ܓܫܪܐ
Classical Syriac
Alternative forms
- ܓܝܫܪܐ (gēšrā) (Western Syriac)
Etymology
From Akkadian 𒄀𒅆𒅕𒊑 (/gišru/). Compare Arabic جِسْر (jisr) and Hebrew גֶּשֶׁר (géšer).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɡɛʃrɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [ɡɛʃre] (plural)
Noun
ܓܫܪܐ • (gešrā) m (plural ܓܫܪܐ)
- (architecture) bridge
- beam, plank
- axle
Inflection
inflection of ܓܫܪܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܓܫܪ | ܓܫܪܝܢ |
| construct | ܓܫܪ | ܓܫܪܝ |
| emphatic | ܓܫܪܐ | ܓܫܪܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܓܫܪܝ | ܓܫܪܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܓܫܪܟ | ܓܫܪܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܓܫܪܟܝ | ܓܫܪܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܓܫܪܗ | ܓܫܪܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܓܫܪܗ | ܓܫܪܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܓܫܪܢ | ܓܫܪܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܓܫܪܟܘܢ | ܓܫܪܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܓܫܪܟܝܢ | ܓܫܪܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܓܫܪܗܘܢ | ܓܫܪܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܓܫܪܗܝܢ | ܓܫܪܝܗܝܢ |
References
- “gšr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-09-02
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 55b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 80b
- 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 266b