ܓܘܡܠܐ

Inherited from Aramaic גַמְלָא (gamlā), from Proto-Semitic *gamal-; compare Classical Syriac ܓܡܠܐ (gamlā), Arabic جَمَل (jamal), Hebrew גָּמָל (gamál), Neo-Assyrian 𒃵𒂷 (gammalu), Ancient Greek κᾰ́μηλος (kắmēlos). Compare also the learned borrowed form ܓܲܡܠܵܐ (gamlā).

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ɡum.lɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒum.lɑː]

ܓܘܼܡܠܵܐ • (gumlā) m sg (plural ܓܘܼܡ̈ܠܹܐ (gumlē), feminine ܓܡܘܼܠܬܵܐ (gmultā))

1. camel
   • c. 2014, ܕܝܬܩܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܒܠܫܢܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ, Aramaic Bible Translation, Inc., Genesis 24:46:

     ܡܘܼܠܝܸܙ ܠܵܗ̇ ܘܡܘܼܨܠܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇ ܠܬܲܠܡܵܗ̇ ܡܥܲܠܘܼܗ̇، ܘܐ݇ܡܝܼܪ ܠܵܗ̇: «ܫܬܝܼ، ܘܒܸܬ ܡܲܫܬܝܲܢ ܐܵܦ ܠܓܘܼܡܠܲܘ̈ܟ݂.» ܫܬܹܐ ܠܝܼ، ܘܐܵܦ ܠܓܘܼܡܠܲܝ̈ ܡܘܼܫܬܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇.

     mulyiz lāh w-muṣlē lāh l-talmāh m-ˁallōh, w-mīr lāh: “štī, w-bit maštyan āp l-gumlawḵ.” štē lī, w-āp l-gumlay muštē lāh.

     And she made haste, and let down her pitcher from her shoulder, and said: “Drink, and I will give your camels drink also.” So I drank, and she made the camels drink also.

   • c. 2014, ܕܝܬܩܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܒܠܫܢܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ, Aramaic Bible Translation, Inc., Mark 10:25:

     ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܦܫܝܼܛܬܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܠܓܘܼܡܠܵܐ ܕܥܵܒ݂ܹܪ ܒܢܸܩܒܵܐ ܕܚܡܵܛܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܥܲܬܝܼܪܵܐ ܕܥܵܐܹܠ ܠܡܲܠܟܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܕܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ.

     yatīr pšīṭtā ìlāh l-gumlā d-ˁāḇēr b-niqbā d-ḥmāṭā min ˁatīrā d-ˁāˀēl l-malkūṯā d-allāhā.

     It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.

2. (architecture) vaulted roof

• ܓܡܘܿܠ ܢܸܡܪܵܐ (gmōl nimrā)
• ܓܲܡܵܠܵܐ (gammālā)