ܓܘܢܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
From Old Iranian *gawnah; compare Middle Persian gwn' (gōn, “colour”), gwnk' (gōnag, “sort, kind”), Persian ـگون (-gūn, “colour”), گونه (gūna, “sort, kind”), Old Armenian գոյն (goyn).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [ˈɡaw.nɑ]
- (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈɡɑw.nɑ]
- (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈɡɑw.no]
Noun
ܓܘܢܐ • (gawnā) m (plural ܓܘܢܐ (gawnē) or ܓܘܢܢܐ (gawnānē) or ܓܘܢܘܬܐ (gawnawwāṯā))
- colour/color, hue
- Synonyms: ܨܒܥܐ, ܣܡܐ
- appearance
- Synonym: ܥܝܢܐ
- sort, kind, type, species
- remedy, medicine
- Synonyms: ܣܡܐ, ܥܩܪܐ
Inflection
declension of ܓܘܢܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܓܘܢ | ܓܘܢܘܢ ,ܓܘܢܢܝܢ ,ܓܘܢܝܢ |
| construct | ܓܘܢ | ܓܘܢܘܬ ,ܓܘܢܢܝ ,ܓܘܝ |
| emphatic | ܓܘܢܐ | ܓܘܢܘܬܐ ,ܓܘܢܢܐ ,ܓܘܢܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܓܘܢܝ | ܓܘܢܘܬܝ ,ܓܘܢܢܝ ,ܓܘܢܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܓܘܢܟ | ܓܘܢܘܬܟ ,ܓܘܢܢܝܟ ,ܓܘܢܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܓܘܢܟܝ | ܓܘܢܘܬܟܝ ,ܓܘܢܢܝܟܝ ,ܓܘܢܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܓܘܢܗ | ܓܘܢܘܬܗ ,ܓܘܢܢܘܗܝ ,ܓܘܢܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܓܘܢܗ | ܓܘܢܘܬܗ ,ܓܘܢܢܝܗ ,ܓܘܢܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܓܘܢܢ | ܓܘܢܘܬܢ ,ܓܘܢܢܝܢ ,ܓܘܢܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܓܘܢܟܘܢ | ܓܘܢܘܬܟܘܢ ,ܓܘܢܢܝܟܘܢ ,ܓܘܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܓܘܢܟܝܢ | ܓܘܢܘܬܟܝܢ ,ܓܘܢܢܝܟܝܢ ,ܓܘܢܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܓܘܢܗܘܢ | ܓܘܢܘܬܗܘܢ ,ܓܘܢܢܝܗܘܢ ,ܓܘܢܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܓܘܢܗܝܢ | ܓܘܢܘܬܗܝܢ ,ܓܘܢܢܝܗܝܢ ,ܓܘܢܝܗܝܢ |
Etymology 2
Compare Arabic جُونَة (jūna).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [ˈɡu.nɑ]
- (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈɡu.nɑ]
- (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈɡu.no]
Noun
ܓܘܢܐ • (gūnā) m (plural ܓܘܢܘܬܐ (gūnawwāṯā))
- drinking vessel; cup, goblet, glass
- Synonym: ܟܣܐ
- wooden kneading trough
- bronze pot
Inflection
declension of ܓܘܢܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܓܘܢ | ܓܘܢܘܢ |
| construct | ܓܘܢ | ܓܘܢܘܬ |
| emphatic | ܓܘܢܐ | ܓܘܢܘܬܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܓܘܢܝ | ܓܘܢܘܬܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܓܘܢܟ | ܓܘܢܘܬܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܓܘܢܟܝ | ܓܘܢܘܬܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܓܘܢܗ | ܓܘܢܘܬܗ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܓܘܢܗ | ܓܘܢܘܬܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܓܘܢܢ | ܓܘܢܘܬܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܓܘܢܟܘܢ | ܓܘܢܘܬܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܓܘܢܟܝܢ | ܓܘܢܘܬܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܓܘܢܗܘܢ | ܓܘܢܘܬܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܓܘܢܗܝܢ | ܓܘܢܘܬܗܝܢ |
Further reading
- “gwn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-05-16
- “gwn2”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-05-16
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 45a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 64b-65a
- 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, pages 216b-217a