ἀλόη

See also: αλόη and ἀλωή

Ancient Greek

Etymology

As with ἀγᾰ́λοχον (agắlokhon, “agalloch”), a loanword from an Eastern language.[1] First attested in the 1st century CE, so apparently acquired via Aramaic, attested in like meaning in Classical Syriac ܥܠܘܝ (ʕalway, ʕelway), Christian Palestinian Aramaic ܥܠܘܐ, ܥܠܘܝܬܐ, Classical Mandaic ࡏࡋࡅࡀࡉࡀ (ʕluaia), ࡀࡋࡅࡀࡉ (ʔluai), from Old Tamil 𑀅𑀓𑀺𑀮𑁰 (akil); compare அகில் (akil, “agarwood”). For more see ألوة.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἀλόη • (alóē) f (genitive ἀλόης); first declension

  1. aloe (Aloe vera)

Inflection

First declension of ἡ ἀλόη; τῆς ἀλόης (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ ἀλόη
hē alóē 		τὼ ἀλόᾱ
tṑ alóā 		αἱ ἀλόαι
hai alóai
Genitive τῆς ἀλόης
tês alóēs 		τοῖν ἀλόαιν
toîn alóain 		τῶν ἀλοῶν
tôn aloôn
Dative τῇ ἀλόῃ
tēî alóēi 		τοῖν ἀλόαιν
toîn alóain 		ταῖς ἀλόαις
taîs alóais
Accusative τὴν ἀλόην
tḕn alóēn 		τὼ ἀλόᾱ
tṑ alóā 		τᾱ̀ς ἀλόᾱς
tā̀s alóās
Vocative ἀλόη
alóē 		ἀλόᾱ
alóā 		ἀλόαι
alóai
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.
  • → Aramaic:
    Jewish Palestinian Aramaic: אלויס, אלווס, אלוה
    Classical Syriac: ܐܠܘܐܐ, ܐܠܘܐ
    Jewish Babylonian Aramaic: אילווא
  • ξυλᾱλόη (xulālóē)

Descendants

  • Greek: αλόη f (alói)
  • → Latin: aloē (see there for further descendants)
  • → Old Armenian: հալուէ (haluē)
  • → Old Georgian: ჰალოჲ (haloy), ალოვჱ (alovē), ალოეჱ (aloeē), ალოჲ (aloy)

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ἀλόη”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 73

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