ܓܘܢܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, from Proto-Iranian *gawnah; compare Middle Persian gwn' (gōn, “colour”), gwnk' (gōnag, “sort, kind”), Persian ـگون (-gun, “colour”), گونه (guna, “sort, kind”) and Old Armenian գոյն (goyn).
Pronunciation
Noun
ܓܲܘܢܵܐ • (gawnā) m sg (plural ܓܲܘܢܹ̈ܐ (gawnē))
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܓܘܿܢ (gōn) | 1st person | ܓܲܘܢܝܼ (gawnī) | ܓܲܘܢܲܢ (gawnan) | |||
| construct | ܓܘܿܢ (gōn) | 2nd person | ܓܲܘܢܘܼܟ݂ (gawnōḵ) | ܓܲܘܢܵܟ݂ܝ (gawnāḵ) | ܓܲܘܢܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gawnawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܓܲܘܢܵܐ (gawnā) | 3rd person | ܓܲܘܢܹܗ (gawnēh) | ܓܲܘܢܵܗ̇ (gawnāh) | ܓܲܘܢܗܘܿܢ (gawnhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܓܲܘܢܝܼ̈ܢ (gawnīn) | 1st person | ܓܲܘܢܝܼ̈ (gawnī) | ܓܲܘܢܲܢ̈ (gawnan) | |||
| construct | ܓܲܘܢܲܝ̈ (gawnay) | 2nd person | ܓܲܘܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (gawnōḵ) | ܓܲܘܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (gawnāḵ) | ܓܲܘܢܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gawnawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܓܲܘܢܹ̈ܐ (gawnē) | 3rd person | ܓܲܘܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (gawnūh) | ܓܲܘܢܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (gawnōh) | ܓܲܘܢܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (gawnayhōn) | |||
Hyponyms
| ܚܘܵܪܵܐ (ḥwārā) | ܩܛܘܿܡܵܐ (qṭōmā) | ܐ݇ܟܘܿܡܵܐ (kōmā) |
| ܣܡܘܿܩܵܐ (smōqā); ܩܸܪܡܝܼܙܵܐ (qirmīzā) | ܐ݇ܛܪܘܿܓ݂ܵܐ (ṭrōḡā); ܦܘܼܪܬܩܵܠܵܐ (purtqālā); ܫܚܘܿܡܵܐ (šḥōmā) | ܫܥܘܿܬ݂ܵܐ (šˁōṯā) |
| ܠܲܝܡܵܐ (laymā) | ܝܲܪܘܿܩܵܐ (yarōqā) | ܩܝܼܢܵܐ (qīnā) |
| ܟܝܵܢܵܐ (kyānā) | ܙܪܘܿܩܵܐ (zrōqā) | ܡܝܼܠܵܐ (mīlā) |
| ܒܵܢܲܦ̮ܫܵܝܵܐ (bānafšāyā); ܡܲܝܩܵܐ (mayqā) | ܦ̮ܘܼܫܝܼܵܐ (fūšīyā); ܐܲܪܓܘܵܢܵܐ (argwānā) | ܘܲܪܘܿܕ݂ܵܐ (warōḏā) |
Derived terms
- ܡܓܲܘܸܢ (mgawwin, “to color, colorize, paint”)
- ܓܲܘܢܵܢܵܐ (gawnānā, “colorful”)
- ܓܲܘܢܵܐ ܡܵܪܵܢܵܝܵܐ (gawnā mārānāyā, “primary color”)
- ܓܲܘܢܵܐ ܦܲܩܘܼܚܵܐ (gawnā paqūḥā, “light color”)
- ܓܲܘܢܵܐ ܟܲܡܘܼܕ݂ܵܐ (gawnā kamūḏā, “dark color”)
Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
From Old Iranian *gawnah; compare Middle Persian gwn' (gōn, “colour”), gwnk' (gōnag, “sort, kind”), Persian ـگون (-gun, “colour”), گونه (guna, “sort, kind”), Old Armenian գոյն (goyn).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [ˈɡaw.nɑ]
- (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈɡɑw.nɑ]
- (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈɡɑw.no]
Noun
ܓܘܢܐ • (gawnā) m (plural ܓܘܢܐ (gawnē) or ܓܘܢܢܐ (gawnānē) or ܓܘܢܘܬܐ (gawnawwāṯā))
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܓܘܢ | 1st person | ܓܘܢܝ | ܓܘܢܢ | |||
| construct | ܓܘܢ | 2nd person | ܓܘܢܟ | ܓܘܢܟܝ | ܓܘܢܟܘܢ | ܓܘܢܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | 3rd person | ܓܘܢܗ | ܓܘܢܗ | ܓܘܢܗܘܢ | ܓܘܢܗܝܢ | |||
| plural | absolute | ܓܘܢܘܢ ,ܓܘܢܢܝܢ ,ܓܘܢܝܢ | 1st person | ܓܘܢܘܬܝ ,ܓܘܢܢܝ ,ܓܘܢܝ | ܓܘܢܘܬܢ ,ܓܘܢܢܝܢ ,ܓܘܢܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܓܘܢܘܬ ,ܓܘܢܢܝ ,ܓܘܝ | 2nd person | ܓܘܢܘܬܟ ,ܓܘܢܢܝܟ ,ܓܘܢܝܟ | ܓܘܢܘܬܟܝ ,ܓܘܢܢܝܟܝ ,ܓܘܢܝܟܝ | ܓܘܢܘܬܟܘܢ ,ܓܘܢܢܝܟܘܢ ,ܓܘܝܟܘܢ | ܓܘܢܘܬܟܝܢ ,ܓܘܢܢܝܟܝܢ ,ܓܘܢܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܓܘܢܘܬܐ ,ܓܘܢܢܐ , | 3rd person | ܓܘܢܘܬܗ ,ܓܘܢܢܘܗܝ ,ܓܘܢܘܗܝ | ܓܘܢܘܬܗ ,ܓܘܢܢܝܗ ,ܓܘܢܝܗ | ܓܘܢܘܬܗܘܢ ,ܓܘܢܢܝܗܘܢ ,ܓܘܢܝܗܘܢ | ܓܘܢܘܬܗܝܢ ,ܓܘܢܢܝܗܝܢ ,ܓܘܢܝܗܝܢ | ||
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [ˈɡu.nɑ]
- (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈɡu.nɑ]
- (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈɡu.no]
Noun
ܓܘܢܐ • (gūnā) m (plural ܓܘܢܘܬܐ (gūnawwāṯā))
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܓܘܢ | 1st person | ܓܘܢܝ | ܓܘܢܢ | |||
| construct | ܓܘܢ | 2nd person | ܓܘܢܟ | ܓܘܢܟܝ | ܓܘܢܟܘܢ | ܓܘܢܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | 3rd person | ܓܘܢܗ | ܓܘܢܗ | ܓܘܢܗܘܢ | ܓܘܢܗܝܢ | |||
| plural | absolute | ܓܘܢܘܢ | 1st person | ܓܘܢܘܬܝ | ܓܘܢܘܬܢ | |||
| construct | ܓܘܢܘܬ | 2nd person | ܓܘܢܘܬܟ | ܓܘܢܘܬܟܝ | ܓܘܢܘܬܟܘܢ | ܓܘܢܘܬܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܓܘܢܘܬܐ | 3rd person | ܓܘܢܘܬܗ | ܓܘܢܘܬܗ | ܓܘܢܘܬܗܘܢ | ܓܘܢܘܬܗܝܢ | ||
Further reading
- “gwn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 16 May 2011
- “gwn2”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 16 May 2011
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 45a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 64b–65a
- 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 216b–217a