ܓܗܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology 1
From Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (gʾs), 𐫃𐫀𐫍 (gʾh /gāh/, “place, throne, bed; time”); compare Persian گاه (gâh), Northern Kurdish -geh, Old Armenian գահ (gah).
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): [ɡɑːhɑː]
- (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [ɡaːj]
- (Urmian) IPA(key): [d͡ʒejː]
Noun
ܓܵܗܵܐ • (gāhā) f (plural ܓܵܗܹ̈ܐ (gāhē) or ܓܵܗ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (gāhāṯā))
- time (an instance or repetition of something happening)
- ܟܹܐ ܐܵܙܹܠ݇ܢ ܬܵܡܵܐ ܬܲܪܬܹܝܢ ܓܵܗܹ̈ܐ ܒܝܲܪܚܵܐ.
- kē āzēn tāmā tartēn gāhē byarḥā.
- I go there two times a month.
- ܗܘܼܡܙܸܡ ܠܝܼ ܥܲܡܹܗ ܒܓܵܗܵܐ ܩܲܕ݇ܡܵܝܬܵܐ ܒܫܹܢ݇ܬܵܐ ܥܒ݂ܝܼܪܵܗ̇.
- humzim lī ʿammēh bgāhā qamāytā bšētā ʿḇīrāh.
- I talked to him for the first time last year.
Inflection
Inflection of ܓܵܗܵܐ (gāhā)
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܓܵܗܝܼ (gāhī) | ܓܵܗܲܢ (gāhan) | ||
| construct | ܓܵܗ (gāh) | 2nd person | ܓܵܗܘܼܟ݂ (gāhuḵ) | ܓܵܗܵܟ݂ܝ (gāhāḵ) | ܓܵܗܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gāhāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܓܵܗܵܐ (gāhā) | 3rd person | ܓܵܗܹܗ (gāhēh) | ܓܵܗܘܿܗ̇ (gāhoh) | ܓܵܗܗܘܿܢ (gāhhon) | ||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܓܵܗܝܼ̈ (gāhī) | ܓܵܗܲܢ̈ (gāhan) | ||
| construct | ܓܵܗܲܝ̈ (gāhay) | 2nd person | ܓܵܗܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (gāhuḵ) | ܓܵܗܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (gāhāḵ) | ܓܵܗܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gāhāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܓܵܗܹ̈ܐ (gāhē) | 3rd person | ܓܵܗܘܼ̈ܗܝ (gāhuh) | ܓܵܗ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (gāhoh) | ܓܵܗܗ̈ܘܿܢ (gāhhon) | ||
Derived terms
- ܗ̇ܝܼܓܵܗ (hīgāh, “so, then, at that time”)
- ܚܕܵܐ ܓܵܗܵܐ (ḥdā gāhā, “once”)
- ܚܕܵܐ ܓܵܗܵܐ ܐ݇ܚܹܪ݇ܬܵܐ (ḥdā gāhā ḥētā, “another time, one more time”)
- ܚܲܕ݇ܟܡܵܐ ܓܵܗܹ̈ܐ (ḥakmā gāhē, “sometimes”)
- ܟܠ ܓܵܗܵܐ (kul gāhā, “every time”)
- ܬܲܘܕܝܼ ܐܲܠܦܵܐ ܓܵܗܹ̈ܐ (tawdī alpā gāhē, “thank you so much”, literally “thank you a thousand times”)
See also
- ܙܲܒ݂ܢܵܐ (zaḇnā)
- ܥܸܕܵܢܵܐ (ʿiddānā)
- ܫܵܥܬܵܐ (šāʿtā)
Preposition
ܓܵܗܹ̈ܐ • (gāhē)
- (mathematics) times, multiplied by
- ܐܲܪܒܥܵܐ ܓܵܗܹ̈ܐ ܚܲܡܫܵܐ ܫܵܘܹܐ ܥܸܣܪܝܼ ― arbʿā gāhē ḥamšā šāwē ʿisrī ― four times five equals twenty
- ܬܪܹܝ ܓܵܗܹ̈ܐ ܬܠܵܬܵܐ ܫܵܘܹܐ ܐܸܫܬܵܐ ― trēy gāhē tlātā šāwē ištā ― two times three equals six
Etymology 2
| Root |
|---|
| ܓ ܗ ܐ (g h ʾ) |
| 1 term |
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): [ɡɑːheː]
- (Urmian) IPA(key): [d͡ʒɑːheː]
Verb
ܓܵܗܹܐ • (gāhē) (present participle ܓܗܵܝܵܐ (ghāyā), past participle ܓܸܗܝܵܐ (gihyā))
- to vanish, to disappear
- to flee, to escape
- to become loose or freed
Conjugation
Conjugation of ܓܵܗܹܐ (gāhē)
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
| past | m | ܓܗܹܐ ܠܝܼ (ghē lī) | ܓܗܹܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (ghē luḵ) | ܓܗܹܐ ܠܹܗ (ghē lēh) | ܓܗܹܐ ܠܲܢ (ghē lan) | ܓܗܹܐ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ghē lāwḵon) | ܓܗܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ (ghē lhon) |
| f | ܓܗܹܐ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (ghē lāḵ) | ܓܗܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇ (ghē lāh) | |||||
| non-past | m | ܓܵܗܹܝܢ (gāhēn) | ܓܵܗܹܝܬ (gāhēt) | ܓܵܗܹܐ (gāhē) | ܓܵܗܲܚ (gāhaḥ) | ܓܵܗܹܝܬܘܿܢ (gāhēton) | ܓܵܗܝܼ (gāhī) |
| f | ܓܵܗܝܵܢ (gāhyān) | ܓܵܗܝܵܬܝ (gāhyāt) | ܓܵܗܝܵܐ (gāhyā) | ||||
| imperative | m | ܓܗܝܼ (ghī) | ܓܗܹܝܡܘܼܢ (ghēmun) | ||||
| f | ܓܗܹܐ (ghē) | ||||||
Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
From the root ܓ-ܗ-ܐ (ɡ-h-ʾ), related to vanishing.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɡ(ə.)ˈhɑ]
Verb
ܓܗܐ • (gəhā)
- to vanish, to disappear
- to flee, to escape
- to become loose or freed
Etymology 2
From Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (gʾs), 𐫃𐫀𐫍 (gʾh /gāh/, “place, throne, bed; time”); compare Persian گاه (gâh), Northern Kurdish -geh, Old Armenian գահ (gah).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɡɑ.hɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [ˈɡɑ.he] (plural)
Noun
ܓܗܐ • (gāhā) f (plural ܓܗܐ)
- time
- Synonyms: ܙܒܢܐ, ܫܥܬܐ
- ornate room; bridal chamber
Inflection
inflection of ܓܗܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܓܗ | ܓܗܝܢ |
| construct | ܓܗ | ܓܗܝ |
| emphatic | ܓܗܐ | ܓܗܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܓܗܝ | ܓܗܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܓܗܟ | ܓܗܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܓܗܟܝ | ܓܗܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܓܗܗ | ܓܗܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܓܗܗ | ܓܗܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܓܗܢ | ܓܗܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܓܗܟܘܢ | ܓܗܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܓܗܟܝܢ | ܓܗܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܓܗܗܘܢ | ܓܗܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܓܗܗܝܢ | ܓܗܝܗܝܢ |
References
- “gh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2018-11-04
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 43b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 61b-62a
- 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 208a