ܓܕܝܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
Compare Arabic جَدْي (jady) and Hebrew גְּדִי (g'dí).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɡað.jɑ]
Noun
ܓܲܕܝܵܐ • (gadya) m (plural ܓܲܕܝܹܐ (gadye))
- kid (young goat)
Declension
Inflection of ܓܲܕܝܵܐ (gadyā)
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܓܲܕܝܝܼ (gadyī) | ܓܲܕܝܲܢ (gadyan) | ||
| construct | ܓܲܕܝ (gad) | 2nd person | ܓܲܕܝܘܼܟ݂ (gadyuḵ) | ܓܲܕܝܵܟ݂ܝ (gadyāḵ) | ܓܲܕܝܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gadyāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܓܲܕܝܵܐ (gadyā) | 3rd person | ܓܲܕܝܹܗ (gadyēh) | ܓܲܕܝܘܿܗ̇ (gadyoh) | ܓܲܕܝܗܘܿܢ (gadīhon) | ||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܓܲܕܝܝܼ̈ (gadyī) | ܓܲܕܝܲܢ̈ (gadyan) | ||
| construct | ܓܲܕܝܲܝ̈ (gadyay) | 2nd person | ܓܲܕܝܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (gadyuḵ) | ܓܲܕܝܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (gadyāḵ) | ܓܲܕܝܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gadyāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܓܲܕܝܹ̈ܐ (gadyē) | 3rd person | ܓܲܕܝܘܼ̈ܗܝ (gadyuh) | ܓܲܕܝ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (gadyoh) | ܓܲܕܝܗ̈ܘܿܢ (gadīhon) | ||
Proper noun
ܓܲܕܝܵܐ • (gadya) m
- (astrology, astronomy) Capricorn (constellation and zodiac sign)
Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
Compare Arabic جَدْي (jady) and Hebrew גְּדִי (gəḏî).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɡaðjɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [ɡ(ə)ðajjɑ] (plural)
Noun
ܓܕܝܐ • (gaḏyā) m (plural ܓܕܝܐ)
- kid (young goat)
Inflection
Irregular inflection with a stem ending in Yodh.
declension of ܓܕܝܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܓܕܐ | ܓܕܝܢ |
| construct | ܓܕܐ | ܓܕܝ |
| emphatic | ܓܕܝܐ | ܓܕܝܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܓܕܝܝ | ܓܕܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܓܕܝܟ | ܓܕܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܓܕܝܟܝ | ܓܕܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܓܕܝܗ | ܓܕܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܓܕܝܗ | ܓܕܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܓܕܝܢ | ܓܕܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܓܕܝܟܘܢ | ܓܕܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܓܕܝܟܝܢ | ܓܕܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܓܕܝܗܘܢ | ܓܕܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܓܕܝܗܝܢ | ܓܕܝܗܝܢ |
Proper noun
ܓܕܝܐ • (gaḏyā) m
- (astrology, astronomy) Capricorn (constellation and zodiac sign)
Etymology 2
From the root ܓ-ܕ-ܐ (ɡ-d-ʾ) related to rising up.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɡ(ə)ðɑjɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [ɡ(ə)ðɑje] (plural)
Noun
ܓܕܝܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܓܕܝܐ)
- rising up, ascending
- eruption
- earthquake
Inflection
inflection of ܓܕܝܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܓܕܝ | ܓܕܝܝܢ |
| construct | ܓܕܝ | ܓܕܝܝ |
| emphatic | ܓܕܝܐ | ܓܕܝܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܓܕܝܝ | ܓܕܝܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܓܕܝܟ | ܓܕܝܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܓܕܝܟܝ | ܓܕܝܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܓܕܝܗ | ܓܕܝܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܓܕܝܗ | ܓܕܝܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܓܕܝܢ | ܓܕܝܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܓܕܝܟܘܢ | ܓܕܝܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܓܕܝܟܝܢ | ܓܕܝܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܓܕܝܗܘܢ | ܓܕܝܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܓܕܝܗܝܢ | ܓܕܝܝܗܝܢ |
References
- “gdy”, 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 42b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 60b
- 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, page 205a