ܓܓܪܬܐ

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

• ܓܪܓܪܬܐ (uncontracted form)

Etymology

From the earlier uncontracted form ܓܪܓܪܬܐ (gargartā), from the root ܓ ܪ ܓ ܪ related to dragging or leaking. Compare Arabic حَنْجَرَة (ḥanjara) and Hebrew גַּרְגֶּרֶת (gargéreṯ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡaɡɡar(ə)θɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ɡaɡ(ɡə)rɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܓܓܪܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܓܓܪܬܐ)

1. (anatomy) larynx, gullet, throat, neck

Inflection

Inflection of ܓܓܪܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܓܓܪܐ		1st person	ܓܓܪܬܝ		ܓܓܪܬܢ
	construct	ܓܓܪܬ		2nd person	ܓܓܪܬܟ	ܓܓܪܬܟܝ	ܓܓܪܬܟܘܢ	ܓܓܪܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܓܓܪܬܐ		3rd person	ܓܓܪܬܗ	ܓܓܪܬܗ	ܓܓܪܬܗܘܢ	ܓܓܪܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܓܓܪܢ		1st person	ܓܓܪܬܢ		ܓܓܪܬܢ
	construct	ܓܓܪܬ		2nd person	ܓܓܪܬܟ	ܓܓܪܬܟܝ	ܓܓܪܬܟܘܢ	ܓܓܪܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܓܓܪܬܐ		3rd person	ܓܓܪܬܗ	ܓܓܪܬܗ	ܓܓܪܬܗܘܢ	ܓܓܪܬܗܝܢ

References

• “ggrh”, 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 42a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 60a
• 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, page 203b