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))

  1. (dialectal) great, big, huge, massive
    Synonym: ܪܲܒܵܐ (rabbā)
    Antonym: ܙܥܘܿܪܵܐ (zˁōrā)

Noun

ܓܘܼܪܵܐ • (gūrām (plural ܓܘܼܪܹ̈ܐ (gūrē) or ܓܘܼܪ̈ܵܢܹܐ (gūrānē), feminine ܓܘܼܪܬܵܐ (gurtā))

  1. (dialectal) elder, leader
    Synonyms: ܪܲܒܵܐ (rabbā), ܪܹܝܫܵܢܵܐ (rēšānā), ܡܵܪܵܐ (mārā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܓܘܼܪܵܐ
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 • (gūrām (plural ܓܘܪܐ (gūrē))

  1. jug
Inflection
Inflection of ܓܘܪܐ
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 • (gawrām (plural ܓܘܪܐ (gawrē))

  1. adultery
Inflection
Inflection of ܓܘܪܐ
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 • (gawrāf (plural ܓܘܪܐ (gawrē))

  1. (typography) column
Usage notes

This word rarely appears as masculine.

Inflection
Inflection of ܓܘܪܐ
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 • (gawrom

  1. man, husband
    Synonym: ܙܠܐܡ (zlām)