ܓܘܕܐ

ܓܘܕܐ

See also: ܓܘܪܐ‎

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Aramaic גּוּדָא‎ (gūdā).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ɡuːdɑ]
• (Urmian) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒuːdɑ]

Noun

ܓܘܼܕܵܐ • (guda) (plural ܓܘܼܕܵܢܹ̈ܐ‎ (gudane))

1. (architecture) wall

Declension

Inflection of ܓܘܼܕܵܐ (gudā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	{{{sg.abs.}}}‎ ({{{sg.abs.}}})	1st person	ܓܘܼܕܝܼ‎ (gudī)		ܓܘܼܕܲܢ‎ (gudan)
	construct	{{{sg.cstr.}}}‎ ()	2nd person	ܓܘܼܕܘܼܟ݂‎ (guduḵ)	ܓܘܼܕܵܟ݂ܝ‎ (gudāḵ)	ܓܘܼܕܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ‎ (gudāwḵon)
	emphatic	ܓܘܼܕܵܐ (gudā)	3rd person	ܓܘܼܕܹܗ‎ (gudēh)	ܓܘܼܕܘܿܗ̇‎ (gudoh)	ܓܘܼܕܗܘܿܢ‎ (gudhon)
plural	absolute	{{{pl.abs.}}}‎ ({{{pl.abs.}}})	1st person	ܓܘܼܕܵܢܝܼ̈‎ (gudānī)		ܓܘܼܕܵܢ̈ܲܢ‎ (gudānan)
	construct	{{{pl.cstr.}}}‎ ()	2nd person	ܓܘܼܕܵܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂‎ (gudānuḵ)	ܓܘܼܕܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈‎ (gudānāḵ)	ܓܘܼܕܵܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ‎ (gudānāwḵon)
	emphatic	ܓܘܼܕܵܢܹ̈ܐ‎ (gudānē)	3rd person	ܓܘܼܕܵܢܹ̈ܗ‎ (gudānēh)	ܓܘܼܕܵܢ̈ܘܿܗ̇‎ (gudānoh)	ܓܘܼܕܵܢ̈ܗܘܿܢ‎ (gudānhon)

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Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Middle Persian gwnd (gund, “army, troop”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡuddɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ɡudde(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܓܘܕܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܓܘܕܐ)

1. (military) company, rank, troop, band
2. choir, chorus

Usage notes

While the word is normally considered feminine, it also rarely occurs as masculine.

Inflection

    inflection of ܓܘܕܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܓܘܕ‎	ܓܘܕܝܢ‎
construct	ܓܘܕ‎	ܓܘܕܝ‎
emphatic	ܓܘܕܐ	ܓܘܕܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܓܘܕܝ‎	ܓܘܕܝ‎
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܓܘܕܟ‎	ܓܘܕܝܟ‎
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܓܘܕܟܝ‎	ܓܘܕܝܟܝ‎
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܓܘܕܗ‎	ܓܘܕܘܗܝ‎
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܓܘܕܗ‎	ܓܘܕܝܗ‎
1st c. pl. (our)	ܓܘܕܢ‎	ܓܘܕܝܢ‎
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܓܘܕܟܘܢ‎	ܓܘܕܝܟܘܢ‎
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܓܘܕܟܝܢ‎	ܓܘܕܝܟܝܢ‎
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܓܘܕܗܘܢ‎	ܓܘܕܝܗܘܢ‎
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܓܘܕܗܝܢ‎	ܓܘܕܝܗܝܢ‎

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡuddɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ɡuddɑne(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܓܘܕܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܓܘܕܢܐ‎)

1. (architecture) wall
2. rampart
3. hedge, mound
4. stone pulpit in church's nave

Inflection

    declension of ܓܘܕܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܓܘܕ‎	ܓܘܕܢܝܢ‎
construct	ܓܘܕ‎	ܓܘܕܢܝ‎
emphatic	ܓܘܕܐ	ܓܘܕܢܐ‎
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܓܘܕܝ‎	ܓܘܕܢܝ‎
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܓܘܕܟ‎	ܓܘܕܢܝܟ‎
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܓܘܕܟܝ‎	ܓܘܕܢܝܟܝ‎
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܓܘܕܗ‎	ܓܘܕܢܘܗܝ‎
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܓܘܕܗ‎	ܓܘܕܢܝܗ‎
1st c. pl. (our)	ܓܘܕܢ‎	ܓܘܕܢܝܢ‎
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܓܘܕܟܘܢ‎	ܓܘܕܢܝܟܘܢ‎
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܓܘܕܟܝܢ‎	ܓܘܕܢܝܟܝܢ‎
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܓܘܕܗܘܢ‎	ܓܘܕܢܝܗܘܢ‎
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܓܘܕܗܝܢ‎	ܓܘܕܢܝܗܝܢ‎

Etymology 3

Compare Akkadian 𒋢𒄖𒁺 (gūdu).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡawdɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ɡawde(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܓܘܕܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܓܘܕܐ)

1. leather bottle
2. (figuratively) small amount

Inflection

    inflection of ܓܘܕܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܓܘܕ‎	ܓܘܕܝܢ‎
construct	ܓܘܕ‎	ܓܘܕܝ‎
emphatic	ܓܘܕܐ	ܓܘܕܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܓܘܕܝ‎	ܓܘܕܝ‎
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܓܘܕܟ‎	ܓܘܕܝܟ‎
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܓܘܕܟܝ‎	ܓܘܕܝܟܝ‎
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܓܘܕܗ‎	ܓܘܕܘܗܝ‎
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܓܘܕܗ‎	ܓܘܕܝܗ‎
1st c. pl. (our)	ܓܘܕܢ‎	ܓܘܕܝܢ‎
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܓܘܕܟܘܢ‎	ܓܘܕܝܟܘܢ‎
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܓܘܕܟܝܢ‎	ܓܘܕܝܟܝܢ‎
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܓܘܕܗܘܢ‎	ܓܘܕܝܗܘܢ‎
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܓܘܕܗܝܢ‎	ܓܘܕܝܗܝܢ‎

Further reading

• “gwd”, 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, p. 44a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pp. 62b-63a
• 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. 211b