ܓܠܠܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܓ-ܠ-ܠ (ɡ-l-l) related to rolling. Compare Hebrew גַּל (gal).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡal(lə)lɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ɡal(lə)le(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܓܠܠܐ • (gallā) m (plural ܓܠܠܐ)

1. wave, billow

Inflection

    inflection of ܓܠܠܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܓܠܠ	ܓܠܠܝܢ
construct	ܓܠܠ	ܓܠܠܝ
emphatic	ܓܠܠܐ	ܓܠܠܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܓܠܠܝ	ܓܠܠܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܓܠܠܟ	ܓܠܠܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܓܠܠܟܝ	ܓܠܠܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܓܠܠܗ	ܓܠܠܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܓܠܠܗ	ܓܠܠܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܓܠܠܢ	ܓܠܠܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܓܠܠܟܘܢ	ܓܠܠܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܓܠܠܟܝܢ	ܓܠܠܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܓܠܠܗܘܢ	ܓܠܠܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܓܠܠܗܝܢ	ܓܠܠܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܓ-ܠ-ܠ (ɡ-l-l) related to rolling.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡ(ə)lɑlɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ɡ(ə)lɑle(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܓܠܠܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܓܠܠܐ)

1. (geography) floodplain, valley
2. spring, fountain
3. roundness, rotundity

Inflection

    inflection of ܓܠܠܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܓܠܠ	ܓܠܠܝܢ
construct	ܓܠܠ	ܓܠܠܝ
emphatic	ܓܠܠܐ	ܓܠܠܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܓܠܠܝ	ܓܠܠܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܓܠܠܟ	ܓܠܠܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܓܠܠܟܝ	ܓܠܠܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܓܠܠܗ	ܓܠܠܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܓܠܠܗ	ܓܠܠܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܓܠܠܢ	ܓܠܠܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܓܠܠܟܘܢ	ܓܠܠܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܓܠܠܟܝܢ	ܓܠܠܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܓܠܠܗܘܢ	ܓܠܠܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܓܠܠܗܝܢ	ܓܠܠܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

Noun

ܓܠܠܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܓܠܠܐ)

1. Alternative spelling of ܓܠܐ

References

• “gll”, 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. 47a
• 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, pp. 231b, 238a-b