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

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܓܠܠ		1st person	ܓܠܠܝ		ܓܠܠܢ
	construct	ܓܠܠ		2nd person	ܓܠܠܟ	ܓܠܠܟܝ	ܓܠܠܟܘܢ	ܓܠܠܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܓܠܠܐ		3rd person	ܓܠܠܗ	ܓܠܠܗ	ܓܠܠܗܘܢ	ܓܠܠܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܓܠܠܝܢ		1st person	ܓܠܠܝ		ܓܠܠܝܢ
	construct	ܓܠܠܝ		2nd person	ܓܠܠܝܟ	ܓܠܠܝܟܝ	ܓܠܠܝܟܘܢ	ܓܠܠܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܓܠܠܐ		3rd person	ܓܠܠܘܗܝ	ܓܠܠܝܗ	ܓܠܠܝܗܘܢ	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

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܓܠܠ		1st person	ܓܠܠܝ		ܓܠܠܢ
	construct	ܓܠܠ		2nd person	ܓܠܠܟ	ܓܠܠܟܝ	ܓܠܠܟܘܢ	ܓܠܠܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܓܠܠܐ		3rd person	ܓܠܠܗ	ܓܠܠܗ	ܓܠܠܗܘܢ	ܓܠܠܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܓܠܠܝܢ		1st person	ܓܠܠܝ		ܓܠܠܝܢ
	construct	ܓܠܠܝ		2nd person	ܓܠܠܝܟ	ܓܠܠܝܟܝ	ܓܠܠܝܟܘܢ	ܓܠܠܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܓܠܠܐ		3rd person	ܓܠܠܘܗܝ	ܓܠܠܝܗ	ܓܠܠܝܗܘܢ	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