ܓ ܘ ܢ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
Denominal root from ܓܵܘܢܵܐ (gāwnā), itself from an Iranian borrowing.
Root
ܓ ܘ ܢ • (g w n)
- forming words pertaining to colors
Derived terms
- Verbs
- ܓܲܘܸܢ (gawwin, “to color, colorize”)
- Verbal noun: ܓܲܘܲܢܬܵܐ (gawwantā, “coloring, colorizing”)
- Active participle: ܡܓ݂ܵܘܢܵܢܵܐ (mḡāwnānā, “recorder”)
- Passive participle: ܡܓ݂ܵܘܢܵܐ (mḡāwnā, “colored”)
- Nouns
- ܓܘܼܘܵܢܵܐ (guwwānā, “coloring, colorization”)
- Adjectives