ܓܪܓܫܬܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Dissimilated from older Aramaic *ܓܫܓܝܫܬܐ (gašgīštā), from the root ܓ ܫ ܓ ܫ, related to feeling; compare Mishnaic Hebrew גַּרְגֵּשׁ (gargēš).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡarˈɡɛʃ.tɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ɡar.ɡ(ə.)ˈʃɑ.θɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܓܪܓܫܬܐ • (gargeštā) f (plural ܓܪܓܫܬܐ)

  1. lump of clay, earth

Inflection

Inflection of ܓܪܓܫܬܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܓܪܓܫܐ 1st person ܓܪܓܫܬܝ ܓܪܓܫܬܢ
construct ܓܪܓܫܬ 2nd person ܓܪܓܫܬܟ ܓܪܓܫܬܟܝ ܓܪܓܫܬܟܘܢ ܓܪܓܫܬܟܝܢ
emphatic ܓܪܓܫܬܐ 3rd person ܓܪܓܫܬܗ ܓܪܓܫܬܗ ܓܪܓܫܬܗܘܢ ܓܪܓܫܬܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܓܪܓܫܢ 1st person ܓܪܓܫܬܢ ܓܪܓܫܬܢ
construct ܓܪܓܫܬ 2nd person ܓܪܓܫܬܟ ܓܪܓܫܬܟܝ ܓܪܓܫܬܟܘܢ ܓܪܓܫܬܟܝܢ
emphatic ܓܪܓܫܬܐ 3rd person ܓܪܓܫܬܗ ܓܪܓܫܬܗ ܓܪܓܫܬܗܘܢ ܓܪܓܫܬܗܝܢ

Descendants

  • → Arabic: جِرْجِس (jirjis), قِرْقِس (qirqis)
  • → Persian: جرجشت

References

  • “grgšh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 15 October 2017
  • 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 257a
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