"γράμμα" meaning in Ancient Greek

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Noun

IPA: /ɡrám.ma/, /ˈɣram.ma/, /ˈɣra.ma/, /ɡrám.ma/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈɡram.ma/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈɣram.ma/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈɣram.ma/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈɣra.ma/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From γράφω (gráphō, “I write”) + -μα (-ma, result noun suffix). About its weight meaning there are two theories: * It was taken from Latin scrūpulus, which in its meaning, "smallest division of weight", was more frequently written scrūpulum, scrīpulum, and by some fancied derivation from scrīptum was written scrīptulum, scrīptlum. Hence it was later translated in Ancient Greek as γράμμα from γράφω (gráphō, “to write”), as scrīptulum from scrībō (“to write”). * It was a Semitic borrowing, with the measure tallied to the stones or pits of small fruits, Jewish Palestinian Aramaic גרוֹם (grūm, “kernel”), Classical Syriac ܓܪܽܘܡܳܐ (grūmā, “bone; kernel, stone, pit”), Arabic جَرَام (jarām, “date-stone”), related to the common גַּרְמָא / ܓܰܪܡܳܐ (garmā, “bone; kernel, stone, pit”). Etymology templates: {{root|grc|ine-pro|*gerbʰ-}}, {{suffix|grc|γράφω|μα|pos2=result noun suffix|t1=I write}} γράφω (gráphō, “I write”) + -μα (-ma, result noun suffix), {{m|la|scrūpulus}} scrūpulus, {{m|la|scrūpulum}} scrūpulum, {{m|la|scrīpulum}} scrīpulum, {{m|la|scrīptum}} scrīptum, {{m|la|scrīptulum}} scrīptulum, {{m|la|scrīptlum}} scrīptlum, {{m|grc|γράφω||to write}} γράφω (gráphō, “to write”), {{m|la|scrīptulum}} scrīptulum, {{m|la|scrībō||to write}} scrībō (“to write”), {{bor|grc|sem|-}} Semitic, {{cog|jpa|גרוֹם|t=kernel|tr=grūm}} Jewish Palestinian Aramaic גרוֹם (grūm, “kernel”), {{cog|syc|ܓܪܽܘܡܳܐ|t=bone; kernel, stone, pit|tr=grūmā}} Classical Syriac ܓܪܽܘܡܳܐ (grūmā, “bone; kernel, stone, pit”), {{cog|ar|جَرَام|t=date-stone}} Arabic جَرَام (jarām, “date-stone”), {{m|arc|גַּרְמָא}} גַּרְמָא, {{m|syc|ܓܰܪܡܳܐ|t=bone; kernel, stone, pit|tr=garmā}} ܓܰܪܡܳܐ (garmā, “bone; kernel, stone, pit”) Head templates: {{grc-noun|γράμματος|n|third}} γράμμα • (grámma) n (genitive γράμματος); third declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|γράμμᾰ|γράμμᾰτος|form=N-full}} Forms: grámma [romanization], γράμματος [genitive], Attic declension-3 [table-tags], τὸ γρᾰ́μμᾰ [nominative, singular], τὼ γρᾰ́μμᾰτε [dual, nominative], τᾰ̀ γρᾰ́μμᾰτᾰ [nominative, plural], τοῦ γρᾰ́μμᾰτος [genitive, singular], τοῖν γρᾰμμᾰ́τοιν [dual, genitive], τῶν γρᾰμμᾰ́των [genitive, plural], τῷ γρᾰ́μμᾰτῐ [dative, singular], τοῖν γρᾰμμᾰ́τοιν [dative, dual], τοῖς γρᾰ́μμᾰσῐ [dative, plural], γρᾰ́μμᾰσῐν [dative, plural], toîs grámmasi [dative, plural], toîs grámmasin [dative, plural], τὸ γρᾰ́μμᾰ [accusative, singular], τὼ γρᾰ́μμᾰτε [accusative, dual], τᾰ̀ γρᾰ́μμᾰτᾰ [accusative, plural], γρᾰ́μμᾰ [singular, vocative], γρᾰ́μμᾰτε [dual, vocative], γρᾰ́μμᾰτᾰ [plural, vocative]
  1. that which is written, that which is drawn, picture
    Sense id: en-γράμμα-grc-noun-9DEbtu75
  2. letter
    Sense id: en-γράμμα-grc-noun--AEF76tt
  3. (in the plural) alphabet Tags: in-plural
    Sense id: en-γράμμα-grc-noun-TdTzg1UF
  4. writing, book Categories (topical): Letters, symbols, and punctuation
    Sense id: en-γράμμα-grc-noun-SXfRMU0o Disambiguation of Letters, symbols, and punctuation: 3 14 9 71 2 Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the third declension, Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -μα, Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 14 6 6 60 13 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the third declension: 18 8 8 48 17 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -μα: 17 8 8 52 15 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes: 12 5 5 66 11
  5. a kind of small weight, 1/24 of an ounce, scruple Categories (topical): Units of measure
    Sense id: en-γράμμα-grc-noun-4YQNarMf
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: γράθμα (gráthma) [Doric] Derived forms: γραμματείδιον (grammateídion), γραμματιστής (grammatistḗs), γρᾰμμᾰτῐκός (grammatikós)

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "grammateídion",
      "word": "γραμματείδιον"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "grammatistḗs",
      "word": "γραμματιστής"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "grammatikós",
      "word": "γρᾰμμᾰτῐκός"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sq",
            "2": "gërmë",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Albanian: gërmë",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Albanian: gërmë"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sq",
            "2": "gërmoj",
            "unc": "1"
          },
          "expansion": ">? Albanian: gërmoj",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": ">? Albanian: gërmoj"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "be",
            "2": "гра́мата",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Belarusian: гра́мата (hrámata)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Belarusian: гра́мата (hrámata)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "bg",
            "2": "грамота́",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Bulgarian: грамота́ (gramotá)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Bulgarian: грамота́ (gramotá)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cs",
