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 • (gawsānām (plural ܓܲܘܣܵܢܹ̈ܐ (gawsānē), feminine ܓܲܘܣܵܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (gawsānīṯā))

  1. refugee, asylum seeker

Inflection

Inflection of ܓܲܘܣܵܢܵܐ
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 • (gawsānām (plural ܓܘܣܢܐ (gawsānē))

  1. refugee, fugitive
  2. wanderer, vagabond, gypsy

Inflection

Inflection of ܓܘܣܢܐ
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