiguration
4. a male given name
5. a surname transferred from the given name

Derived terms

• ܓܸܠܘܿ (gilō) (diminutive, nickname)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܓ-ܠ-ܐ (ɡ-l-ʾ) related to revealing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡɛljɑnɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ɡɛljɑne(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܓܠܝܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܓܠܝܢܐ)

1. revelation
2. appearance, apparition, manifestation
3. Apocalypse

Inflection

    inflection of ܓܠܝܢܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܓܠܝܢ	ܓܠܝܢܝܢ
construct	ܓܠܝܢ	ܓܠܝܢܝ
emphatic	ܓܠܝܢܐ	ܓܠܝܢܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܓܠܝܢܝ	ܓܠܝܢܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܓܠܝܢܟ	ܓܠܝܢܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܓܠܝܢܟܝ	ܓܠܝܢܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܓܠܝܢܗ	ܓܠܝܢܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܓܠܝܢܗ	ܓܠܝܢܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܓܠܝܢܢ	ܓܠܝܢܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܓܠܝܢܟܘܢ	ܓܠܝܢܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܓܠܝܢܟܝܢ	ܓܠܝܢܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܓܠܝܢܗܘܢ	ܓܠܝܢܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܓܠܝܢܗܝܢ	ܓܠܝܢܝܗܝܢ

References

• “glyn”, 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. 48a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 71a
• 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. 237b