ܓܘ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܓ ܘ ܐ (g w ˀ)
9 terms

Etymology

From the construct state of ܓܲܘܵܐ (gawwā, inside, literally inside of).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ɡaw.]
  • (Urmia) IPA(key): [d͡ʒuː]

Preposition

ܓܲܘ • (gaw)

  1. in, inside, within
    ܝܲܥܩܘܿܒ݂ ܓܲܘ ܡܲܕ݂ܪܲܫܬܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ.
    yaˁqōḇ gaw maḏraštā ìlēh.
    Jacob is in the school.
    ܒܲܝܬܘܼܬ݂ܝܼ ܟܹܐ ܥܵܡܪܵܐ ܓܲܘ ܐܲܠܩܘܿܫ.
    baytūṯī kē ˁāmrā gaw alqōš.
    My family lives in Alqosh.
  2. in with, among, together with
    ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܕܲܗܒ݂ܵܐ ܓܲܘ ܐܝܼܠܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܕܚܲܩܠܵܐ.
    īṯ dahḇā gaw īlānē d-ḥaqlā.
    There is gold among the trees of the field.
    ܩܝܼܡ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܓܲܘܲܢ ܕܡܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܕܡܲܠܦܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܘܡܘܼܚܫܸܒ݂ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܕܥܲܬܝܼܪܹ̈ܐ ܝܢܵܐ ܒܠܸܫܵܢܵܐ
    qīm lhōn gawwan dmūṯā d-malpānē w-muḥšiḇ lhōn d-ˁatīrē ìnā b-liššānā
    They rose amongst us the likeness of teachers and taught themselves rich in the language.

Inflection

Inflection of ܓܲܘ
base form ܓܲܘ (gaw)
Personal-pronoun including forms
singular plural
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1st person ܓܲܘܝܼ (gawī) ܓܲܘܲܢ (gawwan)
2nd person ܓܲܘܘܼܟ݂ (gawōḵ) ܓܲܘܵܟ݂ܝ (gawwāḵ) ܓܲܘܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gawwawḵōn)
3rd person ܓܲܘܹܗ (gawwēh) ܓܲܘܵܗ̇ (gawwāh) ܓܲܘܗܘܿܢ (gawhōn)

Derived terms