"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) Forms: grámma [romanization], γράμματος [genitive], γράθμα [alternative, Doric]
Etymology: From γράφω (gráphō, “I write”) + -μα (-ma, result noun suffix). Etymology templates: {{etymon|grc|af|grc>γράφω>to scratch|grc>-μα>nominalizing suffix|id=written}}, {{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) Head templates: {{grc-noun|γράμματος|n|third}} γράμμα • (grámma) n (genitive γράμματος); third declension
  1. that which is written, that which is drawn, picture
    Sense id: en-γράμμα-grc-noun-9DEbtu75 Categories (other): Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the third declension, Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -μα Disambiguation of Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the third declension: 28 12 12 24 23 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -μα: 36 14 14 35
  2. letter
    Sense id: en-γράμμα-grc-noun--AEF76tt Categories (other): Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the third declension, Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -μα, Letters, symbols, and punctuation Disambiguation of Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the third declension: 28 12 12 24 23 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -μα: 36 14 14 35 Disambiguation of Letters, symbols, and punctuation: 9 68 3 12 8
  3. (in the plural) alphabet Tags: in-plural
    Sense id: en-γράμμα-grc-noun-TdTzg1UF Categories (other): Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the third declension, Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -μα Disambiguation of Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the third declension: 28 12 12 24 23 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -μα: 36 14 14 35
  4. writing, book
    Sense id: en-γράμμα-grc-noun-SXfRMU0o Categories (other): Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the third declension, Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -μα, Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the third declension: 28 12 12 24 23 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -μα: 36 14 14 35 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 8 3 3 10 21 6 26 9 4 3 7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: γραμματείδιον (grammateídion), γρᾰμμᾰτῐκός (grămmătĭkós), γραμματιστής (grammatistḗs)
Etymology number: 1

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: 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: {{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”) 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], γρᾰ́μμᾰτε [dual, nominative], τᾰ̀ γρᾰ́μμᾰτᾰ [nominative, plural], τοῦ γρᾰ́μμᾰτος [genitive, singular], γρᾰμμᾰ́τοιν [dual, genitive], γρᾰμμᾰ́των [genitive, plural], τῷ γρᾰ́μμᾰτῐ [dative, singular], γρᾰμμᾰ́τοιν [dative, dual], τοῖς γρᾰ́μμᾰσῐ [dative, plural], γρᾰ́μμᾰσῐν [dative, plural], toîs grắmmăsĭ [dative, plural], toîs grắmmăsĭn [dative, plural], τὸ γρᾰ́μμᾰ [accusative, singular], γρᾰ́μμᾰτε [accusative, dual], τᾰ̀ γρᾰ́μμᾰτᾰ [accusative, plural], γρᾰ́μμᾰ [singular, vocative], γρᾰ́μμᾰτε [dual, vocative], γρᾰ́μμᾰτᾰ [plural, vocative]
  1. a kind of small weight, 1/24 of an ounce, scruple
    Sense id: en-γράμμα-grc-noun-4YQNarMf Categories (other): Units of measure, Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the third declension, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 24 10 10 21 35 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the third declension: 28 12 12 24 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 8 3 3 10 21 6 26 9 4 3 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 2 2 8 30 5 28 7 3 2 6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "grammateídion",
      "word": "γραμματείδιον"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "grămmătĭkós",
      "word": "γρᾰμμᾰτῐκός"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "grammatistḗs",
      "word": "γραμματιστής"
    }
  ],
  "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": "lv",
            "2": "grāmata",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Latvian: grāmata",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Latvian: grāmata"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "lt",
            "2": "grõmata",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Lithuanian: grõmata",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Lithuanian: grõmata"
    },
    {
      "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_number": 1,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "af",
        "3": "grc>γράφω>to scratch",
        "4": "grc>-μα>nominalizing suffix",
        "id": "written"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "etymon"
    },
    {
      "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"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From γράφω (gráphō, “I write”) + -μα (-ma, result noun suffix).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "grámma",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "γράμματος",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "γράθμα",
      "roman": "gráthma",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Doric"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "γράμματος",
        "2": "n",
        "3": "third"
      },
      "expansion": "γράμμα • (grámma) n (genitive γράμματος); third declension",
      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "28 12 12 24 23",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the third declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "36 14 14 35",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -μα",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "that which is written, that which is drawn, picture"
      ],
      "id": "en-γράμμα-grc-noun-9DEbtu75",
      "links": [
        [
          "picture",
          "picture"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "28 12 12 24 23",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the third declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "36 14 14 35",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -μα",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "9 68 3 12 8",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Letters, symbols, and punctuation",
          "orig": "grc:Letters, symbols, and punctuation",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "letter"
      ],
      "id": "en-γράμμα-grc-noun--AEF76tt",
      "links": [
        [
          "letter",
          "letter"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "28 12 12 24 23",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the third declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "36 14 14 35",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -μα",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "alphabet"
      ],
      "id": "en-γράμμα-grc-noun-TdTzg1UF",
      "links": [
        [
          "alphabet",
          "alphabet"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(in the plural) alphabet"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "in-plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "28 12 12 24 23",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the third declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "36 14 14 35",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -μα",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "8 3 3 10 21 6 26 9 4 3 7",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "writing, book"
      ],
      "id": "en-γράμμα-grc-noun-SXfRMU0o",
      "links": [
        [
          "writing",
          "writing"
        ],
        [
          "book",
          "book"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "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"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Vladimir Orel"
  ],
  "word": "γράμμα"
}

