ܓܡܘܪܬܐ
Classical Syriac edit
Etymology edit
From the root ܓ-ܡ-ܪ (ɡ-m-r). Compare Akkadian 𒄖𒈠𒊒 (/gumāru/) and Arabic جَمْرَة (jamra).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ܓܡܘܪܬܐ • (gmurtā) f (plural ܓܡܘܪܝܬܐ or ܓܡܘܪܬܐ or ܓܘܡܪܐ)
- coal (especially live coal)
- hot volcanic rock
- (in the plural, pathology) ulcer, carbuncle; pox, anthrax
- (Christianity) Eucharist, host, wafer
Usage notes edit
The plurals ܓܡܘܪܬܐ and ܓܡܘܪܝܬܐ are used for the sense of "Eucharist" while the plural ܓܘܡܪܐ is used for other senses.
Inflection edit
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 edit
- “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