ܓܕܝܫܐ
Classical Syriac
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɡ(ə.)ˈði.ʃɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [ɡ(ə.)ˈði.ʃe] (plural)
Etymology 1
From the root ܓ-ܕ-ܫ (ɡ-d-š), related to heaping; compare Arabic كَدِيس (kadīs), Hebrew גָּדִישׁ (gāḏîš).
Noun
ܓܕܝܫܐ • (gəḏīšā) m (plural ܓܕܝܫܐ)
- heap, pile, sheaf, stock
- hayloft
Inflection
inflection of ܓܕܝܫܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܓܕܝܫ | ܓܕܝܫܝܢ |
| construct | ܓܕܝܫ | ܓܕܝܫܝ |
| emphatic | ܓܕܝܫܐ | ܓܕܝܫܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܓܕܝܫܝ | ܓܕܝܫܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܓܕܝܫܟ | ܓܕܝܫܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܓܕܝܫܟܝ | ܓܕܝܫܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܓܕܝܫܗ | ܓܕܝܫܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܓܕܝܫܗ | ܓܕܝܫܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܓܕܝܫܢ | ܓܕܝܫܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܓܕܝܫܟܘܢ | ܓܕܝܫܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܓܕܝܫܟܝܢ | ܓܕܝܫܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܓܕܝܫܗܘܢ | ܓܕܝܫܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܓܕܝܫܗܝܢ | ܓܕܝܫܝܗܝܢ |
Descendants
- → Northern Kurdish: gidîş
- → Old Armenian: գադիշ (gadiš)
Etymology 2
From the root ܓ-ܕ-ܫ (ɡ-d-š), related to happening.
Noun
ܓܕܝܫܐ • (gəḏīšā) m (plural ܓܕܝܫܐ)
- chance, randomness
Inflection
inflection of ܓܕܝܫܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܓܕܝܫ | ܓܕܝܫܝܢ |
| construct | ܓܕܝܫ | ܓܕܝܫܝ |
| emphatic | ܓܕܝܫܐ | ܓܕܝܫܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܓܕܝܫܝ | ܓܕܝܫܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܓܕܝܫܟ | ܓܕܝܫܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܓܕܝܫܟܝ | ܓܕܝܫܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܓܕܝܫܗ | ܓܕܝܫܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܓܕܝܫܗ | ܓܕܝܫܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܓܕܝܫܢ | ܓܕܝܫܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܓܕܝܫܟܘܢ | ܓܕܝܫܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܓܕܝܫܟܝܢ | ܓܕܝܫܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܓܕܝܫܗܘܢ | ܓܕܝܫܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܓܕܝܫܗܝܢ | ܓܕܝܫܝܗܝܢ |
References
- “gdyš”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2017-10-16
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 43b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 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, p. 205b