            "2": "gramota",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Czech: gramota",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Czech: gramota"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "el",
            "2": "γράμμα"
          },
          "expansion": "Greek: γράμμα (grámma)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Greek: γράμμα (grámma)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pl",
            "2": "gramota",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Polish: gramota",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Polish: gramota"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ru",
            "2": "гра́мота",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Russian: гра́мота (grámota)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Russian: гра́мота (grámota)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sh",
            "2": "-",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Serbo-Croatian:",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Serbo-Croatian:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sh",
            "2": "гра̀мата",
            "sclb": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "Cyrillic script: гра̀мата",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Cyrillic script: гра̀мата"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sh",
            "2": "gràmata",
            "sclb": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "Latin script: gràmata",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Latin script: gràmata"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sk",
            "2": "gramota",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Slovak: gramota",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Slovak: gramota"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "uk",
            "2": "гра́мота",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Ukrainian: гра́мота (hrámota)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Ukrainian: гра́мота (hrámota)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*gerbʰ-"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "γράφω",
        "3": "μα",
        "pos2": "result noun suffix",
        "t1": "I write"
      },
      "expansion": "γράφω (gráphō, “I write”) + -μα (-ma, result noun suffix)",
      "name": "suffix"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "scrūpulus"
      },
      "expansion": "scrūpulus",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "scrūpulum"
      },
      "expansion": "scrūpulum",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "scrīpulum"
      },
      "expansion": "scrīpulum",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "scrīptum"
      },
      "expansion": "scrīptum",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "scrīptulum"
      },
      "expansion": "scrīptulum",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "scrīptlum"
      },
      "expansion": "scrīptlum",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "γράφω",
        "3": "",
        "4": "to write"
      },
      "expansion": "γράφω (gráphō, “to write”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "scrīptulum"
      },
      "expansion": "scrīptulum",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "scrībō",
        "3": "",
        "4": "to write"
      },
      "expansion": "scrībō (“to write”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "sem",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Semitic",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "jpa",
        "2": "גרוֹם",
        "t": "kernel",
        "tr": "grūm"
      },
      "expansion": "Jewish Palestinian Aramaic גרוֹם (grūm, “kernel”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "syc",
        "2": "ܓܪܽܘܡܳܐ",
        "t": "bone; kernel, stone, pit",
        "tr": "grūmā"
      },
      "expansion": "Classical Syriac ܓܪܽܘܡܳܐ (grūmā, “bone; kernel, stone, pit”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ar",
        "2": "جَرَام",
        "t": "date-stone"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic جَرَام (jarām, “date-stone”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "arc",
        "2": "גַּרְמָא"
      },
      "expansion": "גַּרְמָא",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "syc",
        "2": "ܓܰܪܡܳܐ",
        "t": "bone; kernel, stone, pit",
        "tr": "garmā"
      },
      "expansion": "ܓܰܪܡܳܐ (garmā, “bone; kernel, stone, pit”)",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From γράφω (gráphō, “I write”) + -μα (-ma, result noun suffix).\nAbout its weight meaning there are two theories:\n* It was taken from Latin scrūpulus, which in its meaning, \"smallest division of weight\", was more frequently written scrūpulum, scrīpulum, and by some fancied derivation from scrīptum was written scrīptulum, scrīptlum. Hence it was later translated in Ancient Greek as γράμμα from γράφω (gráphō, “to write”), as scrīptulum from scrībō (“to write”).\n* It was a Semitic borrowing, with the measure tallied to the stones or pits of small fruits, Jewish Palestinian Aramaic גרוֹם (grūm, “kernel”), Classical Syriac ܓܪܽܘܡܳܐ (grūmā, “bone; kernel, stone, pit”), Arabic جَرَام (jarām, “date-stone”), related to the common גַּרְמָא / ܓܰܪܡܳܐ (garmā, “bone; kernel, stone, pit”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "grámma",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "γράμματος",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Attic declension-3",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Third declension",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸ γρᾰ́μμᾰ",
