ܓܡܘܪܬܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܓ-ܡ-ܪ (ɡ-m-r). Compare Akkadian 𒄖𒈠𒊒 (/⁠gumāru⁠/) and Arabic جَمْرَة (jamra).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ɡ(ə)murtɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ɡumre], [ɡ(ə)murɑθɑ], [ɡ(ə)murjɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܓܡܘܪܬܐ • (gmurtā) f (plural ܓܡܘܪܝܬܐ or ܓܡܘܪܬܐ or ܓܘܡܪܐ)

  1. coal (especially live coal)
  2. hot volcanic rock
  3. (in the plural, pathology) ulcer, carbuncle; pox, anthrax
  4. (Christianity) Eucharist, host, wafer

Usage notes

The plurals ܓܡܘܪܬܐ and ܓܡܘܪܝܬܐ are used for the sense of "Eucharist" while the plural ܓܘܡܪܐ is used for other senses.

Inflection
    declension of ܓܡܘܪܬܐ
state singular plural
absolute ܓܘܡܪܐ ܓܡܘܪܝܢ ,ܓܡܘܪܢ ,ܓܘܡܪܝܢ
construct ܓܘܡܪܬ ܓܡܘܪܝܬ ,ܓܡܘܪܬ ,ܓܘܡܪܝ
emphatic ܓܡܘܪܬܐ ܓܡܘܪܝܬܐ ,ܓܡܘܪܬܐ ,ܓܘܡܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܓܡܘܪܬܝ ܓܡܘܪܝܬܝ ,ܓܡܘܪܬܝ ,ܓܘܡܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your) ܓܡܘܪܬܟ ܓܡܘܪܝܬܟ ,ܓܡܘܪܬܟ ,ܓܘܡܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your) ܓܡܘܪܬܟܝ ܓܡܘܪܝܬܟܝ ,ܓܡܘܪܬܟܝ ,ܓܘܡܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his) ܓܡܘܪܬܗ ܓܡܘܪܝܬܗ ,ܓܡܘܪܬܗ ,ܓܘܡܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her) ܓܡܘܪܬܗ ܓܡܘܪܝܬܗ ,ܓܡܘܪܬܗ ,ܓܘܡܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our) ܓܡܘܪܬܢ ܓܡܘܪܝܬܢ ,ܓܡܘܪܬܢ ,ܓܘܡܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your) ܓܡܘܪܬܟܘܢ ܓܡܘܪܝܬܟܘܢ ,ܓܡܘܪܬܟܘܢ ,ܓܘܡܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your) ܓܡܘܪܬܟܝܢ ܓܡܘܪܝܬܟܝܢ ,ܓܡܘܪܬܟܝܢ ,ܓܘܡܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their) ܓܡܘܪܬܗܘܢ ܓܡܘܪܝܬܗܘܢ ,ܓܡܘܪܬܗܘܢ ,ܓܘܡܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their) ܓܡܘܪܬܗܝܢ ܓܡܘܪܝܬܗܝܢ ,ܓܡܘܪܬܗܝܢ ,ܓܘܡܪܝܗܝܢ

References
  • “gwmrh”, 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 50a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 72a
  • 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 240b
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