ܓܘܠܬܐ

Classical Syriac

Root
ܓ-ܘ-ܠ
1 term

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡull(ə)θɑ]

Noun

ܓܘܠܬܐ • (gulləṯā) f (plural ܓܘܠܠܐ (guləllē) or ܓܘܠܐ (gullē))

1. cape, cloak, hood
2. cover, covering
3. coverlet, blanket
4. hem, fringe

Usage notes

The plural ܓܘܠܠܐ is used for the sense of "hem" or "fringe" while the plural ܓܘܠܐ is used for other senses.

Inflection

Inflection of ܓܘܠܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܓܘܠܐ		1st person	ܓܘܠܝ		ܓܘܠܢ
	construct	ܓܘܠܬ		2nd person	ܓܘܠܟ	ܓܘܠܟܝ	ܓܘܠܟܘܢ	ܓܘܠܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܓܘܠܬܐ		3rd person	ܓܘܠܗ	ܓܘܠܗ	ܓܘܠܗܘܢ	ܓܘܠܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܓܘܠܠܝܢ ,ܓܘܠܝܢ		1st person	ܓܘܠܠܝ ,ܓܘܠܝ		ܓܘܠܠܝܢ ,ܓܘܠܝܢ
	construct	ܓܘܠܠܝ ,ܓܘܠܝ		2nd person	ܓܘܠܠܝܟ ,ܓܘܠܝܟ	ܓܘܠܠܝܟܝ ,ܓܘܠܝܟܝ	ܓܘܠܠܝܟܘܢ ,ܓܘܠܝܟܘܢ	ܓܘܠܠܝܟܝܢ ,ܓܘܠܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܓܘܠܠܐ ,ܓܘܠܐ		3rd person	ܓܘܠܠܘܗܝ ,ܓܘܠܘܗܝ	ܓܘܠܠܝܗ ,ܓܘܠܝܗ	ܓܘܠܠܝܗܘܢ ,ܓܘܠܝܗܘܢ	ܓܘܠܠܝܗܝܢ ,ܓܘܠܝܗܝܢ

References

• “gwlh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Brockelmann, Carl (1928) Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), 2nd edition, Halle: Max Niemeyer, published 1995, page 115a
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 47b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 64a
• 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 215b