ܓܪܕܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Back-formation from ܓܲܪܕܝܵܝܵܐ (“weaver”), itself borrowed from Ancient Greek γέρδῐος (gérdĭos).

Pronunciation

(Standard) IPA^(key): [ɡar.dɑː]
(Urmia) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒar.dɑː]

Noun

ܓܲܪܕܵܐ • (gardā) m (plural ܓܲܪ̈ܕܹܐ (gardē))

Inflection

Inflection of **ܓܲܪܕܵܐ**
	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
	state	form	person	m	f	plural
singular	absolute	ܓܪܲܕ݂ (graḏ)	1^st person	ܓܲܪܕܝܼ (gardī)		ܓܲܪܕܲܢ (gardan)
	construct	ܓܪܲܕ݂ (graḏ)	2^nd person	ܓܲܪܕܘܼܟ݂ (gardōḵ)	ܓܲܪܕܵܟ݂ܝ (gardāḵ)	ܓܲܪܕܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gardawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܓܲܪܕܵܐ (gardā)	3^rd person	ܓܲܪܕܹܗ (gardēh)	ܓܲܪܕܵܗ̇ (gardāh)	ܓܲܪܕܗܘܿܢ (gardhōn)
plural	absolute	ܓܲܪ̈ܕܝܼܢ (gardīn)	1^st person	ܓܲܪ̈ܕܝܼ (gardī)		ܓܲܪ̈ܕܲܢ (gardan)
	construct	ܓܲܪ̈ܕܲܝ (garday)	2^nd person	ܓܲܪ̈ܕܘܼܟ݂ (gardōḵ)	ܓܲܪ̈ܕܵܟ݂ܝ (gardāḵ)	ܓܲܪ̈ܕܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gardawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܓܲܪ̈ܕܹܐ (gardē)	3^rd person	ܓܲܪ̈ܕܘܼܗܝ (gardūh)	ܓܲܪ̈ܕܘܼܗ̇ (gardōh)	ܓܲܪ̈ܕܲܝܗܘܿܢ (gardayhōn)

Synonyms

ܢܲܘܠܵܐ (nawlā)
ܣܲܒ݂ܟܵܐ (saḇkā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܓ ܪ ܕ related to scraping off. Compare Arabic أَجْرَد (ʔajrad).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ɡardɑ], [ɡ(ə)rɑðɑ] (singular)
IPA^(key): [ɡarde], [ɡ(ə)rɑðe] (plural)

Adjective

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ܓܪܕܐ • (gardā, gərāḏā) m (plural ܓܪܕܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܓܪܕܬܐ)

bare, bald, hairless, woolless

Inflection

Inflection of **ܓܪܕܐ**
person	singular		plural
person	m	f	m	f
absolute	ܓܪܕ	ܓܪܕܐ	ܓܪܕܝܢ	ܓܪܕܢ
construct	ܓܪܕ	ܓܪܕܬ	ܓܪܕܝ	ܓܪܕܬ
emphatic	ܓܪܕܐ	ܓܪܕܬܐ	ܓܪܕܐ	ܓܪܕܬܐ

Etymology 2

It may be from the root ܓ ܪ ܕ related to scraping off, or a wanderwort, close to Akkadian 𒂵𒊑𒁺 (/⁠gāridu⁠/); see Arabic جُرَذ (juraḏ, “rat”) for more.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ɡɑrðɑ], [ɡarðɑ], [ɡ(ə)rɑðɑ] (singular)
IPA^(key): [ɡɑrðe], [ɡarðe], [ɡ(ə)rɑðe] (plural)

Noun

ܓܪܕܐ • (gārḏā, garḏā, gərāḏā) m (plural ܓܪܕܐ (gārḏē, garḏē, gərāḏā))

beaver (animal)

Inflection

Inflection of **ܓܪܕܐ**
	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
	state	form	person	m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܓܪܕ	1^st person	ܓܪܕܝ		ܓܪܕܢ
	construct	ܓܪܕ	2^nd person	ܓܪܕܟ	ܓܪܕܟܝ	ܓܪܕܟܘܢ	ܓܪܕܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܓܪܕܐ	3^rd person	ܓܪܕܗ	ܓܪܕܗ	ܓܪܕܗܘܢ	ܓܪܕܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܓܪܕܝܢ	1^st person	ܓܪܕܝ		ܓܪܕܝܢ
	construct	ܓܪܕܝ	2^nd person	ܓܪܕܝܟ	ܓܪܕܝܟܝ	ܓܪܕܝܟܘܢ	ܓܪܕܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܓܪܕܐ	3^rd person	ܓܪܕܘܗܝ	ܓܪܕܝܗ	ܓܪܕܝܗܘܢ	ܓܪܕܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ɡardɑ] (singular)
IPA^(key): [ɡarde] (plural)

Noun

ܓܪܕܐ • (gardā) m (plural ܓܪܕܐ (gardē))

web
Synonym: ܓܘܓܝ (gəwāḡay)

Inflection

Inflection of **ܓܪܕܐ**
	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
	state	form	person	m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܓܪܕ	1^st person	ܓܪܕܝ		ܓܪܕܢ
	construct	ܓܪܕ	2^nd person	ܓܪܕܟ	ܓܪܕܟܝ	ܓܪܕܟܘܢ	ܓܪܕܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܓܪܕܐ	3^rd person	ܓܪܕܗ	ܓܪܕܗ	ܓܪܕܗܘܢ	ܓܪܕܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܓܪܕܝܢ	1^st person	ܓܪܕܝ		ܓܪܕܝܢ
	construct	ܓܪܕܝ	2^nd person	ܓܪܕܝܟ	ܓܪܕܝܟܝ	ܓܪܕܝܟܘܢ	ܓܪܕܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܓܪܕܐ	3^rd person	ܓܪܕܘܗܝ	ܓܪܕܝܗ	ܓܪܕܝܗܘܢ	ܓܪܕܝܗܝܢ

References

“grd”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
“grd²”, 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 132
Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 54a
Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 78a
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 257b