ܓܠܦܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܓ ܠ ܦ related to engraving. Compare Hebrew גילוף / גִּלּוּף (gillūp̄).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡ(ə)lɑfɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ɡ(ə)lɑfe] (plural)

Noun

ܓܠܦܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܓܠܦܐ)

  1. sculpture
  2. engraving (on gems, gold, etc.)
  3. act of engraving, cutting, embossing
  4. (in the plural) spangles, scales
Inflection
Inflection of ܓܠܦܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܓܠܦ 1st person ܓܠܦܝ ܓܠܦܢ
construct ܓܠܦ 2nd person ܓܠܦܟ ܓܠܦܟܝ ܓܠܦܟܘܢ ܓܠܦܟܝܢ
emphatic ܓܠܦܐ 3rd person ܓܠܦܗ ܓܠܦܗ ܓܠܦܗܘܢ ܓܠܦܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܓܠܦܝܢ 1st person ܓܠܦܝ ܓܠܦܝܢ
construct ܓܠܦܝ 2nd person ܓܠܦܝܟ ܓܠܦܝܟܝ ܓܠܦܝܟܘܢ ܓܠܦܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܓܠܦܐ 3rd person ܓܠܦܘܗܝ ܓܠܦܝܗ ܓܠܦܝܗܘܢ ܓܠܦܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܓ ܠ ܦ related to engraving. Compare Hebrew גַּלָּף (gallāp̄).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡallɑfɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ɡallɑfe] (plural)

Noun

ܓܠܦܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܓܠܦܐ)

  1. sculptor
Inflection
Inflection of ܓܠܦܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܓܠܦ 1st person ܓܠܦܝ ܓܠܦܢ
construct ܓܠܦ 2nd person ܓܠܦܟ ܓܠܦܟܝ ܓܠܦܟܘܢ ܓܠܦܟܝܢ
emphatic ܓܠܦܐ 3rd person ܓܠܦܗ ܓܠܦܗ ܓܠܦܗܘܢ ܓܠܦܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܓܠܦܝܢ 1st person ܓܠܦܝ ܓܠܦܝܢ
construct ܓܠܦܝ 2nd person ܓܠܦܝܟ ܓܠܦܝܟܝ ܓܠܦܝܟܘܢ ܓܠܦܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܓܠܦܐ 3rd person ܓܠܦܘܗܝ ܓܠܦܝܗ ܓܠܦܝܗܘܢ ܓܠܦܝܗܝܢ

References

  • “glp”, 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 49a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903), A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 71b
  • 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, →ISBN, page 239a
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