ܓܝܣܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Syriac.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ɡaj.jaː.saː.]

Noun

ܓܲܝܵܣܵܐ • (gayyāsām (plural ܓܲܝܵܣܹ̈ܐ (gayyāsē))

  1. robber, bandit, pirate, plunderer, outlaw (usually the penitent thief crucified next to Christ)
  2. (by extension) Gayyasa play, a traditional live enactment of the story of the thief on the cross

See also

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Compare Arabic جَيْش (jayš) and Hebrew גַּיִס (gáyis).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡajsɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ɡajse] (plural)

Noun

ܓܝܣܐ • (transliteration neededm (plural ܓܝܣܐ)

  1. (military) troop, army
  2. invasion, foray, raid
  3. plundering
Inflection
Inflection of ܓܝܣܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܓܝܣ 1st person ܓܝܣܝ ܓܝܣܢ
construct ܓܝܣ 2nd person ܓܝܣܟ ܓܝܣܟܝ ܓܝܣܟܘܢ ܓܝܣܟܝܢ
emphatic ܓܝܣܐ 3rd person ܓܝܣܗ ܓܝܣܗ ܓܝܣܗܘܢ ܓܝܣܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܓܝܣܝܢ 1st person ܓܝܣܝ ܓܝܣܝܢ
construct ܓܝܣܝ 2nd person ܓܝܣܝܟ ܓܝܣܝܟܝ ܓܝܣܝܟܘܢ ܓܝܣܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܓܝܣܐ 3rd person ܓܝܣܘܗܝ ܓܝܣܝܗ ܓܝܣܝܗܘܢ ܓܝܣܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Modified from above.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡajjɑsɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ɡajjɑse] (plural)

Noun

ܓܝܣܐ • (transliteration neededm (plural ܓܝܣܐ)

  1. robber, bandit, pirate, plunderer, outlaw
Inflection
Inflection of ܓܝܣܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܓܝܣ 1st person ܓܝܣܝ ܓܝܣܢ
construct ܓܝܣ 2nd person ܓܝܣܟ ܓܝܣܟܝ ܓܝܣܟܘܢ ܓܝܣܟܝܢ
emphatic ܓܝܣܐ 3rd person ܓܝܣܗ ܓܝܣܗ ܓܝܣܗܘܢ ܓܝܣܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܓܝܣܝܢ 1st person ܓܝܣܝ ܓܝܣܝܢ
construct ܓܝܣܝ 2nd person ܓܝܣܝܟ ܓܝܣܝܟܝ ܓܝܣܝܟܘܢ ܓܝܣܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܓܝܣܐ 3rd person ܓܝܣܘܗܝ ܓܝܣܝܗ ܓܝܣܝܗܘܢ ܓܝܣܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

Compare Hebrew גִּיס (gîs).

Alternative forms

  • ܐܓܝܣܐ

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡisɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ɡise] (plural)

Noun

ܓܝܣܐ • (transliteration neededm (plural ܓܝܣܐ)

  1. brother-in-law (specifically wife's sister's husband)
Inflection
Inflection of ܓܝܣܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܓܝܣ 1st person ܓܝܣܝ ܓܝܣܢ
construct ܓܝܣ 2nd person ܓܝܣܟ ܓܝܣܟܝ ܓܝܣܟܘܢ ܓܝܣܟܝܢ
emphatic ܓܝܣܐ 3rd person ܓܝܣܗ ܓܝܣܗ ܓܝܣܗܘܢ ܓܝܣܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܓܝܣܝܢ 1st person ܓܝܣܝ ܓܝܣܝܢ
construct ܓܝܣܝ 2nd person ܓܝܣܝܟ ܓܝܣܝܟܝ ܓܝܣܝܟܘܢ ܓܝܣܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܓܝܣܐ 3rd person ܓܝܣܘܗܝ ܓܝܣܝܗ ܓܝܣܝܗܘܢ ܓܝܣܝܗܝܢ
See also

Etymology 4

From Ancient Greek γεῖσος (geîsos).

Alternative forms

  • ܓܐܣܐ, ܓܝܣܪܐ

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡisɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ɡise] (plural)

Noun

ܓܝܣܐ • (transliteration neededm (plural ܓܝܣܐ)

  1. (architecture) cornice
Inflection
Inflection of ܓܝܣܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܓܝܣ 1st person ܓܝܣܝ ܓܝܣܢ
construct ܓܝܣ 2nd person ܓܝܣܟ ܓܝܣܟܝ ܓܝܣܟܘܢ ܓܝܣܟܝܢ
emphatic ܓܝܣܐ 3rd person ܓܝܣܗ ܓܝܣܗ ܓܝܣܗܘܢ ܓܝܣܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܓܝܣܝܢ 1st person ܓܝܣܝ ܓܝܣܝܢ
construct ܓܝܣܝ 2nd person ܓܝܣܝܟ ܓܝܣܝܟܝ ܓܝܣܝܟܘܢ ܓܝܣܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܓܝܣܐ 3rd person ܓܝܣܘܗܝ ܓܝܣܝܗ ܓܝܣܝܗܘܢ ܓܝܣܝܗܝܢ

References

  • gys”, 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 47a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 69a
  • 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 229b–230a