ܡܓܠܬܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܓ-ܠ-ܠ (ɡ-l-l) related to rolling. Compare Akkadian 𒈠𒃲𒆳 (/⁠magallatu⁠/), Arabic مَجَلَّة (majalla), and Hebrew מְגִלָּה (məḡillâ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [m(ə)ɣal(lə)θɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [m(ə)ɣalle], [m(ə)ɣallɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܡܓܠܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܡܓܠܬܐ or ܡܓܐܠܐ or ܡܓܠܐ)

1. scroll, roll
2. parchment, sheet, skin
3. (in the plural) notes
4. volume, codex
5. schedule
6. (law) codicil
7. (finance) bond, debenture, promissory note

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܓܠܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܡܓܠܐ		1st person	ܡܓܠܬܝ		ܡܓܠܬܢ
	construct	ܡܓܠܬ		2nd person	ܡܓܠܬܟ	ܡܓܠܬܟܝ	ܡܓܠܬܟܘܢ	ܡܓܠܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܓܠܬܐ		3rd person	ܡܓܠܬܗ	ܡܓܠܬܗ	ܡܓܠܬܗܘܢ	ܡܓܠܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܡܓܠܢ ,ܡܓܐܠܝܢ ,ܡܓܠܝܢ		1st person	ܡܓܠܬܝ ,ܡܓܐܠܝ ,ܡܓܠܝ		ܡܓܠܬܢ ,ܡܓܐܠܝܢ ,ܡܓܠܝܢ
	construct	ܡܓܠܬ ,ܡܓܐܠܝ ,ܡܓܠܝ		2nd person	ܡܓܠܬܟ ,ܡܓܐܠܝܟ ,ܡܓܠܝܟ	ܡܓܠܬܟܝ ,ܡܓܐܠܝܟܝ ,ܡܓܠܝܟܝ	ܡܓܠܬܟܘܢ ,ܡܓܐܠܝܟܘܢ ,ܡܓܠܝܟܘܢ	ܡܓܠܬܟܝܢ ,ܡܓܐܠܝܟܝܢ ,ܡܓܠܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܓܠܬܐ ,ܡܓܐܠܐ ,ܡܓܠܐ		3rd person	ܡܓܠܬܗ ,ܡܓܐܠܘܗܝ ,ܡܓܠܘܗܝ	ܡܓܠܬܗ ,ܡܓܐܠܝܗ ,ܡܓܠܝܗ	ܡܓܠܬܗܘܢ ,ܡܓܐܠܝܗܘܢ ,ܡܓܠܝܗܘܢ	ܡܓܠܬܗܝܢ ,ܡܓܐܠܝܗܝܢ ,ܡܓܠܝܗܝܢ

Descendants

• → Old Armenian: մագաղաթ (magałatʻ)
• → Old Georgian: მაგალითი (magaliti)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [maɡɡal(lə)θɑ]

Noun

ܡܓܠܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܡܓܠܐ)

1. (rare) Alternative form of ܡܓܠܐ

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܓܠܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܡܓܠܐ		1st person	ܡܓܠܬܝ		ܡܓܠܬܢ
	construct	ܡܓܠܬ		2nd person	ܡܓܠܬܟ	ܡܓܠܬܟܝ	ܡܓܠܬܟܝܢ	ܡܓܠܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܓܠܬܐ		3rd person	ܡܓܠܬܗ	ܡܓܠܬܗ	ܡܓܠܬܗܘܢ	ܡܓܠܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܡܓܠܝܢ		1st person	ܡܓܠܝ		ܡܓܠܝܢ
	construct	ܡܓܠܝ		2nd person	ܡܓܠܝܟ	ܡܓܠܝܟܝ	ܡܓܠܝܟܘܢ	ܡܓܠܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܓܠܐ		3rd person	ܡܓܠܘܗܝ	ܡܓܠܝܗ	ܡܓܠܝܗܘܢ	ܡܓܠܝܗܝܢ

References

• “mglh”, 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 47b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 250b
• 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 709b