{
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "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"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "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 grắmmă",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "γρᾰ́μμᾰτε",
      "roman": "grắmmăte",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾰ̀ γρᾰ́μμᾰτᾰ",
      "roman": "tằ grắmmătă",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῦ γρᾰ́μμᾰτος",
      "roman": "toû grắmmătos",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "γρᾰμμᾰ́τοιν",
      "roman": "grămmắtoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "γρᾰμμᾰ́των",
      "roman": "grămmắtōn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῷ γρᾰ́μμᾰτῐ",
      "roman": "tôi grắmmătĭ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "γρᾰμμᾰ́τοιν",
      "roman": "grămmắtoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖς γρᾰ́μμᾰσῐ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "γρᾰ́μμᾰσῐν",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîs grắmmăsĭ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîs grắmmăsĭn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸ γρᾰ́μμᾰ",
      "roman": "tò grắmmă",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "γρᾰ́μμᾰτε",
      "roman": "grắmmăte",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾰ̀ γρᾰ́μμᾰτᾰ",
      "roman": "tằ grắmmătă",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "γρᾰ́μμᾰ",
      "roman": "grắmmă",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "γρᾰ́μμᾰτε",
      "roman": "grắmmăte",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "γρᾰ́μμᾰτᾰ",
      "roman": "grắmmătă",
      "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": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Units of measure",
          "orig": "grc:Units of measure",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "24 10 10 21 35",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "28 12 12 24 23",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the third declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "8 3 3 10 21 6 26 9 4 3 7",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "6 2 2 8 30 5 28 7 3 2 6",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "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"
    }
  ],
  "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-Hellenic",
    "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 third-declension nouns",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "grc:Letters, symbols, and punctuation"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "grammateídion",
      "word": "γραμματείδιον"
    },
    {
      "roman": "grămmătĭkós",
      "word": "γρᾰμμᾰτῐκός"
    },
    {
      "roman": "grammatistḗs",
      "word": "γραμματιστής"
    }
  ],
  "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": "lv",
            "2": "grāmata",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Latvian: grāmata",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Latvian: grāmata"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "lt",
            "2": "grõmata",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Lithuanian: grõmata",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Lithuanian: grõmata"
    },
    {
      "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_number": 1,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "af",
        "3": "grc>γράφω>to scratch",
        "4": "grc>-μα>nominalizing suffix",
        "id": "written"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "etymon"
    },
    {
      "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"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From γράφω (gráphō, “I write”) + -μα (-ma, result noun suffix).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "grámma",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "γράμματος",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "γράθμα",
      "roman": "gráthma",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Doric"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "γράμματος",
        "2": "n",
        "3": "third"
      },
      "expansion": "γράμμα • (grámma) n (genitive γράμματος); third declension",
      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
  "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"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "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"
    }
  ],
  "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 with IPA pronunciation",
    "Ancient Greek third-declension nouns",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "grc:Letters, symbols, and punctuation"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "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"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "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 grắmmă",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "γρᾰ́μμᾰτε",
      "roman": "grắmmăte",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾰ̀ γρᾰ́μμᾰτᾰ",
      "roman": "tằ grắmmătă",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῦ γρᾰ́μμᾰτος",
      "roman": "toû grắmmătos",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "γρᾰμμᾰ́τοιν",
      "roman": "grămmắtoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "γρᾰμμᾰ́των",
      "roman": "grămmắtōn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῷ γρᾰ́μμᾰτῐ",
      "roman": "tôi grắmmătĭ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "γρᾰμμᾰ́τοιν",
      "roman": "grămmắtoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖς γρᾰ́μμᾰσῐ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "γρᾰ́μμᾰσῐν",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîs grắmmăsĭ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîs grắmmăsĭn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸ γρᾰ́μμᾰ",
      "roman": "tò grắmmă",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "γρᾰ́μμᾰτε",
      "roman": "grắmmăte",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾰ̀ γρᾰ́μμᾰτᾰ",
      "roman": "tằ grắmmătă",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "γρᾰ́μμᾰ",
      "roman": "grắmmă",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "γρᾰ́μμᾰτε",
      "roman": "grắmmăte",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "γρᾰ́μμᾰτᾰ",
      "roman": "grắmmătă",
      "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": [
    {
      "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"
    }
  ],
  "word": "γράμμα"
}

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Ancient Greek dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-06-21 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-06-01 using wiktextract (074e7de and f1c2b61). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.