ܓܡܘܪܬܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
| Root |
|---|
| ܓ ܡ ܪ (g m r) |
| 1 term |
Inherited from Aramaic [Term?]; cognate to Akkadian 𒄖𒈠𒊒 (/gumāru/) and Arabic جَمْرَة (jamra).
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [ɡəmur.tɑː]
Noun
ܓܡܘܼܪܬܵܐ • (gmurtā) f (plural ܓܘܼܡܪܹ̈ܐ (gumrē) or ܓܘܼܡܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (gumrāṯā))
- live coal, ember, cinder
- hot volcanic rock
- (in the plural, pathology) ulcer, carbuncle; pox, anthrax
- (Christianity) Eucharist, host, wafer
Usage notes
The plural ܓܘܼܡܪܹ̈ܐ (gumrē) is used for literal senses while the plural ܓܘܼܡܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (gumrāṯā) is used for figurative senses such as “Eucharist”.
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܓܘܼܡܪܵܐ (gumrā) | 1st person | ܓܡܘܼܪܬܝܼ (gmurtī) | ܓܡܘܼܪܬܲܢ (gmurtan) | |||
| construct | ܓܘܼܡܪܲܬ݂ (gumraṯ) | 2nd person | ܓܡܘܼܪܬܘܼܟ݂ (gmurtōḵ) | ܓܡܘܼܪܬܵܟ݂ܝ (gmurtāḵ) | ܓܡܘܼܪܬܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gmurtawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܓܡܘܼܪܬܵܐ (gmurtā) | 3rd person | ܓܡܘܼܪܬܹܗ (gmurtēh) | ܓܡܘܼܪܬܵܗ̇ (gmurtāh) | ܓܡܘܼܪܬܗܘܿܢ (gmurthōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܓܘܼܡܪ̈ܝܼܢ (gumrīn) | 1st person | ܓܘܼܡܪ̈ܝܼ (gumrī) | ܓܘܼܡܪ̈ܲܢ (gumran) | |||
| construct | ܓܘܼܡܪ̈ܲܝ (gumray) | 2nd person | ܓܘܼܡܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (gumrōḵ) | ܓܘܼܡܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (gumrāḵ) | ܓܘܼܡܪ̈ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gumrawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܓܘܼܡܪܹ̈ܐ (gumrē) | 3rd person | ܓܘܼܡܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (gumrūh) | ܓܘܼܡܪ̈ܘܼܗ̇ (gumrōh) | ܓܘܼܡܪ̈ܲܝܗܘܿܢ (gumrayhōn) | |||
Classical Syriac
Etymology
| Root |
|---|
| ܓ ܡ ܪ |
| 3 terms |
Compare Akkadian 𒄖𒈠𒊒 (/gumāru/) and Arabic جَمْرَة (jamra).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɡ(ə)murtɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [ɡumre], [ɡ(ə)murɑθɑ], [ɡ(ə)murjɑθɑ] (plural)
Noun
ܓܡܘܪܬܐ • (gmurtā) f (plural ܓܡܘܪܝܬܐ or ܓܡܘܪܬܐ or ܓܘܡܪܐ)
- coal (especially live coal)
- hot volcanic rock
- (in the plural, pathology) ulcer, carbuncle; pox, anthrax
- (Christianity) Eucharist, host, wafer
Usage notes
The plurals ܓܡܘܪܬܐ and ܓܡܘܪܝܬܐ are used for the sense of "Eucharist" while the plural ܓܘܡܪܐ is used for other senses.
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܓܘܡܪܐ | 1st person | ܓܡܘܪܬܝ | ܓܡܘܪܬܢ | |||
| construct | ܓܘܡܪܬ | 2nd person | ܓܡܘܪܬܟ | ܓܡܘܪܬܟܝ | ܓܡܘܪܬܟܘܢ | ܓܡܘܪܬܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | 3rd person | ܓܡܘܪܬܗ | ܓܡܘܪܬܗ | ܓܡܘܪܬܗܘܢ | ܓܡܘܪܬܗܝܢ | |||
| plural | absolute | ܓܡܘܪܝܢ ,ܓܡܘܪܢ ,ܓܘܡܪܝܢ | 1st person | ܓܡܘܪܝܬܝ ,ܓܡܘܪܬܝ ,ܓܘܡܪܝ | ܓܡܘܪܝܬܢ ,ܓܡܘܪܬܢ ,ܓܘܡܪܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܓܡܘܪܝܬ ,ܓܡܘܪܬ ,ܓܘܡܪܝ | 2nd person | ܓܡܘܪܝܬܟ ,ܓܡܘܪܬܟ ,ܓܘܡܪܝܟ | ܓܡܘܪܝܬܟܝ ,ܓܡܘܪܬܟܝ ,ܓܘܡܪܝܟܝ | ܓܡܘܪܝܬܟܘܢ ,ܓܡܘܪܬܟܘܢ ,ܓܘܡܪܝܟܘܢ | ܓܡܘܪܝܬܟܝܢ ,ܓܡܘܪܬܟܝܢ ,ܓܘܡܪܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܓܡܘܪܝܬܐ , ,ܓܘܡܪܐ | 3rd person | ܓܡܘܪܝܬܗ ,ܓܡܘܪܬܗ ,ܓܘܡܪܘܗܝ | ܓܡܘܪܝܬܗ ,ܓܡܘܪܬܗ ,ܓܘܡܪܝܗ | ܓܡܘܪܝܬܗܘܢ ,ܓܡܘܪܬܗܘܢ ,ܓܘܡܪܝܗܘܢ | ܓܡܘܪܝܬܗܝܢ ,ܓܡܘܪܬܗܝܢ ,ܓܘܡܪܝܗܝܢ | ||
References
- “gwmrh”, 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 50a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 72a
- 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 240b