ܓܢܣܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܓ ܢ ܣ (g n s)
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Inherited from Aramaic גֵּנְסָא (gensā), from Ancient Greek γένος (génos); compare also borrowed into Arabic جِنْس (jins).

Pronunciation

(Standard) IPA^(key): [ɡɪn.sɑː]
(Urmia) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒɪn.sɑː]

Noun

ܓܸܢܣܵܐ • (ginsā) m sg (plural ܓܸܢܣܹ̈ܐ (ginsē) or ܓܸܢܣܵܢܹ̈ܐ (ginsānē))

genus, kind, type, sort
Synonyms: ܐܲܕ݂ܫܵܐ (aḏšā), ܙܢܵܐ (znā), ܦܸܨܠܵܐ (piṣlā)
gender, sex
(grammar) gender

Inflection

Inflection of **ܓܸܢܣܵܐ**
	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
	state	form		person	m	f	plural
singular	absolute	ܓܢܸܣ (gnis)		1^st person	ܓܸܢܣܝܼ (ginsī)		ܓܸܢܣܲܢ (ginsan)
	construct	ܓܢܸܣ (gnis)		2^nd person	ܓܸܢܣܘܼܟ݂ (ginsōḵ)	ܓܸܢܣܵܟ݂ܝ (ginsāḵ)	ܓܸܢܣܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ginsawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܓܸܢܣܵܐ (ginsā)		3^rd person	ܓܸܢܣܹܗ (ginsēh)	ܓܸܢܣܵܗ̇ (ginsāh)	ܓܸܢܣܗܘܿܢ (ginshōn)
plural	absolute	ܓܸܢܣܝܼ̈ܢ (ginsīn)		1^st person	ܓܸܢܣܝܼ̈ (ginsī)		ܓܸܢܣܲܢ̈ (ginsan)
	construct	ܓܸܢܣܲܝ̈ (ginsay)		2^nd person	ܓܸܢܣܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ginsōḵ)	ܓܸܢܣܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ginsāḵ)	ܓܸܢܣܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ginsawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܓܸܢܣܹ̈ܐ (ginsē)		3^rd person	ܓܸܢܣܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ginsūh)	ܓܸܢܣܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (ginsōh)	ܓܸܢܣܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (ginsayhōn)

Derived terms

ܒܲܪ ܓܸܢܣܵܐ (bar ginsā)
ܓܠܝܼܙ ܓܸܢܣܵܐ (glīz ginsā)
ܓܸܢܣܵܝܵܐ (ginsāyā)
ܓܸܢܣܵܢܵܝܵܐ (ginsānāyā)
ܡܓܲܢܸܣ (mgannis)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γένος (génos).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ɡɛnsɑ] (singular)
IPA^(key): [ɡɛnse], [ɡɛnsɑne] (plural)

Noun

ܓܢܣܐ • (gensā) m (plural ܓܢܣܢܐ (gensānē) or ܓܢܣܐ (gensē))

Inflection

Inflection of **ܓܢܣܐ**
	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
	state	form		person	m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܓܢܣ		1^st person	ܓܢܣܝ		ܓܢܣܢ
	construct	ܓܢܣ		2^nd person	ܓܢܣܟ	ܓܢܣܟܝ	ܓܢܣܟܘܢ	ܓܢܣܟܝܢ
	emphatic			3^rd person	ܓܢܣܗ	ܓܢܣܗ	ܓܢܣܗܘܢ	ܓܢܣܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܓܢܣܢܝܢ ,ܓܢܣܝܢ		1^st person	ܓܢܣܢܝ ,ܓܢܣܝ		ܓܢܣܢܝܢ ,ܓܢܣܝܢ
	construct	ܓܢܣܢܝ ,ܓܢܣܝ		2^nd person	ܓܢܣܢܝܟ ,ܓܢܣܝܟ	ܓܢܣܢܝܟܝ ,ܓܢܣܝܟܝ	ܓܢܣܢܝܟܘܢ ,ܓܢܣܝܟܘܢ	ܓܢܣܢܝܟܝܢ ,ܓܢܣܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܓܢܣܢܐ ,		3^rd person	ܓܢܣܢܘܗܝ ,ܓܢܣܘܗܝ	ܓܢܣܢܝܗ ,ܓܢܣܝܗ	ܓܢܣܢܝܗܘܢ ,ܓܢܣܝܗܘܢ	ܓܢܣܢܝܗܝܢ ,ܓܢܣܝܗܝܢ

Descendants

→ Arabic: جِنْس (jins)

References

“gns”, 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 52a
Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 75a
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 249a–b