ܓܘܢܝܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
From Ancient Greek γωνίᾱ (gōníā).
Alternative forms
- ܓܘܢܝܬܐ
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɡonjɑ(ʔ)]
Noun
ܓܘܢܝܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܓܘܢܝܐܣ or ܓܘܢܘܬܐ or ܓܘܢܝܬܐ)
- corner
- (geometry) angle, side
- Synonyms: ܙܘܝܬܐ, ܩܪܢܐ
- carpenter's square, rule
Inflection
declension of ܓܘܢܝܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܓܘܢܝ | ܓܘܢܘܢ ,ܓܘܢܝܢ |
| construct | ܓܘܢܝ | ܓܘܢܘܬ ,ܓܘܢܝܬ |
| emphatic | ܓܘܢܝܐ | ܓܘܢܝܐܣ ,ܓܘܢܘܬܐ ,ܓܘܢܝܬܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܓܘܢܝܝ | ܓܘܢܘܬܝ ,ܓܘܢܝܬܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܓܘܢܝܟ | ܓܘܢܘܬܟ ,ܓܘܢܝܬܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܓܘܢܝܟܝ | ܓܘܢܘܬܟܝ ,ܓܘܢܝܬܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܓܘܢܝܗ | ܓܘܢܘܬܗ ,ܓܘܢܝܬܗ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܓܘܢܝܗ | ܓܘܢܘܬܗ ,ܓܘܢܝܬܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܓܘܢܝܢ | ܓܘܢܘܬܢ ,ܓܘܢܝܬܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܓܘܢܝܟܘܢ | ܓܘܢܘܬܟܘܢ ,ܓܘܢܝܬܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܓܘܢܝܟܝܢ | ܓܘܢܘܬܟܝܢ ,ܓܘܢܝܬܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܓܘܢܝܗܘܢ | ܓܘܢܘܬܗܘܢ ,ܓܘܢܝܬܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܓܘܢܝܗܝܢ | ܓܘܢܘܬܗܝܢ ,ܓܘܢܝܬܗܝܢ |
Etymology 2
From the root ܓ-ܢ-ܐ (ɡ-n-ʾ) related to disgracing.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɡunnɑjɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [ɡunnɑje(ʔ)] (plural)
Noun
ܓܘܢܝܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܓܘܢܝܐ)
- insult, contumely
- reproach, blame, complaint
- calumny
Inflection
inflection of ܓܘܢܝܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܓܘܢܝ | ܓܘܢܝܝܢ |
| construct | ܓܘܢܝ | ܓܘܢܝܝ |
| emphatic | ܓܘܢܝܐ | ܓܘܢܝܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܓܘܢܝܝ | ܓܘܢܝܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܓܘܢܝܟ | ܓܘܢܝܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܓܘܢܝܟܝ | ܓܘܢܝܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܓܘܢܝܗ | ܓܘܢܝܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܓܘܢܝܗ | ܓܘܢܝܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܓܘܢܝܢ | ܓܘܢܝܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܓܘܢܝܟܘܢ | ܓܘܢܝܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܓܘܢܝܟܝܢ | ܓܘܢܝܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܓܘܢܝܗܘܢ | ܓܘܢܝܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܓܘܢܝܗܝܢ | ܓܘܢܝܝܗܝܢ |
Etymology 3
From the root ܓ-ܘ-ܐ (ɡ-w-ʾ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɡawwɑnɑjɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [ɡawwɑnɑje(ʔ)] (plural)
Adjective
ܓܘܢܝܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܓܘܢܝܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܓܘܢܝܬܐ)
- common, general, universal
Inflection
declension of ܓܘܢܝܐ
| masculine | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܓܘܢܝ | ܓܘܢܝܝܢ |
| construct | ܓܘܢܝ | ܓܘܢܝܝ |
| emphatic | ܓܘܢܝܐ | ܓܘܢܝܐ |
| feminine | singular | plural |
| absolute | ܓܘܢܝܐ | ܓܘܢܝܢ |
| construct | ܓܘܢܝܬ | ܓܘܢܝܬ |
| emphatic | ܓܘܢܝܬܐ | ܓܘܢܝܬܐ |
Further reading
- “gwnyˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- “gwny”, 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, pp. 44a, 45a, 51a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 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, p. 217b