ܓܠܝܕܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܓ ܠ ܕ (g l d)
3 terms

ܓܠܝܕܬܐ

Etymology

Possible allusion to Italian gelato equivalent to the feminine form of ܓܠܝܼܕ݂ܵܐ (glīḏā, “ice”). From modern Hebrew גְּלִידָה (glidá), itself from Aramaic גְּלִידָא (glīḏā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ɡəlidːtɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒəlidːtɑː]

Noun

ܓܠܝܼܕܬܵܐ • (glīdtā) f sg (plural ܓܠܝܼܕ݂ܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (glīḏāṯē))

1. ice cream (soft, sweet frozen food made with milk and cream and typically flavoured with vanilla, fruit, or other ingredients)

   ܐܝܼܬ ܕܸܟܵܢܵܐ ܪܵܒܵܐ ܒܲܣܝܼܡܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܕܙܲܒܸܢ ܓܠܝܼܕܬܵܐ ܩܘܼܪܒܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܝܵܡܵܐ.

   īt dikkānā rābā basīmā ìlēh d-zabbin glīdtā qurbā min yāmā.

   There's a really nice shop that sells ice cream near the beach.

Inflection

Inflection of ܓܠܝܼܕܬܵܐ (glīdtā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܓܠܝܼܕܬܝܼ (glīdtī)		ܓܠܝܼܕܬܲܢ (glīdtan)
	construct	ܓܠܝܼܕ݂ܲܬ݂ (glīḏaṯ)	2nd person	ܓܠܝܼܕܬܘܼܟ݂ (glīdtūḵ)	ܓܠܝܼܕܬܵܟ݂ܝ (glīdtāḵ)	ܓܠܝܼܕܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (glīdtāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܓܠܝܼܕܬܵܐ (glīdtā)	3rd person	ܓܠܝܼܕܬܹܗ (glīdtēh)	ܓܠܝܼܕܬܵܗ̇ (glīdtāh)	ܓܠܝܼܕܬܗܘܿܢ (glīdthōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܓܠܝܼܕ݂ܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (glīḏāṯī)		ܓܠܝܼܕ݂ܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (glīḏāṯan)
	construct	ܓܠܝܼܕ݂ܵܬ݂̈ (glīḏāṯ)	2nd person	ܓܠܝܼܕ݂ܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (glīḏāṯūḵ)	ܓܠܝܼܕ݂ܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (glīḏāṯāḵ)	ܓܠܝܼܕ݂ܵܬ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (glīḏāṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܓܠܝܼܕ݂ܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (glīḏāṯē)	3rd person	ܓܠܝܼܕ݂ܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (glīḏāṯūh)	ܓܠܝܼܕ݂ܵܬ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (glīḏāṯōh)	ܓܠܝܼܕ݂ܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (glīḏāṯhōn)