ܓܘܪܐ
See also: ܓܘܕܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
From Northern Kurdish گەورە (gewre), from Aramaic גַּבְרָא (gaḇrā); Doublet of ܓܲܒܪܵܐ (gabrā).
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): [ɡuːrɑː]
- (Urmian) IPA(key): [d͡ʒuːrɑː]
Adjective
ܓܘܼܪܵܐ • (gura) m (feminine ܓܘܼܪܬܵܐ (gurta), plural ܓܘܼܪܹ̈ܐ (gure))
- great, big, huge, massive
Noun
ܓܘܼܪܵܐ • (gura) m (feminine ܓܘܼܪܬܵܐ (gurta), plural ܓܘܼܪ̈ܵܢܹܐ (gurane))
- elder, leader
Declension
Inflection of ܓܘܼܪܵܐ (gurā)
number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
m | f | ||||||
singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܓܘܼܪܝܼ (gurī) | ܓܘܼܪܲܢ (guran) | ||
construct | ܓܘܼܪ (gur) | 2nd person | ܓܘܼܪܘܼܟ݂ (guruḵ) | ܓܘܼܪܵܟ݂ܝ (gurāḵ) | ܓܘܼܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gurāwḵon) | ||
emphatic | ܓܘܼܪܵܐ (gurā) | 3rd person | ܓܘܼܪܹܗ (gurēh) | ܓܘܼܪܘܿܗ̇ (guroh) | ܓܘܼܪܗܘܿܢ (gurhon) | ||
plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܓܘܼܪ̈ܵܢܝܼ (gurānī) | ܓܘܼܪ̈ܵܢܲܢ (gurānan) | ||
construct | ܓܘܼܪ̈ܲܝ (guray) | 2nd person | ܓܘܼܪ̈ܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (gurānuḵ) | ܓܘܼܪ̈ܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (gurānāḵ) | ܓܘܼܪ̈ܵܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gurānāwḵon) | ||
emphatic | ܓܘܼܪ̈ܵܢܹܐ (gurānē) | 3rd person | ܓܘܼܪ̈ܵܢܘܼܗܝ (gurānuh) | ܓܘܼܪ̈ܵܢܘܿܗ̇ (gurānoh) | ܓܘܼܪ̈ܵܢܗܘܿܢ (gurānhon) | ||
Synonyms
- (great, leader): ܪܲܒܵܐ (rābba)
- (great): ܟܲܒܝܼܪܵܐ (kābīra)
- (leader): ܡܵܪܵܐ (mara)
Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
Compare Arabic جَرَّة (jarra).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɡurɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [ɡure] (plural)
Noun
ܓܘܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܓܘܪܐ)
- jug
Inflection
inflection of ܓܘܪܐ
state | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
absolute | ܓܘܪ | ܓܘܪܝܢ |
construct | ܓܘܪ | ܓܘܪܝ |
emphatic | ܓܘܪܐ | ܓܘܪܐ |
possessive forms | ||
1st c. sg. (my) | ܓܘܪܝ | ܓܘܪܝ |
2nd m. sg. (your) | ܓܘܪܟ | ܓܘܪܝܟ |
2nd f. sg. (your) | ܓܘܪܟܝ | ܓܘܪܝܟܝ |
3rd m. sg. (his) | ܓܘܪܗ | ܓܘܪܘܗܝ |
3rd f. sg. (her) | ܓܘܪܗ | ܓܘܪܝܗ |
1st c. pl. (our) | ܓܘܪܢ | ܓܘܪܝܢ |
2nd m. pl. (your) | ܓܘܪܟܘܢ | ܓܘܪܝܟܘܢ |
2nd f. pl. (your) | ܓܘܪܟܝܢ | ܓܘܪܝܟܝܢ |
3rd m. pl. (their) | ܓܘܪܗܘܢ | ܓܘܪܝܗܘܢ |
3rd f. pl. (their) | ܓܘܪܗܝܢ | ܓܘܪܝܗܝܢ |
Etymology 2
From the root ܓ-ܘ-ܪ (ɡ-w-r) related to committing adultery. Compare Arabic جَوْر (jawr).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɡawrɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [ɡawre] (plural)
Noun
ܓܘܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܓܘܪܐ)
- adultery
Inflection
inflection of ܓܘܪܐ
state | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
absolute | ܓܘܪ | ܓܘܪܝܢ |
construct | ܓܘܪ | ܓܘܪܝ |
emphatic | ܓܘܪܐ | ܓܘܪܐ |
possessive forms | ||
1st c. sg. (my) | ܓܘܪܝ | ܓܘܪܝ |
2nd m. sg. (your) | ܓܘܪܟ | ܓܘܪܝܟ |
2nd f. sg. (your) | ܓܘܪܟܝ | ܓܘܪܝܟܝ |
3rd m. sg. (his) | ܓܘܪܗ | ܓܘܪܘܗܝ |
3rd f. sg. (her) | ܓܘܪܗ | ܓܘܪܝܗ |
1st c. pl. (our) | ܓܘܪܢ | ܓܘܪܝܢ |
2nd m. pl. (your) | ܓܘܪܟܘܢ | ܓܘܪܝܟܘܢ |
2nd f. pl. (your) | ܓܘܪܟܝܢ | ܓܘܪܝܟܝܢ |
3rd m. pl. (their) | ܓܘܪܗܘܢ | ܓܘܪܝܗܘܢ |
3rd f. pl. (their) | ܓܘܪܗܝܢ | ܓܘܪܝܗܝܢ |
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɡawrɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [ɡawre] (plural)
Noun
ܓܘܪܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܓܘܪܐ)
- (typography) column
Usage notes
This word rarely appears as masculine.
Inflection
inflection of ܓܘܪܐ
state | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
absolute | ܓܘܪ | ܓܘܪܝܢ |
construct | ܓܘܪ | ܓܘܪܝ |
emphatic | ܓܘܪܐ | ܓܘܪܐ |
possessive forms | ||
1st c. sg. (my) | ܓܘܪܝ | ܓܘܪܝ |
2nd m. sg. (your) | ܓܘܪܟ | ܓܘܪܝܟ |
2nd f. sg. (your) | ܓܘܪܟܝ | ܓܘܪܝܟܝ |
3rd m. sg. (his) | ܓܘܪܗ | ܓܘܪܘܗܝ |
3rd f. sg. (her) | ܓܘܪܗ | ܓܘܪܝܗ |
1st c. pl. (our) | ܓܘܪܢ | ܓܘܪܝܢ |
2nd m. pl. (your) | ܓܘܪܟܘܢ | ܓܘܪܝܟܘܢ |
2nd f. pl. (your) | ܓܘܪܟܝܢ | ܓܘܪܝܟܝܢ |
3rd m. pl. (their) | ܓܘܪܗܘܢ | ܓܘܪܝܗܘܢ |
3rd f. pl. (their) | ܓܘܪܗܝܢ | ܓܘܪܝܗܝܢ |
References
- “gwr”, 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, page 45b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 66a
- 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 220a
Turoyo
Etymology
From Aramaic גַּבְרָא (gaḇrā).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡawro/
Noun
ܓܰܘܪܳܐ • (gawro) m
- man
- husband