ܓܘܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Ultimately from Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (gwd /⁠gōy⁠/, “ball”); cognate with Classical Syriac ܓܘܝܐ (gōyā) and Persian (guy, “ball”).

Pronunciation

(Standard) IPA^(key): [ɡut.tɑː]
(Urmia) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒut.tɑː]

Noun

ܓܘܼܬܵܐ • (gūtā) f sg (plural ܓܘܼ̈ܬܵܬ݂ܵܐ (guttāṯā))

ball
Synonyms: ܐܸܣܦܹܝܪܵܐ (ispērā), ܓܠܘܿܠܵܐ (glōlā)

ܝܲܠܕܹ̈ܐ ܡܘܼܥܒܸܪ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܓܘܼܬܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܚܲܕ݇ ܠܕܗ̇ܘ ܐ݇ܚܹܪ݇ܢܵܐ.
yaldē muˁbir lhōn gūtā min ḥa l-d-awa ḥēnā.
The children passed the ball from one to another.

Inflection

Inflection of **ܓܘܼܬܵܐ**
	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
	state	form		person	m	f	plural
singular	absolute	ܓܘܼܬܲܬ݂ (guttaṯ)		1^st person	ܓܘܼܬܝܼ (guttī)		ܓܘܼܬܲܢ (guttan)
	construct	ܓܘܼܬܲܬ݂ (guttaṯ)		2^nd person	ܓܘܼܬܘܼܟ݂ (gūtōḵ)	ܓܘܼܬܵܟ݂ܝ (guttāḵ)	ܓܘܼܬܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gūtawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܓܘܼܬܵܐ (gūtā)		3^rd person	ܓܘܼܬܹܗ (guttēh)	ܓܘܼܬܵܗ̇ (guttāh)	ܓܘܼܬܗܘܿܢ (gutthōn)
plural	absolute	ܓܘܼܬܵܢ̈ (gūtān)		1^st person	ܓܘܼܬܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (gūtāṯī)		ܓܘܼܬܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (gūtāṯan)
	construct	ܓܘܼܬܵܬ݂̈ (guttāṯ)		2^nd person	ܓܘܼܬܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (gūtāṯōḵ)	ܓܘܼܬܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (gūtāṯāḵ)	ܓܘܼܬܵܬ݂ܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gūtāṯawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܓܘܼ̈ܬܵܬ݂ܵܐ (guttāṯā)		3^rd person	ܓܘܼ̈ܬܵܬ݂ܹܗ (gūtāṯēh)	ܓܘܼ̈ܬܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (gūtāṯāh)	ܓܘܼܬܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (gūtāṯhōn)

Derived terms

ܓܘܼܬܲܬ݂ ܐܝܼܕ݂ܵܐ (guttaṯ īḏā, “handball”)
ܓܘܼܬܲܬ݂ ܛܲܘܣܵܐ (guttaṯ ṭawsā, “volleyball”)
ܓܘܼܬܲܬ݂ ܛܲܦܛܵܦܵܐ (guttaṯ ṭapṭāpā, “tennis”)
ܓܘܼܬܲܬ݂ ܣܲܠܵܐ (guttaṯ sallā, “basketball”)
ܓܘܼܬܲܬ݂ ܥܲܩܠܵܐ (guttaṯ ˁaqlā, “football”)
ܓܘܼܬܲܬ݂ ܫܲܬܐܸܣܬܵܐ (guttaṯ šatˀistā, “baseball”)