Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit

Root
ܓ ܠ ܐ (g l ˀ)
6 terms

Etymology edit

Derived from the verb ܓܵܠܹܐ (gālē, to reveal); the usage as a proper noun is derived from Classical Syriac, itself a calque of Ancient Greek Αποκάλυψις (Apokálupsis).

Pronunciation edit

  • (standard) IPA(key): [ɡɪljaːnaː]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [d͡ʒɪljɑːnɑ]

Noun edit

ܓܸܠܝܵܢܵܐ (gilyānām (plural ܓܸܠܝܵܢܹ̈ܐ (gilyānē))

  1. revelation
  2. appearance, apparition, manifestation

Inflection edit

Proper noun edit

ܓܸܠܝܵܢܵܐ (gilyānām

  1. (biblical) the Apocalypse
  2. (biblical) Revelation (final book of the New Testament of the Bible)
    • Revelation 1:1
      ܓܸܠܝܵܢܵܐ ܕܝܼܫܘܿܥ ܡܫܝܼܚܵܐ، ܗ̇ܘ ܕܩܵܡ ܝܵܗ݇ܒ݂ܹܠ ܠܹܗ ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܠܡܲܕܘܼܥܹܐ ܠܥܲܒ݂ܕܘܼ̈ܗܝ ܡܸܢܕܝܼܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܕܘܵܠܹܐ ܕܗܵܘܝܼ ܒܲܥܓ݂ܲܠ، ܘܡܘܼܕܸܥ ܠܹܗ ܐܵܗܵܐ ܟܲܕ ܫܲܕܘܼܪܹܗ ܡܲܠܲܐܟ݂ܹܗ ܠܟܸܣ ܥܲܒ݂ܕܹܗ ܝܘܿܚܲܢܵܢ،
      gilyānā d-īšōˁ mšīḥā, awa d-qām yāḇēl lēh allāhā l-madūˁē l-ˁaḇdūh mindīyānē d-wālē d-hāwī baˁḡal, w-mūdiˁ lēh āhā kad šadūrēh mallaˀḵēh l-kis ˁaḇdēh yōḥannān,
      The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants - things which must shortly take place. And He sent and signified it by His angel to His servant John,
  3. (Christianity) the feast of the Transfiguration
  4. a male given name
  5. a surname transferred from the given name

Derived terms edit

Classical Syriac edit

Etymology edit

From the root ܓ-ܠ-ܐ (ɡ-l-ʾ) related to revealing.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ɡɛljɑnɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ɡɛljɑne(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun edit

ܓܠܝܢܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܓܠܝܢܐ)

  1. revelation
  2. appearance, apparition, manifestation
  3. Apocalypse

Inflection edit

References edit

  • glyn”, 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, p. 48a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 71a
  • 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, p. 237b