ܓܘܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܓ ܘ ܐ (g w ˀ)
9 terms

From ܓܲܘܵܐ (gawwā, inside, interior) +‎ -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending).

Pronunciation

Adjective

ܓܲܘܵܝܵܐ • (gawwāyā) (feminine ܓܲܘܵܝܬܵܐ (gawwāytā), plural ܓܲܘܵܝܹ̈ܐ (gawwāyē))

  1. inner, interior, internal
    Antonym: ܒܲܪܵܝܵܐ (barrāyā)
  2. holy
    Synonym: ܩܲܕܝܼܫܵܐ (qadīšā)
  3. inhabitant, citizen
    Synonyms: ܥܵܡܘܿܪܵܐ (ˁāmōrā), ܒܲܪ ܐܲܬ݂ܪܵܐ (bar aṯrā)

Noun

ܓܲܘܵܝܹ̈ܐ • (gawwāyēm pl (plural only)

  1. inside, the indoors
    Antonym: ܒܲܪ̈ܵܝܹܐ (barrāyē)
  2. (by extension) Assyria

Inflection

Inflection of ܓܲܘܵܝܹ̈ܐ
number isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
plural absolute ܓܲܘܵܝܝܼ̈ܢ (gawwāyīn) 1st person ܓܲܘܵܝܝܼ̈ (gawwāyī) ܓܲܘܵܝܲܢ̈ (gawwāyan)
construct ܓܲܘܵܝܲܝ̈ (gawwāyay) 2nd person ܓܲܘܵܝܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (gawwāyōḵ) ܓܲܘܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (gawwāyāḵ) ܓܲܘܵܝܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gawwāyawḵōn)
emphatic ܓܲܘܵܝܹ̈ܐ (gawwāyē) 3rd person ܓܲܘܵܝܘܼ̈ܗܝ (gawwāyūh) ܓܲܘܵܝܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (gawwāyōh) ܓܲܘܵܝܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (gawwāyayhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (gwd /⁠gōy⁠/, ball). Cognate with Persian گوی (guy, ball).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡojɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ɡoje] (plural)

Noun

ܓܘܝܐ • (transliteration neededm (plural ܓܘܝܐ)

  1. sphere, globe, ball
Inflection
Inflection of ܓܘܝܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܓܘܝ 1st person ܓܘܝܝ ܓܘܝܢ
construct ܓܘܝ 2nd person ܓܘܝܟ ܓܘܝܟܝ ܓܘܝܟܘܢ ܓܘܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܓܘܝܐ 3rd person ܓܘܝܗ ܓܘܝܗ ܓܘܝܗܘܢ ܓܘܝܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܓܘܝܝܢ 1st person ܓܘܝܝ ܓܘܝܝܢ
construct ܓܘܝܝ 2nd person ܓܘܝܝܟ ܓܘܝܝܟܝ ܓܘܝܝܟܘܢ ܓܘܝܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܓܘܝܐ 3rd person ܓܘܝܘܗܝ ܓܘܝܝܗ ܓܘܝܝܗܘܢ ܓܘܝܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܓ ܘ ܐ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡ(ə)wɑjɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ɡ(ə)wɑje] (plural)

Noun

ܓܘܝܐ • (transliteration neededm (plural ܓܘܝܐ)

  1. (anatomy) intestine(s); innards, viscera
Inflection
Inflection of ܓܘܝܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܓܘܝ 1st person ܓܘܝܝ ܓܘܝܢ
construct ܓܘܝ 2nd person ܓܘܝܟ ܓܘܝܟܝ ܓܘܝܟܘܢ ܓܘܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܓܘܝܐ 3rd person ܓܘܝܗ ܓܘܝܗ ܓܘܝܗܘܢ ܓܘܝܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܓܘܝܝܢ 1st person ܓܘܝܝ ܓܘܝܝܢ
construct ܓܘܝܝ 2nd person ܓܘܝܝܟ ܓܘܝܝܟܝ ܓܘܝܝܟܘܢ ܓܘܝܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܓܘܝܐ 3rd person ܓܘܝܘܗܝ ܓܘܝܝܗ ܓܘܝܝܗܘܢ ܓܘܝܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

From the root ܓ ܘ ܐ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡawwɑjɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ɡawwɑje] (plural)

Adjective

ܓܘܝܐ • (transliteration neededm (plural ܓܘܝܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܓܘܝܬܐ)

  1. inner, interior, internal
  2. far, farther, remote
  3. holy
Inflection
Inflection of ܓܘܝܐ
person singular plural
m f m f
absolute ܓܘܝ ܓܘܝܐ ܓܘܝܝܢ ܓܘܝܢ
construct ܓܘܝ ܓܘܝܬ ܓܘܝܝ ܓܘܝܬ
emphatic ܓܘܝܐ ܓܘܝܬܐ ܓܘܝܐ ܓܘܝܬܐ
Antonyms

Noun

ܓܘܝܐ • (transliteration neededm (plural ܓܘܝܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܓܘܝܬܐ)

  1. inhabitant, citizen
  2. eunuch
Inflection
Inflection of ܓܘܝܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܓܘܝ 1st person ܓܘܝܝ ܓܘܝܢ
construct ܓܘܝ 2nd person ܓܘܝܟ ܓܘܝܟܝ ܓܘܝܟܘܢ ܓܘܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܓܘܝܐ 3rd person ܓܘܝܗ ܓܘܝܗ ܓܘܝܗܘܢ ܓܘܝܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܓܘܝܝܢ 1st person ܓܘܝܝ ܓܘܝܝܢ
construct ܓܘܝܝ 2nd person ܓܘܝܝܟ ܓܘܝܝܟܝ ܓܘܝܝܟܘܢ ܓܘܝܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܓܘܝܐ 3rd person ܓܘܝܘܗܝ ܓܘܝܝܗ ܓܘܝܝܗܘܢ ܓܘܝܝܗܝܢ

Further reading

  • gwy”, 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 44a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 63b–64a
  • 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, pages 214a–b
  • MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “gōy”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 37