ܓܝܓܠܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit
| Root |
|---|
| ܓ ܠ ܠ (g l l) |
| 3 terms |
Etymology edit
Also attested in Classical Syriac, from the earlier uncontracted form ܓܠܓܠܐ (galgəlā); the sense of “thistle stalks” is a semantic loan from Biblical Hebrew גַּלְגַּל (galgal).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ܓܝܼܓ݂ܠܵܐ • (gīḡlā) f sg (plural ܓܝܼܓ݂ܠܹ̈ܐ (gīḡlē))
- (automotive, transport) wheel (especially of a carriage, well, or mill)
- potter's wheel
- torture device
- cycle, circuit, circular course, orbit
- (figuratively, religion) angels
- (astronomy) celestial sphere
- (botany) thistle stalks
Inflection edit
Inflection of ܓܝܼܓ݂ܠܵܐ (gīḡlā)
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܓܝܼܓ݂ܠܝܼ (gīḡlī) |
ܓܝܼܓ݂ܠܲܢ (gīḡlan) | ||
| construct | ܓܝܼܓܲܠ (gīgal) |
2nd person | ܓܝܼܓ݂ܠܘܼܟ݂ (gīḡlūḵ) |
ܓܝܼܓ݂ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (gīḡlāḵ) |
ܓܝܼܓ݂ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gīḡlāwḵōn) | ||
| emphatic | ܓܝܼܓ݂ܠܵܐ (gīḡlā) |
3rd person | ܓܝܼܓ݂ܠܹܗ (gīḡlēh) |
ܓܝܼܓ݂ܠܵܗ̇ (gīḡlāh) |
ܓܝܼܓ݂ܠܗܘܿܢ (gīḡlhōn) | ||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܓܝܼܓ݂ܠܝܼ̈ (gīḡlī) |
ܓܝܼܓ݂ܠܲܢ̈ (gīḡlan) | ||
| construct | ܓܝܼܓ݂ܠܲܝ̈ (gīḡlay) |
2nd person | ܓܝܼܓ݂ܠܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (gīḡlūḵ) |
ܓܝܼܓ݂ܠܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (gīḡlāḵ) |
ܓܝܼܓ݂ܠܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gīḡlāwḵōn) | ||
| emphatic | ܓܝܼܓ݂ܠܹ̈ܐ (gīḡlē) |
3rd person | ܓܝܼܓ݂ܠܘܼ̈ܗܝ (gīḡlūh) |
ܓܝܼܓ݂ܠ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (gīḡlōh) |
ܓܝܼܓ݂ܠܗ̈ܘܿܢ (gīḡlhōn) | ||
Synonyms edit
- (wheel): ܐܘܼܦܢܵܐ (upnā)
- (circle, cycle): ܚܘܼܕܪܵܐ (ḥudrā), ܚܘܿܓ݂ܬܵܐ (ḥōḡtā)
- (orbit): ܡܵܘܙܲܠܬܵܐ (māwzaltā), ܟܪܘܼܟ݂ܝܵܐ (kruḵyā)
Derived terms edit
- ܓܝܼܓ݂ܠܘܿܢܝܼܬܵܐ (gīḡlōnītā, “earring”, literally “little wheel”)
- ܟܘܼܪܣܹܐ ܓܝܼܓ݂ܠܹ̈ܐ (kursē gīḡlē, “wheelchair”)
Classical Syriac edit
Alternative forms edit
- ܓܠܓܠܐ (galgǝlā) (uncontracted)
Etymology edit
From the earlier uncontracted form ܓܠܓܠܐ (galgəlā), from the root ܓ-ܠ-ܠ (ɡ-l-l) related to rolling. The sense of “thistle stalks” is from Biblical Hebrew גַּלְגַּל (galgal).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ܓܝܓܠܐ • (giḡlā) f (plural ܓܝܓܠܐ (giḡlē))
- wheel of a carriage, well, or mill
- (geometry) circle, ring, disc, sphere
- cycle, circuit, circular course, orbit
- (astronomy) celestial sphere
- potter's wheel
- torture device
- round boulder used to close a tomb
- (figuratively, religion) angels
- (botany) thistle stalks
Inflection edit
inflection of ܓܝܓܠܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܓܝܓܠ | ܓܝܓܠܝܢ |
| construct | ܓܝܓܠ | ܓܝܓܠܝ |
| emphatic | ܓܝܓܠܐ | ܓܝܓܠܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܓܝܓܠܝ | ܓܝܓܠܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܓܝܓܠܟ | ܓܝܓܠܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܓܝܓܠܟܝ | ܓܝܓܠܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܓܝܓܠܗ | ܓܝܓܠܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܓܝܓܠܗ | ܓܝܓܠܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܓܝܓܠܢ | ܓܝܓܠܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܓܝܓܠܟܘܢ | ܓܝܓܠܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܓܝܓܠܟܝܢ | ܓܝܓܠܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܓܝܓܠܗܘܢ | ܓܝܓܠܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܓܝܓܠܗܝܢ | ܓܝܓܠܝܗܝܢ |
Derived terms edit
- ܓܝܓܠܘܢܝܬܐ (gīḡlōnīṯā)
References edit
- “gygl”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- Brockelmann, Carl (1928) Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), 2nd edition, Halle: Max Niemeyer, published 1995, page 103a
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 42a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 68a–b
- 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, pages 228a–b