ܓܠܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܓ ܠ ܐ (g l ˀ)
6 terms

From Aramaic גְלָא (gəlā); cogante to Hebrew גִּלָּה (gilá).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ɡɑːleː]
• (Urmian) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒɑːleː]

Verb

ܓܵܠܹܐ • (gālē) (present participle ܓܠܵܝܵܐ (glāyā), past participle ܓܸܠܝܵܐ (gilyā))

1. to reveal, expose, uncover

   Synonym: ܓܵܠܹܚ (gālēḥ)

   ܗܸܫ ܠܹܐ ܝܢܵܐ ܓܸܠܝܹ̈ܐ ܟܠܵܝܗܝ ܬܲܦܨܝܼܠܹ̈ܐ.

   hiš lē ìnā gilyē kullāyh tapṣīlē.

   They still haven’t revealed all the details.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܓܵܠܹܐ (gālē)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܓܠܹܐ ܠܝܼ (glē lī)	ܓܠܹܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (glē lūḵ)	ܓܠܹܐ ܠܹܗ (glē lēh)	ܓܠܹܐ ܠܲܢ (glē lan)	ܓܠܹܐ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (glē lāwḵōn)	ܓܠܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ (glē lhōn)
	f		ܓܠܹܐ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (glē lāḵ)	ܓܠܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇ (glē lāh)
non-past	m	ܓܵܠܹܝܢ (gālēn)	ܓܵܠܹܝܬ (gālēt)	ܓܵܠܹܐ (gālē)	ܓܵܠܲܚ (gālaḥ)	ܓܵܠܹܝܬܘܿܢ (gālētōn)	ܓܵܠܝܼ (gālī)
	f	ܓܵܠܝܵܢ (gālyān)	ܓܵܠܝܵܬܝ (gālyāt)	ܓܵܠܝܵܐ (gālyā)
imperative	m		ܓܠܝܼ (glī)			ܓܠܹܝܡܘܼܢ (glēmūn)
	f		ܓܠܹܐ (glē)

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒɑːleː]

Verb

ܓ̰ܵܠܹܐ • (jālē) (present participle ܓ̰ܠܵܝܵܐ (jlāyā), past participle ܓ̰ܸܠܝܵܐ (jilyā))

1. to wear out, fade

   Synonyms: ܒܵܠܹܐ (bālē), ܫܲܪܫܹܐ (šaršē)

   ܝܵܠܹ̈ܕ݇ܐ ܙܥܘܿܪܹ̈ܐ ܓ̰ܸܠܝܹ̈ܐ ܝܢܵܐ ܐܸܠܝܼ.

   yālē zˁōrē jilyē ìnā ilī.

   The kids have worn me out.

2. to prey on, seize, plunder

   Synonyms: ܓ̰ܵܠܹܒ݂ (jālēḇ), ܢܵܓ̰ܹܐ (nājē)

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܓ̰ܵܠܹܐ (jālē)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܓ̰ܠܹܐ ܠܝܼ (jlē lī)	ܓ̰ܠܹܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (jlē lūḵ)	ܓ̰ܠܹܐ ܠܹܗ (jlē lēh)	ܓ̰ܠܹܐ ܠܲܢ (jlē lan)	ܓ̰ܠܹܐ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (jlē lāwḵōn)	ܓ̰ܠܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ (jlē lhōn)
	f		ܓ̰ܠܹܐ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (jlē lāḵ)	ܓ̰ܠܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇ (jlē lāh)
non-past	m	ܓ̰ܵܠܹܝܢ (jālēn)	ܓ̰ܵܠܹܝܬ (jālēt)	ܓ̰ܵܠܹܐ (jālē)	ܓ̰ܵܠܲܚ (jālaḥ)	ܓ̰ܵܠܹܝܬܘܿܢ (jālētōn)	ܓ̰ܵܠܝܼ (jālī)
	f	ܓ̰ܵܠܝܵܢ (jālyān)	ܓ̰ܵܠܝܵܬܝ (jālyāt)	ܓ̰ܵܠܝܵܐ (jālyā)
imperative	m		ܓ̰ܠܝܼ (jlī)			ܓ̰ܠܹܝܡܘܼܢ (jlēmūn)
	f		ܓ̰ܠܹܐ (jlē)

Etymology 3

Compare Classical Syriac ܓܸܠܵܐ (gellā, “straw, dried plant”). Related to Classical Syriac ܓܠܠܐ (glālā, “floodplain, valley”) and ܓܲܠܠܵܐ (gallā, “wave”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ɡɪl.lɑː]
• (Urmian) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒɪl.lɑː]

Noun

ܓܸܠܵܐ • (gillā) m sg (plural ܓܸܠܹ̈ܐ (gillē) or ܓܸܠܵܠܹ̈ܐ (gillālē))

1. grass (ground cover plant)

   Synonyms: ܥܸܣܒܵܐ (ˁisbā), ܥܡܝܼܪܵܐ (ˁmīrā)

   ܟܸܢܫܵܐ ܝܬܝܼܒ݂ ܠܹܗ ܥܲܠ ܓܸܠܵܐ ܠܒܲܕܲܪ. ― kinšā tīḇ lēh ˁal gillā l-baddar. ― The crowd sat on the grass outside.

2. (slang) hemp, cannabis, marijuana

   Synonym: ܩܢܵܦܵܐ (qnāpā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܓܸܠܵܐ (gillā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܓܸܠܝܼ (gilī)		ܓܸܠܲܢ (gillan)
	construct	ܓܸܠ (gil)	2nd person	ܓܸܠܘܼܟ݂ (gilūḵ)	ܓܸܠܵܟ݂ܝ (gillāḵ)	ܓܸܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gillāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܓܸܠܵܐ (gillā)	3rd person	ܓܸܠܹܗ (gillēh)	ܓܸܠܵܗ̇ (gillāh)	ܓܸܠܗܘܿܢ (gilhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܓܸܠܝܼ̈ (gilī)		ܓܸܠܲܢ̈ (gillan)
	construct	ܓܸܠܲܝ̈ (gillay)	2nd person	ܓܸܠܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (gilūḵ)	ܓܸܠܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (gillāḵ)	ܓܸܠܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gillāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܓܸܠܹ̈ܐ (gillē)	3rd person	ܓܸܠܘܼ̈ܗܝ (gilūh)	ܓܸܠ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (gillōh)	ܓܸܠܗ̈ܘܿܢ (gilhōn)

Derived terms

• ܓܸܠܵܢܵܐ (gillānā, “grassy”)