ܓܝܓܠܐ

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms
  • (uncontracted form) ܓܠܓܠܐ‎

Etymology

From the earlier uncontracted form ܓܠܓܠܐ‎ (galgəlāʾ), from the root ܓ-ܠ-ܠ‎ (ɡ-l-l) related to rolling. The sense of "thistle stalks" is from Biblical Hebrew גַּלְגַּל‎ (galgal).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ɡiɣlɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ɡiɣle(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܓܝܓܠܐ • (gigglā) f (plural ܓܝܓܠܐ)

  1. wheel of a carriage, well, or mill
  2. (geometry) circle, ring, disc, sphere
  3. cycle, circuit, circular course, orbit
  4. (astronomy) celestial sphere
  5. potter's wheel
  6. torture device
  7. round boulder used to close a tomb
  8. (figuratively, religion) angels
  9. (botany) thistle stalks

Inflection
    inflection of ܓܝܓܠܐ
state singular plural
absolute ܓܝܓܠ‎ ܓܝܓܠܝܢ‎
construct ܓܝܓܠ‎ ܓܝܓܠܝ‎
emphatic ܓܝܓܠܐ ܓܝܓܠܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܓܝܓܠܝ‎ ܓܝܓܠܝ‎
2nd m. sg. (your) ܓܝܓܠܟ‎ ܓܝܓܠܝܟ‎
2nd f. sg. (your) ܓܝܓܠܟܝ‎ ܓܝܓܠܝܟܝ‎
3rd m. sg. (his) ܓܝܓܠܗ‎ ܓܝܓܠܘܗܝ‎
3rd f. sg. (her) ܓܝܓܠܗ‎ ܓܝܓܠܝܗ‎
1st c. pl. (our) ܓܝܓܠܢ‎ ܓܝܓܠܝܢ‎
2nd m. pl. (your) ܓܝܓܠܟܘܢ‎ ܓܝܓܠܝܟܘܢ‎
2nd f. pl. (your) ܓܝܓܠܟܝܢ‎ ܓܝܓܠܝܟܝܢ‎
3rd m. pl. (their) ܓܝܓܠܗܘܢ‎ ܓܝܓܠܝܗܘܢ‎
3rd f. pl. (their) ܓܝܓܠܗܝܢ‎ ܓܝܓܠܝܗܝܢ‎

Derived terms
  • ܓܝܓܠܘܢܝܬܐ‎

References
  • “gygl”, 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, p. 42a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 68a-b
  • 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, p. 228a-b
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