# ܓܡܠܐ
## Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
### Alternative forms

* ܓܘܼܡܠܵܐ (gumlā)

### Etymology 1

From Aramaic גַמְלָא (gamlā), from Proto-Semitic *gamal-; compare Arabic جَمَل (jamal), Hebrew גָּמָל (gamál) and Ancient Greek κᾰ́μηλος (kámēlos). The spelling and third definition is Borrowed from Classical Syriac.

#### Pronunciation

* (Standard) IPA: [ɡam.lɑː]

#### Noun

ܓܲܡܠܵܐ • (gamlā) m sg (plural ܓܲܡܠܹ̈ܐ (gamlē), feminine ܓܡܲܠܬܵܐ (gmaltā))
* camel, dromedary
* (architecture) vaulted roof
* (architecture) beam, rafter

##### Inflection

Inflection of ܓܲܡܠܵܐ (gamlā) :
| number | isolated forms | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | with possessive pronouns | with possessive pronouns | with possessive pronouns |
| number | state | form | person | singular | singular | plural |
| number | state | form | person | m | f | plural |
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܓܲܡܠܝܼ (gamlī) | ܓܲܡܠܝܼ (gamlī) | ܓܲܡܠܲܢ (gamlan) |
| singular | construct | ܓܲܡܠ (gaml) | 2nd person | ܓܲܡܠܘܼܟ݂ (gamlūḵ) | ܓܲܡܠܵܟ݂ܝ (gamlāḵ) | ܓܲܡܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gamlāwḵōn) |
| singular | emphatic | ܓܲܡܠܵܐ (gamlā) | 3rd person | ܓܲܡܠܹܗ (gamlēh) | ܓܲܡܠܵܗ̇ (gamlāh) | ܓܲܡܠܗܘܿܢ (gamlhōn) |
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܓܲܡܠܝܼ̈ (gamlī) | ܓܲܡܠܝܼ̈ (gamlī) | ܓܲܡܠܲܢ̈ (gamlan) |
| plural | construct | ܓܲܡܠܲܝ̈ (gamlay) | 2nd person | ܓܲܡܠܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (gamlūḵ) | ܓܲܡܠܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (gamlāḵ) | ܓܲܡܠܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gamlāwḵōn) |
| plural | emphatic | ܓܲܡܠܹ̈ܐ (gamlē) | 3rd person | ܓܲܡܠܘܼ̈ܗܝ (gamlūh) | ܓܲܡܠ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (gamlōh) | ܓܲܡܠܗ̈ܘܿܢ (gamlhōn) |

### Etymology 2

Modified from above. Compare Arabic جَمَّال (jammāl) and Hebrew גַּמָּל (gammál).

#### Pronunciation

* (Standard) IPA: [ɡam.mɑːlɑː]

#### Noun

ܓܲܡܵܠܵܐ • (gammālā) m sg (plural ܓܲܡܵܠܹ̈ܐ (gammālē), feminine ܓܲܡܵܠܬܵܐ (gammāltā))
* cameleer

##### Inflection

Inflection of ܓܲܡܵܠܵܐ (gammālā) :
| number | isolated forms | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | with possessive pronouns | with possessive pronouns | with possessive pronouns |
| number | state | form | person | singular | singular | plural |
| number | state | form | person | m | f | plural |
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܓܲܡܵܠܝܼ (gammālī) | ܓܲܡܵܠܝܼ (gammālī) | ܓܲܡܵܠܲܢ (gammālan) |
| singular | construct | ܓܲܡܵܠ (gammāl) | 2nd person | ܓܲܡܵܠܘܼܟ݂ (gammālūḵ) | ܓܲܡܵܠܵܟ݂ܝ (gammālāḵ) | ܓܲܡܵܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gammālāwḵōn) |
| singular | emphatic | ܓܲܡܵܠܵܐ (gammālā) | 3rd person | ܓܲܡܵܠܹܗ (gammālēh) | ܓܲܡܵܠܵܗ̇ (gammālāh) | ܓܲܡܵܠܗܘܿܢ (gammālhōn) |
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܓܲܡܵܠܝܼ̈ (gammālī) | ܓܲܡܵܠܝܼ̈ (gammālī) | ܓܲܡܵܠܲܢ̈ (gammālan) |
| plural | construct | ܓܲܡܵܠܲܝ̈ (gammālay) | 2nd person | ܓܲܡܵܠܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (gammālūḵ) | ܓܲܡܵܠܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (gammālāḵ) | ܓܲܡܵܠܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gammālāwḵōn) |
| plural | emphatic | ܓܲܡܵܠܹ̈ܐ (gammālē) | 3rd person | ܓܲܡܵܠܘܼ̈ܗܝ (gammālūh) | ܓܲܡܵܠ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (gammālōh) | ܓܲܡܵܠܗ̈ܘܿܢ (gammālhōn) |

## Classical Syriac
### Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *gamal-.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ɡamlɑ] (singular)
* IPA: [ɡamle], [ɡamlɑne], [ɡamlawwɑθɑ] (plural)

#### Noun

ܓܲܡܠܵܐ • (gamlā) c (plural ܓܡܠܘܬܐ or ܓܡܠܢܐ or ܓܡܠܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܓܡܠܬܐ)
* camel, dromedary
* kind of measure
* large ant
* (architecture) beam, rafter

##### Usage notes

The plural ܓܡܠܘܬܐ (gamlawwāṯā) is used for the sense of "beam", the plural ܓܡܠܢܐ (gamlānē) is used for the sense of "large ant", and the plural ܓܡܠܐ (gamlē) is used for other senses.

##### Inflection
### Etymology 2

Modified from above. Compare Arabic جَمَّال (jammāl) and Hebrew גַּמָּל (gammāl).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ɡammɑlɑ] (singular)
* IPA: [ɡammɑle] (plural)

#### Noun

ܓܲܡܵܠܵܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܓܡܠܐ)
* cameleer

##### Inflection
### References

* “gml”, 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 49b
* 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 241a

### Anagrams

* ܡܓܠܐ