ܓܢܗܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܓ ܢ ܗ (g n h)
1 term

Borrowed from Persian (gonâh), from Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (wnʾs /⁠wināh⁠/), 𐫇𐫏𐫗𐫀𐫍 (wynʾh /⁠wināh⁠/, “sin, crime”); compare also borrowed into Arabic جُنَاح (junāḥ) and doublet of ܓܘܼܢܚܵܐ (gunḥā).

Pronunciation

(Standard) IPA^(key): [ɡənɑːhɑː]
(Urmia) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒəna.jɑː]

Noun

ܓܢܵܗܵܐ • (gnāhā) f sg (plural ܓ̈ܢܵܗܵܬ݂ܵܐ (gnāhāṯā))

fault, defect, deficiency, failing
blame, misdemeanor, wrong
(religion) sin, transgression against divine law or a law of God
Synonym: ܚܛܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥṭīṯā)

Inflection

Inflection of **ܓܢܵܗܵܐ**
	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
	state	form	person	m	f	plural
singular	absolute	ܓܢܵܗ (gnāh)	1^st person	ܓܢܵܗܝܼ (gnāhī)		ܓܢܵܗܲܢ (gnāhan)
	construct	ܓܢܵܗ (gnāh)	2^nd person	ܓܢܵܗܘܼܟ݂ (gnāhōḵ)	ܓܢܵܗܵܟ݂ܝ (gnāhāḵ)	ܓܢܵܗܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gnāhawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܓܢܵܗܵܐ (gnāhā)	3^rd person	ܓܢܵܗܹܗ (gnāhēh)	ܓܢܵܗܵܗ̇ (gnāhāh)	ܓܢܵܗܗܘܿܢ (gnāhhōn)
plural	absolute	ܓܢܵܗܵܢ̈ (gnāhān)	1^st person	ܓܢܵܗܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (gnāhāṯī)		ܓܢܵܗܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (gnāhāṯan)
	construct	ܓܢܵܗܵܬ݂̈ (gnāhāṯ)	2^nd person	ܓܢܵܗܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (gnāhāṯōḵ)	ܓܢܵܗܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (gnāhāṯāḵ)	ܓܢܵܗܵܬ݂ܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gnāhāṯawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܓ̈ܢܵܗܵܬ݂ܵܐ (gnāhāṯā)	3^rd person	ܓ̈ܢܵܗܵܬ݂ܹܗ (gnāhāṯēh)	ܓ̈ܢܵܗܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (gnāhāṯāh)	ܓܢܵܗܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (gnāhāṯhōn)

Derived terms

ܡܵܪ ܓܢܵܗܵܐ (mār gnāhā, “faulty”)