ܓܡܘܪܬܐ

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Classical Syriac[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From the root ܓ-ܡ-ܪ (ɡ-m-r). Compare Akkadian 𒄖𒈠𒊒 (/⁠gumāru⁠/) and Arabic جَمْرَة (jamra).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ɡ(ə)murtɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ɡumre], [ɡ(ə)murɑθɑ], [ɡ(ə)murjɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun[edit]

ܓܡܘܪܬܐ (gmurtāf (plural ܓܡܘܪܝܬܐ or ܓܡܘܪܬܐ or ܓܘܡܪܐ)

  1. coal (especially live coal)
  2. hot volcanic rock
  3. (in the plural, pathology) ulcer, carbuncle; pox, anthrax
  4. (Christianity) Eucharist, host, wafer

Usage notes[edit]

The plurals ܓܡܘܪܬܐ and ܓܡܘܪܝܬܐ are used for the sense of "Eucharist" while the plural ܓܘܡܪܐ is used for other senses.

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References[edit]

  • 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, page 240b