      "roman": "tò grámma",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ γρᾰ́μμᾰτε",
      "roman": "tṑ grámmate",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾰ̀ γρᾰ́μμᾰτᾰ",
      "roman": "tà grámmata",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῦ γρᾰ́μμᾰτος",
      "roman": "toû grámmatos",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν γρᾰμμᾰ́τοιν",
      "roman": "toîn grammátoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῶν γρᾰμμᾰ́των",
      "roman": "tôn grammátōn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῷ γρᾰ́μμᾰτῐ",
      "roman": "tôi grámmati",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν γρᾰμμᾰ́τοιν",
      "roman": "toîn grammátoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖς γρᾰ́μμᾰσῐ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "γρᾰ́μμᾰσῐν",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîs grámmasi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîs grámmasin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸ γρᾰ́μμᾰ",
      "roman": "tò grámma",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ γρᾰ́μμᾰτε",
      "roman": "tṑ grámmate",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾰ̀ γρᾰ́μμᾰτᾰ",
      "roman": "tà grámmata",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "γρᾰ́μμᾰ",
      "roman": "grámma",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "γρᾰ́μμᾰτε",
      "roman": "grámmate",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "γρᾰ́μμᾰτᾰ",
      "roman": "grámmata",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "γράμματος",
        "2": "n",
        "3": "third"
      },
      "expansion": "γράμμα • (grámma) n (genitive γράμματος); third declension",
      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "γράμμᾰ",
        "2": "γράμμᾰτος",
        "form": "N-full"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "that which is written, that which is drawn, picture"
      ],
      "id": "en-γράμμα-grc-noun-9DEbtu75",
      "links": [
        [
          "picture",
          "picture"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "letter"
      ],
      "id": "en-γράμμα-grc-noun--AEF76tt",
      "links": [
        [
          "letter",
          "letter"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "alphabet"
      ],
      "id": "en-γράμμα-grc-noun-TdTzg1UF",
      "links": [
        [
          "alphabet",
          "alphabet"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(in the plural) alphabet"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "in-plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "14 6 6 60 13",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "18 8 8 48 17",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the third declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "17 8 8 52 15",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -μα",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "12 5 5 66 11",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with redundant script codes",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "3 14 9 71 2",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Letters, symbols, and punctuation",
          "orig": "grc:Letters, symbols, and punctuation",
          "parents": [
            "Orthography",
            "Writing",
            "Human behaviour",
            "Language",
            "Human",
            "Communication",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "writing, book"
      ],
      "id": "en-γράμμα-grc-noun-SXfRMU0o",
      "links": [
        [
          "writing",
          "writing"
        ],
        [
          "book",
          "book"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Units of measure",
          "orig": "grc:Units of measure",
          "parents": [
            "Metrology",
            "Quantity",
            "Applied sciences",
            "Mathematics",
            "Sciences",
            "Formal sciences",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a kind of small weight, 1/24 of an ounce, scruple"
      ],
      "id": "en-γράμμα-grc-noun-4YQNarMf",
      "links": [
        [
          "small",
          "small"
        ],
        [
          "weight",
          "weight"
        ],
        [
          "ounce",
          "ounce"
        ],
        [
          "scruple",
          "scruple"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡrám.ma/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɣram.ma/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɣra.ma/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡrám.ma/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡram.ma/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɣram.ma/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɣram.ma/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɣra.ma/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "gráthma",
      "tags": [
        "Doric"
      ],
      "word": "γράθμα"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Vladimir Orel"
  ],
  "word": "γράμμα"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Ancient Greek 2-syllable words",
    "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
    "Ancient Greek lemmas",
    "Ancient Greek neuter nouns",
    "Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the third declension",
    "Ancient Greek nouns",
    "Ancient Greek paroxytone terms",
