ܓܕܠܐ
Classical Syriac
FWOTD – 3 August 2016
Etymology
From the root ܓ-ܕ-ܠ (ɡ-d-l) related to twisting. Compare Arabic جَدْل (jadl) and Hebrew גָּדוֹל (gadól).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɡ(ə)ðɑlɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [ɡ(ə)ðɑle] (plural)
Noun
ܓܕܠܐ • (gəḏālā) m (plural ܓܕܠܐ (gəḏālē))
- plaiting, twining
- (by extension) anything twisted: garland, wreath, crown; wickerwork
- monastic garment
- excessiveness, overfullness
Inflection
inflection of ܓܕܠܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܓܕܠ | ܓܕܠܝܢ |
| construct | ܓܕܠ | ܓܕܠܝ |
| emphatic | ܓܕܠܐ | ܓܕܠܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܓܕܠܝ | ܓܕܠܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܓܕܠܟ | ܓܕܠܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܓܕܠܟܝ | ܓܕܠܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܓܕܠܗ | ܓܕܠܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܓܕܠܗ | ܓܕܠܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܓܕܠܢ | ܓܕܠܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܓܕܠܟܘܢ | ܓܕܠܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܓܕܠܟܝܢ | ܓܕܠܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܓܕܠܗܘܢ | ܓܕܠܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܓܕܠܗܝܢ | ܓܕܠܝܗܝܢ |
References
- “gdl”, 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 42b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 61a
- 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 206a
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