ܓܕܘܕܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܓ ܕ ܕ (g d d)
3 terms

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac originally meaning “unmarried youth, boy from ten to eighteen years old”; compare Arabic جَدِيد (jadīd, new).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ɡadˈduːðɑː]
  • (Urmia) IPA(key): [d͡ʒadˈduːdɑː]

Noun

ܓܲܕܘܼܕ݂ܵܐ • (gadūḏām sg (plural ܓܲܕܘܼܕ݂ܹ̈ܐ (gadūḏē), feminine ܓܲܕܘܼܕ݂ܬܵܐ (gaduḏtā))

  1. bachelor, unmarried man
    Antonyms: ܡܙܘܼܘܓ݂ܵܐ (mzūwḡā), ܓܒ݂ܝܼܪܵܐ (gḇīrā)
Inflection
Inflection of ܓܲܕܘܼܕ݂ܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܓܲܕܘܼܕ݂ (gadūḏ) 1st person ܓܲܕܘܼܕ݂ܝܼ (gadūḏī) ܓܲܕܘܼܕ݂ܲܢ (gadūḏan)
construct ܓܲܕܘܼܕ݂ (gadūḏ) 2nd person ܓܲܕܘܼܕ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (gadūḏōḵ) ܓܲܕܘܼܕ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (gadūḏāḵ) ܓܲܕܘܼܕ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gadūḏawḵōn)
emphatic ܓܲܕܘܼܕ݂ܵܐ (gadūḏā) 3rd person ܓܲܕܘܼܕ݂ܹܗ (gadūḏēh) ܓܲܕܘܼܕ݂ܵܗ̇ (gadūḏāh) ܓܲܕܘܼܕ݂ܗܘܿܢ (gaduḏhōn)
plural absolute ܓܲܕܘܼܕ݂ܝܼ̈ܢ (gadūḏīn) 1st person ܓܲܕܘܼܕ݂ܝܼ̈ (gadūḏī) ܓܲܕܘܼܕ݂ܲܢ̈ (gadūḏan)
construct ܓܲܕܘܼܕ݂ܲܝ̈ (gadūḏay) 2nd person ܓܲܕܘܼܕ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (gadūḏōḵ) ܓܲܕܘܼܕ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (gadūḏāḵ) ܓܲܕܘܼܕ݂ܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gadūḏawḵōn)
emphatic ܓܲܕܘܼܕ݂ܹ̈ܐ (gadūḏē) 3rd person ܓܲܕܘܼܕ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (gadūḏūh) ܓܲܕܘܼܕ݂ܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (gadūḏōh) ܓܲܕܘܼܕ݂ܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (gadūḏayhōn)
Derived terms
  • ܓܲܕܘܼܕ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (gadūḏūṯā)
See also
  • ܒܬ݂ܘܼܠܵܐ (bṯūlā, virgin)
  • ܢܙܝܼܪܵܐ (nzīrā, celibate)

Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ɡðoːðaː]

Noun

ܓܕ݂ܘܿܕ݂ܵܐ • (gḏōḏām

  1. hedgehog
    Synonym: ܩܘܼܦܕ݂ܵܐ (qupḏā)
Inflection
Inflection of ܓܕ݂ܘܿܕ݂ܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܓܕ݂ܘܿܕ݂ (gḏōḏ) 1st person ܓܕ݂ܘܿܕ݂ܝܼ (gḏōḏī) ܓܕ݂ܘܿܕ݂ܲܢ (gḏōḏan)
construct ܓܕ݂ܘܿܕ݂ (gḏōḏ) 2nd person ܓܕ݂ܘܿܕ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (gḏōḏōḵ) ܓܕ݂ܘܿܕ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (gḏōḏāḵ) ܓܕ݂ܘܿܕ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gḏōḏawḵōn)
emphatic ܓܕ݂ܘܿܕ݂ܵܐ (gḏōḏā) 3rd person ܓܕ݂ܘܿܕ݂ܹܗ (gḏōḏēh) ܓܕ݂ܘܿܕ݂ܵܗ̇ (gḏōḏāh) ܓܕ݂ܘܿܕ݂ܗܘܿܢ (gḏōḏhōn)
plural absolute ܓܕ݂ܘܿܕ݂ܝܼ̈ܢ (gḏōḏīn) 1st person ܓܕ݂ܘܿܕ݂ܝܼ̈ (gḏōḏī) ܓܕ݂ܘܿܕ݂ܲܢ̈ (gḏōḏan)
construct ܓܕ݂ܘܿܕ݂ܲܝ̈ (gḏōḏay) 2nd person ܓܕ݂ܘܿܕ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (gḏōḏōḵ) ܓܕ݂ܘܿܕ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (gḏōḏāḵ) ܓܕ݂ܘܿܕ݂ܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gḏōḏawḵōn)
emphatic ܓܕ݂ܘܿܕ݂ܹ̈ܐ (gḏōḏē) 3rd person ܓܕ݂ܘܿܕ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (gḏōḏūh) ܓܕ݂ܘܿܕ݂ܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (gḏōḏōh) ܓܕ݂ܘܿܕ݂ܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (gḏōḏayhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܓ ܕ ܕ; compare Arabic جَدِيد (jadīd, new).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡadˈdu.ðɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ɡadˈdu.ðe] (plural)

Noun

ܓܕܘܕܐ • (gaddūḏām (plural ܓܕܘܕܐ)

  1. unmarried youth, boy (from ten to eighteen years old)

Inflection

Inflection of ܓܕܘܕܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܓܕܘܕ 1st person ܓܕܘܕܝ ܓܕܘܕܢ
construct ܓܕܘܕ 2nd person ܓܕܘܕܟ ܓܕܘܕܟܝ ܓܕܘܕܟܘܢ ܓܕܘܕܟܝܢ
emphatic ܓܕܘܕܐ 3rd person ܓܕܘܕܗ ܓܕܘܕܗ ܓܕܘܕܗܘܢ ܓܕܘܕܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܓܕܘܕܝܢ 1st person ܓܕܘܕܝ ܓܕܘܕܝܢ
construct ܓܕܘܕܝ 2nd person ܓܕܘܕܝܟ ܓܕܘܕܝܟܝ ܓܕܘܕܝܟܘܢ ܓܕܘܕܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܓܕܘܕܐ 3rd person ܓܕܘܕܘܗܝ ܓܕܘܕܝܗ ܓܕܘܕܝܗܘܢ ܓܕܘܕܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

  • ܐܬܓܕܘܕ (ʾeṯgaḏwaḏ)
  • ܓܕܘܕܘܬܐ (gaddūḏūṯā)

References

  • gdwd”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 21 October 2018
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 42b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 60b
  • 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, →ISBN, page 204b