    "Ancient Greek terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Ancient Greek terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *gerbʰ-",
    "Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -μα",
    "Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes",
    "Ancient Greek third-declension nouns",
    "grc:Letters, symbols, and punctuation"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "grammateídion",
      "word": "γραμματείδιον"
    },
    {
      "roman": "grammatistḗs",
      "word": "γραμματιστής"
    },
    {
      "roman": "grammatikós",
      "word": "γρᾰμμᾰτῐκός"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sq",
            "2": "gërmë",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Albanian: gërmë",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Albanian: gërmë"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sq",
            "2": "gërmoj",
            "unc": "1"
          },
          "expansion": ">? Albanian: gërmoj",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": ">? Albanian: gërmoj"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "be",
            "2": "гра́мата",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Belarusian: гра́мата (hrámata)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Belarusian: гра́мата (hrámata)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "bg",
            "2": "грамота́",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Bulgarian: грамота́ (gramotá)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Bulgarian: грамота́ (gramotá)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cs",
            "2": "gramota",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Czech: gramota",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Czech: gramota"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "el",
            "2": "γράμμα"
          },
          "expansion": "Greek: γράμμα (grámma)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Greek: γράμμα (grámma)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pl",
            "2": "gramota",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Polish: gramota",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Polish: gramota"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ru",
            "2": "гра́мота",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Russian: гра́мота (grámota)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Russian: гра́мота (grámota)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sh",
            "2": "-",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Serbo-Croatian:",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Serbo-Croatian:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sh",
            "2": "гра̀мата",
            "sclb": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "Cyrillic script: гра̀мата",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Cyrillic script: гра̀мата"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sh",
            "2": "gràmata",
            "sclb": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "Latin script: gràmata",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Latin script: gràmata"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sk",
            "2": "gramota",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Slovak: gramota",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Slovak: gramota"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "uk",
            "2": "гра́мота",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Ukrainian: гра́мота (hrámota)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Ukrainian: гра́мота (hrámota)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*gerbʰ-"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "γράφω",
        "3": "μα",
        "pos2": "result noun suffix",
        "t1": "I write"
      },
      "expansion": "γράφω (gráphō, “I write”) + -μα (-ma, result noun suffix)",
      "name": "suffix"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "scrūpulus"
      },
      "expansion": "scrūpulus",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "scrūpulum"
      },
      "expansion": "scrūpulum",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "scrīpulum"
      },
      "expansion": "scrīpulum",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "scrīptum"
      },
      "expansion": "scrīptum",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "scrīptulum"
      },
      "expansion": "scrīptulum",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "scrīptlum"
      },
      "expansion": "scrīptlum",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "γράφω",
        "3": "",
        "4": "to write"
      },
      "expansion": "γράφω (gráphō, “to write”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "scrīptulum"
      },
      "expansion": "scrīptulum",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "scrībō",
        "3": "",
        "4": "to write"
      },
      "expansion": "scrībō (“to write”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "sem",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Semitic",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "jpa",
        "2": "גרוֹם",
        "t": "kernel",
        "tr": "grūm"
      },
      "expansion": "Jewish Palestinian Aramaic גרוֹם (grūm, “kernel”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "syc",
        "2": "ܓܪܽܘܡܳܐ",
        "t": "bone; kernel, stone, pit",
        "tr": "grūmā"
      },
      "expansion": "Classical Syriac ܓܪܽܘܡܳܐ (grūmā, “bone; kernel, stone, pit”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ar",
