ܓܢܘܢܐ

ܓܢܘܢܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Akkadian 𒂷𒉣 (GA₂.NUN /ganūnu/).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡ(ə)nonɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ɡ(ə)none(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܓܢܘܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܓܢܘܢܐ)

1. bed, couch (especially bridal bed or chamber)
2. (figuratively) bridal feast

Inflection

    inflection of ܓܢܘܢܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܓܢܘܢ‎	ܓܢܘܢܝܢ‎
construct	ܓܢܘܢ‎	ܓܢܘܢܝ‎
emphatic	ܓܢܘܢܐ	ܓܢܘܢܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܓܢܘܢܝ‎	ܓܢܘܢܝ‎
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܓܢܘܢܟ‎	ܓܢܘܢܝܟ‎
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܓܢܘܢܟܝ‎	ܓܢܘܢܝܟܝ‎
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܓܢܘܢܗ‎	ܓܢܘܢܘܗܝ‎
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܓܢܘܢܗ‎	ܓܢܘܢܝܗ‎
1st c. pl. (our)	ܓܢܘܢܢ‎	ܓܢܘܢܝܢ‎
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܓܢܘܢܟܘܢ‎	ܓܢܘܢܝܟܘܢ‎
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܓܢܘܢܟܝܢ‎	ܓܢܘܢܝܟܝܢ‎
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܓܢܘܢܗܘܢ‎	ܓܢܘܢܝܗܘܢ‎
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܓܢܘܢܗܝܢ‎	ܓܢܘܢܝܗܝܢ‎

Derived terms

• ܒܝܬ ܓܢܘܢܐ‎
• ܒܪ ܓܢܘܢܐ‎
• ܓܢܘܢ ܚܕܘܬܐ‎
• ܓܢܘܢ ܚܝܐ‎
• ܓܢܘܢ ܫܘܒܚܐ‎

 

References

• “gnwn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-03-15
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 74b
• 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. 246a