ܓܠܝܕܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܓܠܝܕܐ

Etymology

Root
ܓ ܠ ܕ (g l d)
4 terms

Uncertain, possibly derived from Latin gelidus; compare Arabic جَلِيد (jalīd) and Hebrew גְּלִיד (glíd).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ɡəliːðɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒəliːdɑː], [d͡ʒədiːlɑː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [ɡəliːðɑː]

Noun

ܓܠܝܼܕܵܐ • (glīdā) m sg (plural ܓܠܝܼܕܹ̈ܐ (glīdē))

1. (uncountable) ice (water in its frozen state, a brittle transparent crystalline solid)
   • c. 2014, ܕܝܬܩܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܒܠܫܢܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ, Aramaic Bible Translation, Inc., Job 37:10:

     ܡ̣ܢ ܢܫܲܡܬܵܐ ܕܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܦܵܐܹܫ ܝܘܼܗ݇ܒ݂ܵܐ ܓܠܝܼܕ݂ܵܐ، ܘܦܸܬ݂ܘܵܐ ܕܡܲܝ̈ܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܦܵܐܹܫ ܡܘܼܥܝܩܵܐ.

     min nšamtā d-allāhā kē pāˀēš yūḇā glīḏā, w-piṯwā dmayyā kē pāˀēš mūˁiqā.

     From the breath of God He gives forth ice, and the breadth of waters is left straightened.

2. (countable) piece of ice

Inflection

Inflection of ܓܠܝܼܕ݂ܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܓܠܝܼܕ݂ܝܼ (glīḏī)		ܓܠܝܼܕ݂ܲܢ (glīḏan)
	construct	ܓܠܝܼܕ݂ (glīḏ)		2nd person	ܓܠܝܼܕ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (glīḏūḵ)	ܓܠܝܼܕ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (glīḏāḵ)	ܓܠܝܼܕ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (glīḏāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܓܠܝܼܕ݂ܵܐ (glīḏā)		3rd person	ܓܠܝܼܕ݂ܹܗ (glīḏēh)	ܓܠܝܼܕ݂ܵܗ̇ (glīḏāh)	ܓܠܝܼܕ݂ܗܘܿܢ (glīḏhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܓܠܝܼܕ݂ܝܼ̈ (glīḏī)		ܓܠܝܼܕ݂ܲܢ̈ (glīḏan)
	construct	ܓܠܝܼܕ݂ܲܝ̈ (glīḏay)		2nd person	ܓܠܝܼܕ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (glīḏūḵ)	ܓܠܝܼܕ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (glīḏāḵ)	ܓܠܝܼܕ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (glīḏāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܓܠܝܼܕ݂ܹ̈ܐ (glīḏē)		3rd person	ܓܠܝܼܕ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (glīḏūh)	ܓܠܝܼܕ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (glīḏōh)	ܓܠܝܼܕ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (glīḏhōn)

Derived terms

• ܓܠܝܼܕ݂ܵܝܵܐ (glīḏāyā, “icy”)
• ܓܠܝܼܕܬܵܐ (glīdtā, “ice cream”)

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

• ܐܓܠܝܕܐ (ʾaḡlīḏā)

Etymology

Possibly related to Latin gelidus. Compare Arabic جَلِيد (jalīd), Hebrew גְּלִיד (gəlîḏ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡ(ə)liðɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ɡ(ə)liðe] (plural)

Noun

ܓܠܝܕܐ • (gəlīḏā) m (plural ܓܠܝܕܐ)

1. ice, icicle, crystal
2. cold

Inflection

Inflection of ܓܠܝܕܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܓܠܝܕ		1st person	ܓܠܝܕܝ		ܓܠܝܕܢ
	construct	ܓܠܝܕ		2nd person	ܓܠܝܕܟ	ܓܠܝܕܟܝ	ܓܠܝܕܟܘܢ	ܓܠܝܕܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܓܠܝܕܐ		3rd person	ܓܠܝܕܗ	ܓܠܝܕܗ	ܓܠܝܕܗܘܢ	ܓܠܝܕܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܓܠܝܕܝܢ		1st person	ܓܠܝܕܝ		ܓܠܝܕܝܢ
	construct	ܓܠܝܕܝ		2nd person	ܓܠܝܕܝܟ	ܓܠܝܕܝܟܝ	ܓܠܝܕܝܟܘܢ	ܓܠܝܕܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܓܠܝܕܐ		3rd person	ܓܠܝܕܘܗܝ	ܓܠܝܕܝܗ	ܓܠܝܕܝܗܘܢ	ܓܠܝܕܝܗܝܢ

References

• “glyd”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-09-01
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 48b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 70b
• 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 236b