ܓܘܪܐ
See also: ܓܘܕܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
Possibly Borrowed from Northern Kurdish گەورە (gewre), from Aramaic גַּבְרָא (gaḇrā). Otherwise a derivative of ܓܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ (gaḇrā, “man”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
ܓܘܼܪܵܐ • (gūrā) (feminine ܓܘܼܪܬܵܐ (gurtā), plural ܓܘܼܪܹ̈ܐ (gūrē))
Noun
ܓܘܼܪܵܐ • (gūrā) m (plural ܓܘܼܪܹ̈ܐ (gūrē) or ܓܘܼܪ̈ܵܢܹܐ (gūrānē), feminine ܓܘܼܪܬܵܐ (gurtā))
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܓܘܼܪ (gūr) | 1st person | ܓܘܼܪܝܼ (gūrī) | ܓܘܼܪܲܢ (gūran) | |||
| construct | ܓܘܼܪ (gūr) | 2nd person | ܓܘܼܪܘܼܟ݂ (gūrōḵ) | ܓܘܼܪܵܟ݂ܝ (gūrāḵ) | ܓܘܼܪܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gūrawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܓܘܼܪܵܐ (gūrā) | 3rd person | ܓܘܼܪܹܗ (gūrēh) | ܓܘܼܪܵܗ̇ (gūrāh) | ܓܘܼܪܗܘܿܢ (gurhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܓܘܼܪ̈ܵܢܝܼܢ (gūrānīn) | 1st person | ܓܘܼܪ̈ܵܢܝܼ (gūrānī) | ܓܘܼܪ̈ܵܢܲܢ (gūrānan) | |||
| construct | ܓܘܼܪ̈ܵܢܲܝ (gūrānay) | 2nd person | ܓܘܼܪ̈ܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (gūrānōḵ) | ܓܘܼܪ̈ܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (gūrānāḵ) | ܓܘܼܪ̈ܵܢܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gūrānawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܓܘܼܪ̈ܵܢܹܐ (gūrānē) | 3rd person | ܓܘܼܪ̈ܵܢܘܼܗܝ (gūrānūh) | ܓܘܼܪ̈ܵܢܘܼܗ̇ (gūrānōh) | ܓܘܼܪ̈ܵܢܲܝܗܘܿܢ (gūrānayhōn) | |||
Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
Compare Arabic جَرَّة (jarra).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɡurɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [ɡure] (plural)
Noun
ܓܘܪܐ • (gūrā) m (plural ܓܘܪܐ (gūrē))
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܓܘܪ | 1st person | ܓܘܪܝ | ܓܘܪܢ | |||
| construct | ܓܘܪ | 2nd person | ܓܘܪܟ | ܓܘܪܟܝ | ܓܘܪܟܘܢ | ܓܘܪܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܓܘܪܐ | 3rd person | ܓܘܪܗ | ܓܘܪܗ | ܓܘܪܗܘܢ | ܓܘܪܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܓܘܪܝܢ | 1st person | ܓܘܪܝ | ܓܘܪܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܓܘܪܝ | 2nd person | ܓܘܪܝܟ | ܓܘܪܝܟܝ | ܓܘܪܝܟܘܢ | ܓܘܪܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܓܘܪܐ | 3rd person | ܓܘܪܘܗܝ | ܓܘܪܝܗ | ܓܘܪܝܗܘܢ | ܓܘܪܝܗܝܢ | ||
Etymology 2
From the root ܓ ܘ ܪ related to committing adultery. Compare Arabic جَوْر (jawr).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɡawrɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [ɡawre] (plural)
Noun
ܓܘܪܐ • (gawrā) m (plural ܓܘܪܐ (gawrē))
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܓܘܪ | 1st person | ܓܘܪܝ | ܓܘܪܢ | |||
| construct | ܓܘܪ | 2nd person | ܓܘܪܟ | ܓܘܪܟܝ | ܓܘܪܟܘܢ | ܓܘܪܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܓܘܪܐ | 3rd person | ܓܘܪܗ | ܓܘܪܗ | ܓܘܪܗܘܢ | ܓܘܪܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܓܘܪܝܢ | 1st person | ܓܘܪܝ | ܓܘܪܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܓܘܪܝ | 2nd person | ܓܘܪܝܟ | ܓܘܪܝܟܝ | ܓܘܪܝܟܘܢ | ܓܘܪܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܓܘܪܐ | 3rd person | ܓܘܪܘܗܝ | ܓܘܪܝܗ | ܓܘܪܝܗܘܢ | ܓܘܪܝܗܝܢ | ||
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɡawrɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [ɡawre] (plural)
Noun
ܓܘܪܐ • (gawrā) f (plural ܓܘܪܐ (gawrē))
Usage notes
This word rarely appears as masculine.
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܓܘܪ | 1st person | ܓܘܪܝ | ܓܘܪܢ | |||
| construct | ܓܘܪ | 2nd person | ܓܘܪܟ | ܓܘܪܟܝ | ܓܘܪܟܘܢ | ܓܘܪܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܓܘܪܐ | 3rd person | ܓܘܪܗ | ܓܘܪܗ | ܓܘܪܗܘܢ | ܓܘܪܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܓܘܪܝܢ | 1st person | ܓܘܪܝ | ܓܘܪܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܓܘܪܝ | 2nd person | ܓܘܪܝܟ | ܓܘܪܝܟܝ | ܓܘܪܝܟܘܢ | ܓܘܪܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܓܘܪܐ | 3rd person | ܓܘܪܘܗܝ | ܓܘܪܝܗ | ܓܘܪܝܗܘܢ | ܓܘܪܝܗܝܢ | ||
References
- “gwr4”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- “gwr3”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- “gwr2”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- Brockelmann, Carl (1928) Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), 2nd edition, Halle: Max Niemeyer, published 1995, page 129b
- 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, →ISBN, page 220a
Turoyo
Etymology
From Aramaic גַּבְרָא (gaḇrā).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡawro/
Noun
ܓܰܘܪܳܐ • (gawro) m