ܓܘܝܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
From Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (gwd /gōy/, “ball”). Cognate with Persian گوی (gūy, “ball”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɡojɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [ɡoje(ʔ)] (plural)
Noun
ܓܘܝܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܓܘܝܐ)
- sphere, globe, ball
Inflection
inflection of ܓܘܝܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܓܘܝ | ܓܘܝܝܢ |
| construct | ܓܘܝ | ܓܘܝܝ |
| emphatic | ܓܘܝܐ | ܓܘܝܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܓܘܝܝ | ܓܘܝܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܓܘܝܟ | ܓܘܝܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܓܘܝܟܝ | ܓܘܝܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܓܘܝܗ | ܓܘܝܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܓܘܝܗ | ܓܘܝܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܓܘܝܢ | ܓܘܝܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܓܘܝܟܘܢ | ܓܘܝܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܓܘܝܟܝܢ | ܓܘܝܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܓܘܝܗܘܢ | ܓܘܝܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܓܘܝܗܝܢ | ܓܘܝܝܗܝܢ |
Etymology 2
From the root ܓ-ܘ-ܐ (ɡ-w-ʾ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɡ(ə)wɑjɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [ɡ(ə)wɑje(ʔ)] (plural)
Noun
ܓܘܝܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܓܘܝܐ)
- (anatomy) intestine(s); innards, viscera
Inflection
inflection of ܓܘܝܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܓܘܝ | ܓܘܝܝܢ |
| construct | ܓܘܝ | ܓܘܝܝ |
| emphatic | ܓܘܝܐ | ܓܘܝܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܓܘܝܝ | ܓܘܝܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܓܘܝܟ | ܓܘܝܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܓܘܝܟܝ | ܓܘܝܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܓܘܝܗ | ܓܘܝܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܓܘܝܗ | ܓܘܝܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܓܘܝܢ | ܓܘܝܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܓܘܝܟܘܢ | ܓܘܝܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܓܘܝܟܝܢ | ܓܘܝܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܓܘܝܗܘܢ | ܓܘܝܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܓܘܝܗܝܢ | ܓܘܝܝܗܝܢ |
Etymology 3
From the root ܓ-ܘ-ܐ (ɡ-w-ʾ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɡawwɑjɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [ɡawwɑje(ʔ)] (plural)
Adjective
ܓܘܝܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܓܘܝܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܓܘܝܬܐ)
- inner, interior, internal
- far, farther, remote
- holy
Inflection
declension of ܓܘܝܐ
| masculine | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܓܘܝ | ܓܘܝܝܢ |
| construct | ܓܘܝ | ܓܘܝܝ |
| emphatic | ܓܘܝܐ | ܓܘܝܐ |
| feminine | singular | plural |
| absolute | ܓܘܝܐ | ܓܘܝܢ |
| construct | ܓܘܝܬ | ܓܘܝܬ |
| emphatic | ܓܘܝܬܐ | ܓܘܝܬܐ |
Antonyms
- ܒܪܝܐ
Noun
ܓܘܝܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܓܘܝܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܓܘܝܬܐ)
- inhabitant, citizen
- eunuch
Inflection
inflection of ܓܘܝܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܓܘܝ | ܓܘܝܝܢ |
| construct | ܓܘܝ | ܓܘܝܝ |
| emphatic | ܓܘܝܐ | ܓܘܝܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܓܘܝܝ | ܓܘܝܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܓܘܝܟ | ܓܘܝܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܓܘܝܟܝ | ܓܘܝܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܓܘܝܗ | ܓܘܝܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܓܘܝܗ | ܓܘܝܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܓܘܝܢ | ܓܘܝܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܓܘܝܟܘܢ | ܓܘܝܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܓܘܝܟܝܢ | ܓܘܝܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܓܘܝܗܘܢ | ܓܘܝܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܓܘܝܗܝܢ | ܓܘܝܝܗܝܢ |
Further reading
- “gwy”, 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. 63b-64a
- 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. 214a-b
- MacKenzie, D. N. (1971), “gōy”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 37