ܓܘܣܢܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology
From ܓܘܣܐ (gawsā, “refuge”), from the root ܓ-ܘ-ܣ (ɡ-w-s), related to taking refuge + the ending ܢܐ- (-ānā).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [ɡawˈsɑ.nɑ]
- (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [ɡɑwˈsɑ.nɑ]
- (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [ɡɑwˈso.no]
Noun
ܓܘܣܢܐ • (gawsānā) m (plural ܓܘܣܢܐ (gawsānē))
- refugee, fugitive
- wanderer, vagabond, gypsy
Inflection
inflection of ܓܘܣܢܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܓܘܣܢ | ܓܘܣܢܝܢ |
| construct | ܓܘܣܢ | ܓܘܣܢܝ |
| emphatic | ܓܘܣܢܐ | ܓܘܣܢܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܓܘܣܢܝ | ܓܘܣܢܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܓܘܣܢܟ | ܓܘܣܢܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܓܘܣܢܟܝ | ܓܘܣܢܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܓܘܣܢܗ | ܓܘܣܢܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܓܘܣܢܗ | ܓܘܣܢܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܓܘܣܢܢ | ܓܘܣܢܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܓܘܣܢܟܘܢ | ܓܘܣܢܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܓܘܣܢܟܝܢ | ܓܘܣܢܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܓܘܣܢܗܘܢ | ܓܘܣܢܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܓܘܣܢܗܝܢ | ܓܘܣܢܝܗܝܢ |
References
- “gwsn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2019-05-11
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 45a
- Payne Margoliouth, Jessie (1927) Supplement to the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, S.T.P., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 70a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 65b
- 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 218a-b