ܩܠܡܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Compare Arabic قَمْلَة (qamla) by metathesis.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [qal.mɑː]

Noun

ܩܲܠܡܵܐ • (qalmā) m sg (plural ܩܲܠܡܹ̈ܐ (qalmē))

1. louse, weevil, parasite
2. (in the plural, pathology) pediculosis

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܲܠܡܵܐ (qalmā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܩܲܠܡܝܼ (qalmī)		ܩܲܠܡܲܢ (qalman)
	construct	ܩܠܲܡ (qlam)	2nd person	ܩܲܠܡܘܼܟ݂ (qalmūḵ)	ܩܲܠܡܵܟ݂ܝ (qalmāḵ)	ܩܲܠܡܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qalmāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܲܠܡܵܐ (qalmā)	3rd person	ܩܲܠܡܹܗ (qalmēh)	ܩܲܠܡܵܗ̇ (qalmāh)	ܩܲܠܡܗܘܿܢ (qalmhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܩܲܠܡܝܼ̈ (qalmī)		ܩܲܠܡܲܢ̈ (qalman)
	construct	ܩܲܠܡܲܝ̈ (qalmay)	2nd person	ܩܲܠܡܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (qalmūḵ)	ܩܲܠܡܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (qalmāḵ)	ܩܲܠܡܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qalmāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܲܠܡܹ̈ܐ (qalmē)	3rd person	ܩܲܠܡܘܼ̈ܗܝ (qalmūh)	ܩܲܠܡ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (qalmōh)	ܩܲܠܡܗ̈ܘܿܢ (qalmhōn)

Derived terms

• ܩܲܠܡܵܢܵܐ (qalmānā)
  • ܡܩܲܠܡܸܢ (mqalmin)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Compare Arabic قَمْلَة (qamla).

A head louse under illumination and magnified.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qalmɑ(ʔ)] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [qalme(ʔ)] (in the plural)

Noun

ܩܠܡܐ • (transliteration needed) c (plural ܩܠܡܐ)

1. louse, weevil, parasite
2. (pathology) pediculosis

Inflection

    inflection of ܩܠܡܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܩܠܡ	ܩܠܡܝܢ
construct	ܩܠܡ	ܩܠܡܝ
emphatic	ܩܠܡܐ	ܩܠܡܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܩܠܡܝ	ܩܠܡܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܩܠܡܟ	ܩܠܡܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܩܠܡܟܝ	ܩܠܡܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܩܠܡܗ	ܩܠܡܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܩܠܡܗ	ܩܠܡܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܩܠܡܢ	ܩܠܡܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܩܠܡܟܘܢ	ܩܠܡܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܩܠܡܟܝܢ	ܩܠܡܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܩܠܡܗܘܢ	ܩܠܡܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܩܠܡܗܝܢ	ܩܠܡܝܗܝܢ

References

• “qlm”, 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. 320b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 507a
• 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. 1372b