ܓܠܝܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܓ ܠ ܐ (g l ˀ)
6 terms

Etymology

Derived from the verb ܓܵܠܹܐ (gālē, to reveal); the usage as a proper noun is derived from Classical Syriac, itself a calque of Ancient Greek Αποκάλυψις (Apokálupsis).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [ɡɪljaːnaː]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [d͡ʒɪljɑːnɑ]

Noun

ܓܸܠܝܵܢܵܐ • (gilyānā) m (plural ܓܸܠܝܵܢܹ̈ܐ (gilyānē))

  1. revelation
  2. appearance, apparition, manifestation

Inflection

Proper noun

ܓܸܠܝܵܢܵܐ • (gilyānā) m

  1. (biblical) the Apocalypse
  2. (biblical) Revelation (final book of the New Testament of the Bible)
    • Revelation 1:1
      ܓܸܠܝܵܢܵܐ ܕܝܼܫܘܿܥ ܡܫܝܼܚܵܐ، ܗ̇ܘ ܕܩܵܡ ܝܵܗ݇ܒ݂ܹܠ ܠܹܗ ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܠܡܲܕܘܼܥܹܐ ܠܥܲܒ݂ܕܘܼ̈ܗܝ ܡܸܢܕܝܼܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܕܘܵܠܹܐ ܕܗܵܘܝܼ ܒܲܥܓ݂ܲܠ، ܘܡܘܼܕܸܥ ܠܹܗ ܐܵܗܵܐ ܟܲܕ ܫܲܕܘܼܪܹܗ ܡܲܠܲܐܟ݂ܹܗ ܠܟܸܣ ܥܲܒ݂ܕܹܗ ܝܘܿܚܲܢܵܢ،
      gilyānā d-īšōˁ mšīḥā, awa d-qām yāḇēl lēh allāhā l-madūˁē l-ˁaḇdūh mindīyānē d-wālē d-hāwī baˁḡal, w-mūdiˁ lēh āhā kad šadūrēh mallaˀḵēh l-kis ˁaḇdēh yōḥannān,
      The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants - things which must shortly take place. And He sent and signified it by His angel to His servant John,
  3. (Christianity) the feast of the Transfiguration
  4. a male given name
  5. a surname transferred from the given name

Derived terms

  • ܓܸܠܘܿ (gilō) (diminutive, nickname)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܓ-ܠ-ܐ (ɡ-l-ʾ) related to revealing.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡɛljɑnɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ɡɛljɑne(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܓܠܝܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܓܠܝܢܐ)

  1. revelation
  2. appearance, apparition, manifestation
  3. Apocalypse

Inflection

References

  • glyn”, 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. 48a
  • 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, p. 237b
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