ܓܘܪܐ

See also: ܓܘܕܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From the dialectal pronunciation of ܓܒ݂ܘܿܪܵܐ (gḇōrā).

Adjective

ܓܘܼܪܵܐ • (gūrā)

  1. alternative form of ܓܒ݂ܘܿܪܵܐ (gḇōrā, big, massive)

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)