ܓܘܣܢܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
| Root |
|---|
| ܓ ܘ ܣ (g w s) |
| 2 terms |
From ܓܲܘܣܵܐ (gawsā, “refuge, asylum”) + -ܵܢܵܐ (-ānā, the attributive adjective ending).
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [ɡawˈsɑːnɑː]
Noun
ܓܲܘܣܵܢܵܐ • (gawsānā) m (plural ܓܲܘܣܵܢܹ̈ܐ (gawsānē), feminine ܓܲܘܣܵܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (gawsānīṯā))
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܓܲܘܣܵܢ (gawsān) | 1st person | ܓܲܘܣܵܢܝܼ (gawsānī) | ܓܲܘܣܵܢܲܢ (gawsānan) | |||
| construct | ܓܲܘܣܵܢ (gawsān) | 2nd person | ܓܲܘܣܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (gawsānōḵ) | ܓܲܘܣܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (gawsānāḵ) | ܓܲܘܣܵܢܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gawsānawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܓܲܘܣܵܢܵܐ (gawsānā) | 3rd person | ܓܲܘܣܵܢܹܗ (gawsānēh) | ܓܲܘܣܵܢܵܗ̇ (gawsānāh) | ܓܲܘܣܵܢܗܘܿܢ (gawsānhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܓܲܘܣܵܢܝܼ̈ܢ (gawsānīn) | 1st person | ܓܲܘܣܵܢܝܼ̈ (gawsānī) | ܓܲܘܣܵܢܲܢ̈ (gawsānan) | |||
| construct | ܓܲܘܣܵܢܲܝ̈ (gawsānay) | 2nd person | ܓܲܘܣܵܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (gawsānōḵ) | ܓܲܘܣܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (gawsānāḵ) | ܓܲܘܣܵܢܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gawsānawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܓܲܘܣܵܢܹ̈ܐ (gawsānē) | 3rd person | ܓܲܘܣܵܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (gawsānūh) | ܓܲܘܣܵܢܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (gawsānōh) | ܓܲܘܣܵܢܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (gawsānayhōn) | |||
Classical Syriac
Etymology
From ܓܘܣܐ (gawsā, “refuge”), from the root ܓ ܘ ܣ, related to taking refuge + the ending ܢܐ- (-ānā).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [ɡawˈsɑ.nɑ]
- (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [ɡɑwˈsɑ.nɑ]
- (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [ɡɑwˈso.no]
Noun
ܓܘܣܢܐ • (gawsānā) m (plural ܓܘܣܢܐ (gawsānē))
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܓܘܣܢ | 1st person | ܓܘܣܢܝ | ܓܘܣܢܢ | |||
| construct | ܓܘܣܢ | 2nd person | ܓܘܣܢܟ | ܓܘܣܢܟܝ | ܓܘܣܢܟܘܢ | ܓܘܣܢܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܓܘܣܢܐ | 3rd person | ܓܘܣܢܗ | ܓܘܣܢܗ | ܓܘܣܢܗܘܢ | ܓܘܣܢܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܓܘܣܢܝܢ | 1st person | ܓܘܣܢܝ | ܓܘܣܢܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܓܘܣܢܝ | 2nd person | ܓܘܣܢܝܟ | ܓܘܣܢܝܟܝ | ܓܘܣܢܝܟܘܢ | ܓܘܣܢܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܓܘܣܢܐ | 3rd person | ܓܘܣܢܘܗܝ | ܓܘܣܢܝܗ | ܓܘܣܢܝܗܘܢ | ܓܘܣܢܝܗܝܢ | ||
References
- “gwsn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 11 May 2019
- Costaz, Louis (2002), Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 45a
- Payne Margoliouth, Jessie (1927), Supplement to the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, S.T.P., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 70a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903), A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 65b
- 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, pages 218a–b