        "2": "جَرَام",
        "t": "date-stone"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic جَرَام (jarām, “date-stone”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "arc",
        "2": "גַּרְמָא"
      },
      "expansion": "גַּרְמָא",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "syc",
        "2": "ܓܰܪܡܳܐ",
        "t": "bone; kernel, stone, pit",
        "tr": "garmā"
      },
      "expansion": "ܓܰܪܡܳܐ (garmā, “bone; kernel, stone, pit”)",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From γράφω (gráphō, “I write”) + -μα (-ma, result noun suffix).\nAbout its weight meaning there are two theories:\n* It was taken from Latin scrūpulus, which in its meaning, \"smallest division of weight\", was more frequently written scrūpulum, scrīpulum, and by some fancied derivation from scrīptum was written scrīptulum, scrīptlum. Hence it was later translated in Ancient Greek as γράμμα from γράφω (gráphō, “to write”), as scrīptulum from scrībō (“to write”).\n* It was a Semitic borrowing, with the measure tallied to the stones or pits of small fruits, Jewish Palestinian Aramaic גרוֹם (grūm, “kernel”), Classical Syriac ܓܪܽܘܡܳܐ (grūmā, “bone; kernel, stone, pit”), Arabic جَرَام (jarām, “date-stone”), related to the common גַּרְמָא / ܓܰܪܡܳܐ (garmā, “bone; kernel, stone, pit”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "grámma",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "γράμματος",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Attic declension-3",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Third declension",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸ γρᾰ́μμᾰ",
      "roman": "tò grámma",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ γρᾰ́μμᾰτε",
      "roman": "tṑ grámmate",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾰ̀ γρᾰ́μμᾰτᾰ",
      "roman": "tà grámmata",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῦ γρᾰ́μμᾰτος",
      "roman": "toû grámmatos",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν γρᾰμμᾰ́τοιν",
      "roman": "toîn grammátoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῶν γρᾰμμᾰ́των",
      "roman": "tôn grammátōn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῷ γρᾰ́μμᾰτῐ",
      "roman": "tôi grámmati",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν γρᾰμμᾰ́τοιν",
      "roman": "toîn grammátoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖς γρᾰ́μμᾰσῐ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "γρᾰ́μμᾰσῐν",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîs grámmasi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîs grámmasin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸ γρᾰ́μμᾰ",
      "roman": "tò grámma",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ γρᾰ́μμᾰτε",
      "roman": "tṑ grámmate",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾰ̀ γρᾰ́μμᾰτᾰ",
      "roman": "tà grámmata",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "γρᾰ́μμᾰ",
      "roman": "grámma",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "γρᾰ́μμᾰτε",
      "roman": "grámmate",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "γρᾰ́μμᾰτᾰ",
      "roman": "grámmata",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "γράμματος",
        "2": "n",
        "3": "third"
      },
      "expansion": "γράμμα • (grámma) n (genitive γράμματος); third declension",
      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "γράμμᾰ",
        "2": "γράμμᾰτος",
        "form": "N-full"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "that which is written, that which is drawn, picture"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "picture",
          "picture"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "letter"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "letter",
          "letter"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "alphabet"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "alphabet",
          "alphabet"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(in the plural) alphabet"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "in-plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "writing, book"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "writing",
          "writing"
        ],
        [
          "book",
          "book"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "grc:Units of measure"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a kind of small weight, 1/24 of an ounce, scruple"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "small",
          "small"
        ],
        [
          "weight",
          "weight"
        ],
        [
          "ounce",
          "ounce"
        ],
        [
          "scruple",
          "scruple"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡrám.ma/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɣram.ma/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɣra.ma/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡrám.ma/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡram.ma/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɣram.ma/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɣram.ma/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɣra.ma/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "gráthma",
      "tags": [
        "Doric"
      ],
      "word": "γράθμα"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Vladimir Orel"
  ],
  "word": "γράμμα"
}

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