ܓܐܪܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
Inherited from Aramaic [Term?].
Pronunciation
Noun
ܓܹܐܪܵܐ • (gērā) m (plural ܓܹܐܪܹ̈ܐ (gērē))
- arrow (a projectile consisting of a shaft, a point and a tail with stabilizing fins that is shot from a bow)
- arrow (a sign or symbol used to indicate a direction (e.g.→))
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܓܹܐܪ (gēr) | 1st person | ܓܹܐܪܝܼ (gērī) | ܓܹܐܪܲܢ (gēran) | |||
| construct | ܓܹܐܪ (gēr) | 2nd person | ܓܹܐܪܘܼܟ݂ (gērōḵ) | ܓܹܐܪܵܟ݂ܝ (gērāḵ) | ܓܹܐܪܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gērawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܓܹܐܪܵܐ (gērā) | 3rd person | ܓܹܐܪܹܗ (gērēh) | ܓܹܐܪܵܗ̇ (gērāh) | ܓܹܐܪܗܘܿܢ (gērhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܓܹܐܪ̈ܝܼܢ (gērīn) | 1st person | ܓܹܐܪ̈ܝܼ (gērī) | ܓܹܐܪ̈ܲܢ (gēran) | |||
| construct | ܓܹܐܪ̈ܲܝ (gēray) | 2nd person | ܓܹܐܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (gērōḵ) | ܓܹܐܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (gērāḵ) | ܓܹܐܪ̈ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gērawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܓܹܐܪܹ̈ܐ (gērē) | 3rd person | ܓܹܐܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (gērūh) | ܓܹܐܪ̈ܘܼܗ̇ (gērōh) | ܓܹܐܪ̈ܲܝܗܘܿܢ (gērayhōn) | |||
Derived terms
- ܓܹܐܪܘܿܢܵܐ (gērōnā)
Classical Syriac
Alternative forms
- ܓܪܐ (gērā)
Pronunciation
- (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [ˈɡe.rɑ]
- (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈɡe.rɑ]
- (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈɡe.ro]
Noun
ܓܐܪܐ • (gērā) m (plural ܓܐܪܐ (gērē))
- (archery) arrow, dart
- Peshitta, Ephesians 6:16:
- ܘܥܡ ܗܠܝܢ ܣܒܘ ܠܟܘܢ ܣܟܪܐ ܕܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ. ܕܒܗܿ ܬܬܡܨܘܢ ܚܝܠܐ ܠܡܕܥܟܘ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܓܐܪ̈ܘܗܝ ܝܩܕ̈ܐ ܕܒܝܫܐ.
- wə-ʿam hālên saḇ[w] ləḵōn sakkərā ḏə-haymānūṯā, də-ḇāh ṯeṯməṣon ḥaylā la-məḏaʿʿāḵū ḵolləhōn gēraw[hy] yāqdē ḏə-ḇīšā
- Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.
- Peshitta, Ephesians 6:16:
- sting, spine
- shaft, bolt
- (weather) thunderbolt
- (sewing) dart, gore
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܓܐܪ | 1st person | ܓܐܪܝ | ܓܐܪܢ | |||
| construct | ܓܐܪ | 2nd person | ܓܐܪܟ | ܓܐܪܟܝ | ܓܐܪܟܘܢ | ܓܐܪܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܓܐܪܐ | 3rd person | ܓܐܪܗ | ܓܐܪܗ | ܓܐܪܗܘܢ | ܓܐܪܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܓܐܪܝܢ | 1st person | ܓܐܪܝ | ܓܐܪܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܓܐܪܝ | 2nd person | ܓܐܪܝܟ | ܓܐܪܝܟܝ | ܓܐܪܝܟܘܢ | ܓܐܪܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܓܐܪܐ | 3rd person | ܓܐܪܘܗܝ | ܓܐܪܝܗ | ܓܐܪܝܗܘܢ | ܓܐܪܝܗܝܢ | ||
Synonyms
- (arrow): ܟܫܛܐ (kəšāṭā)
Derived terms
- ܒܝܬ ܓܐܪܐ (bêṯ gērā)
- ܓܐܪܐ ܕܓܪܟ (gērē ḏə-ḡark)
- ܓܐܪܘܢܐ (gērōnā)
References
- “gyr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 24 November 2011
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 40b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 58a
- 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, →ISBN, pages 198a–b