ܓܠܝܐ

Compare Hebrew גּוֹלֶה (golé).

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ɡɑːljɑː]

ܓܵܠܝܵܐ • (gālyā) m sg (plural ܓܵܠܝܹ̈ܐ (gālyē), feminine ܓܵܠܝܼܬܵܐ (gālītā))

1. exile, diasporan
2. captive, prisoner

   Synonym: ܐܲܣܝܼܪܵܐ (asīrā)

• ܓܵܠܘܼܬܵܐ (gālūtā, “exile, diaspora”)
• ܓܵܠܘܼܬܵܢܵܝܵܐ (gālūtānāyā)

From Aramaic גַּלְיָא (galyā), equivalent to the passive participle of ܓܵܠܹܐ (gālē, “to reveal”).

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ɡɪl.jɑː]

ܓܸܠܝܵܐ • (gilyā) (feminine ܓܠܝܼܬܵܐ (glītā), plural ܓܸܠܝܹ̈ܐ (gilyē))

1. revealed
2. uncovered, bare, exposed
3. prominent, apparent
4. evident, obvious, clear

• ܓܠܝܼܚܵܐ (glīḥā), ܩܪܝܼܚܵܐ (qrīḥā), ܦܬܝܼܚܵܐ (ptīḥā), ܚܸܙܝܵܐ (ḥizyā), ܡܸܬܚܲܙܝܵܢܵܐ (mitḥazyānā)

• (standard) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒɪl.jɑː]

ܓ̰ܸܠܝܵܐ • (jilyā) (feminine ܓ̰ܠܝܼܬܵܐ (jlītā), plural ܓ̰ܸܠܝܹ̈ܐ (jilyē))

1. (phonetics) followed by the phonetic sign majlyānā

   Coordinate terms: ܩܸܫܝܵܐ (qišyā), ܪܲܟܝܼܟ݂ܵܐ (rakīḵā), ܛܠܝܼܩܵܐ (ṭlīqā)

• (majlyānā): This is usually used in the feminine form since the names of the letters are feminine.

Also attested in Classical Syriac ܓܠܠܐ (glālā). Possibly related to Northern Kurdish gelî (“valley”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ɡalijːjɑː]

ܓܲܠܝܼܵܐ • (galīyā) m sg (plural ܓܲܠܝܼܹ̈ܐ (galīyē))

1. (geography) floodplain, valley