ܓܘܢܐܝܬ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܓ ܘ ܐ (g w ˀ)
9 terms

From ܓܲܘܵܢܵܝܵܐ (gawwānāyā, general) +‎ -ܐܝܼܬ݂ (-īṯ, the adverbial suffix).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ɡawwɑːnɑːʔiθː]
  • (Urmia) IPA(key): [d͡ʒɑːwɑːnɑːjt]

Adverb

ܓܲܘܵܢܵܐܝܼܬ݂ • (gawwānāˀīṯ)

  1. generally, in general, commonly
    ܫܲܪܝܼܪܬܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܓܲܘܵܢܵܐܝܼܬ݂ ܕܙܵܘ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ ܕܡܬܘܼܠܬ݂ܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܬܵܩܠܝܼ ܠ-180 ܕܲܪ̈ܓ݂ܹܐ.
    šarīrtā ìlāh gawwānāˀīṯ d-zāwyāṯā d-mtulṯā kē tāqlī l-180 darḡē.
    It is generally true that the angles of a triangle sum to 180 degrees.
    ܓܲܘܵܢܵܐܝܼܬ݂، ܟܹܐ ܥܵܪܹܐ ܡܸܛܪܵܐ ܪܵܒܵܐ ܐܵܟ݂ܵܐ ܒܝܲܪܚܵܐ ܕܐܵܕ݂ܵܪ.
    gawwānāˀīṯ, kē ˁārē miṭrā rābā āḵā b-yarḥā d-āḏār.
    Generally speaking, it rains a lot here in March.
    ܗ̇ܝ ܡܸܠܬ݂ܵܐ ܠܹܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܡܘܼܦܠܸܚܬܵܐ ܓܲܘܵܢܵܐܝܼܬ݂، ܐܝܼܢܵܐ ܝܕ݂ܝܼܥܬܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇.
    aya milṯā lē ìlāh mupliḥtā gawwānāˀīṯ, īnā ḏīˁtā ìlāh.
    This word is not commonly used, but is known.

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