ܓܠܦܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܓ-ܠ-ܦ (ɡ-l-p) related to engraving. Compare Hebrew גילוף / גִּלּוּף (gillūp̄).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡ(ə)lɑfɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ɡ(ə)lɑfe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܓܠܦܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܓܠܦܐ)

1. sculpture
2. engraving (on gems, gold, etc.)
3. act of engraving, cutting, embossing
4. (in the plural) spangles, scales

Inflection

Inflection of ܓܠܦܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܓܠܦ		1st person	ܓܠܦܝ		ܓܠܦܢ
	construct	ܓܠܦ		2nd person	ܓܠܦܟ	ܓܠܦܟܝ	ܓܠܦܟܘܢ	ܓܠܦܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܓܠܦܐ		3rd person	ܓܠܦܗ	ܓܠܦܗ	ܓܠܦܗܘܢ	ܓܠܦܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܓܠܦܝܢ		1st person	ܓܠܦܝ		ܓܠܦܝܢ
	construct	ܓܠܦܝ		2nd person	ܓܠܦܝܟ	ܓܠܦܝܟܝ	ܓܠܦܝܟܘܢ	ܓܠܦܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܓܠܦܐ		3rd person	ܓܠܦܘܗܝ	ܓܠܦܝܗ	ܓܠܦܝܗܘܢ	ܓܠܦܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܓ-ܠ-ܦ (ɡ-l-p) related to engraving. Compare Hebrew גַּלָּף (gallāp̄).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡallɑfɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ɡallɑfe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܓܠܦܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܓܠܦܐ)

1. sculptor

Inflection

Inflection of ܓܠܦܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܓܠܦ		1st person	ܓܠܦܝ		ܓܠܦܢ
	construct	ܓܠܦ		2nd person	ܓܠܦܟ	ܓܠܦܟܝ	ܓܠܦܟܘܢ	ܓܠܦܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܓܠܦܐ		3rd person	ܓܠܦܗ	ܓܠܦܗ	ܓܠܦܗܘܢ	ܓܠܦܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܓܠܦܝܢ		1st person	ܓܠܦܝ		ܓܠܦܝܢ
	construct	ܓܠܦܝ		2nd person	ܓܠܦܝܟ	ܓܠܦܝܟܝ	ܓܠܦܝܟܘܢ	ܓܠܦܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܓܠܦܐ		3rd person	ܓܠܦܘܗܝ	ܓܠܦܝܗ	ܓܠܦܝܗܘܢ	ܓܠܦܝܗܝܢ

References

• “glp”, 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. 49a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 71b
• 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, p. 239a