ܓܝܣܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܓ ܝ ܣ (g y s)
1 term

Of the noun pattern 1a23ā and inherited from Aramaic גַּיסָא (gaysā); compare Arabic جَيْش (jayš) and Hebrew גַּיִס (gáyis).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ɡajsɑː]

Noun

ܓܲܝܣܵܐ • (gaysām (plural ܓܲܝ̈ܣܹܐ (gaysē))

  1. (military) army, military
    Synonym: ܚܲܝܠܵܐ (ḥaylā)
Inflection
Inflection of ܓܲܝܣܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܓܹܝܣ (gēs) 1st person ܓܲܝܣܝܼ (gaysī) ܓܲܝܣܲܢ (gaysan)
construct ܓܹܝܣ (gēs) 2nd person ܓܲܝܣܘܼܟ݂ (gaysōḵ) ܓܲܝܣܵܟ݂ܝ (gaysāḵ) ܓܲܝܣܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gaysawḵōn)
emphatic ܓܲܝܣܵܐ (gaysā) 3rd person ܓܲܝܣܹܗ (gaysēh) ܓܲܝܣܵܗ̇ (gaysāh) ܓܲܝܣܗܘܿܢ (gayshōn)
plural absolute ܓܲܝܣܝܼ̈ܢ (gaysīn) 1st person ܓܲܝܣܝܼ̈ (gaysī) ܓܲܝܣܲܢ̈ (gaysan)
construct ܓܲܝܣܲܝ̈ (gaysay) 2nd person ܓܲܝܣܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (gaysōḵ) ܓܲܝܣܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (gaysāḵ) ܓܲܝܣܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gaysawḵōn)
emphatic ܓܲܝ̈ܣܹܐ (gaysē) 3rd person ܓܲܝܣܘܼ̈ܗܝ (gaysūh) ܓܲܝܣܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (gaysōh) ܓܲܝܣܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (gaysayhōn)
Derived terms
  • ܓܲܝܣܵܝܵܐ (gaysāyā)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Classical Syriac, related to the above.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ɡajjɑːsɑː]

Noun

ܓܲܝܵܣܵܐ • (gayyāsām (plural ܓܲܝܵܣܹ̈ܐ (gayyāsē))

  1. robber, bandit, pirate, plunderer, outlaw (usually the penitent thief crucified next to Christ)
  2. (by extension) Gayyasa play, a traditional live enactment of the story of the thief on the cross
Inflection
Inflection of ܓܲܝܵܣܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܓܲܝܵܣ (gayyās) 1st person ܓܲܝܵܣܝܼ (gayyāsī) ܓܲܝܵܣܲܢ (gayyāsan)
construct ܓܲܝܵܣ (gayyās) 2nd person ܓܲܝܵܣܘܼܟ݂ (gayyāsōḵ) ܓܲܝܵܣܵܟ݂ܝ (gayyāsāḵ) ܓܲܝܵܣܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gayyāsawḵōn)
emphatic ܓܲܝܵܣܵܐ (gayyāsā) 3rd person ܓܲܝܵܣܹܗ (gayyāsēh) ܓܲܝܵܣܵܗ̇ (gayyāsāh) ܓܲܝܵܣܗܘܿܢ (gayyāshōn)
plural absolute ܓܲܝܵܣܝܼ̈ܢ (gayyāsīn) 1st person ܓܲܝܵܣܝܼ̈ (gayyāsī) ܓܲܝܵܣܲܢ̈ (gayyāsan)
construct ܓܲܝܵܣܲܝ̈ (gayyāsay) 2nd person ܓܲܝܵܣܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (gayyāsōḵ) ܓܲܝܵܣܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (gayyāsāḵ) ܓܲܝܵܣܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gayyāsawḵōn)
emphatic ܓܲܝܵܣܹ̈ܐ (gayyāsē) 3rd person ܓܲܝܵܣܘܼ̈ܗܝ (gayyāsūh) ܓܲܝܵܣܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (gayyāsōh) ܓܲܝܵܣܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (gayyāsayhōn)
See also

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Compare Arabic جَيْش (jayš) and Hebrew גַּיִס (gáyis).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡajsɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ɡajse] (plural)

Noun

ܓܝܣܐ • (transliteration neededm (plural ܓܝܣܐ)

  1. (military) troop, army
  2. invasion, foray, raid
  3. plundering
Inflection
Inflection of ܓܝܣܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܓܝܣ 1st person ܓܝܣܝ ܓܝܣܢ
construct ܓܝܣ 2nd person ܓܝܣܟ ܓܝܣܟܝ ܓܝܣܟܘܢ ܓܝܣܟܝܢ
emphatic ܓܝܣܐ 3rd person ܓܝܣܗ ܓܝܣܗ ܓܝܣܗܘܢ ܓܝܣܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܓܝܣܝܢ 1st person ܓܝܣܝ ܓܝܣܝܢ
construct ܓܝܣܝ 2nd person ܓܝܣܝܟ ܓܝܣܝܟܝ ܓܝܣܝܟܘܢ ܓܝܣܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܓܝܣܐ 3rd person ܓܝܣܘܗܝ ܓܝܣܝܗ ܓܝܣܝܗܘܢ ܓܝܣܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Modified from above.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡajjɑsɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ɡajjɑse] (plural)

Noun

ܓܝܣܐ • (transliteration neededm (plural ܓܝܣܐ)

  1. robber, bandit, pirate, plunderer, outlaw
Inflection
Inflection of ܓܝܣܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܓܝܣ 1st person ܓܝܣܝ ܓܝܣܢ
construct ܓܝܣ 2nd person ܓܝܣܟ ܓܝܣܟܝ ܓܝܣܟܘܢ ܓܝܣܟܝܢ
emphatic ܓܝܣܐ 3rd person ܓܝܣܗ ܓܝܣܗ ܓܝܣܗܘܢ ܓܝܣܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܓܝܣܝܢ 1st person ܓܝܣܝ ܓܝܣܝܢ
construct ܓܝܣܝ 2nd person ܓܝܣܝܟ ܓܝܣܝܟܝ ܓܝܣܝܟܘܢ ܓܝܣܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܓܝܣܐ 3rd person ܓܝܣܘܗܝ ܓܝܣܝܗ ܓܝܣܝܗܘܢ ܓܝܣܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

Compare Hebrew גִּיס (gîs).

Alternative forms

  • ܐܓܝܣܐ

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡisɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ɡise] (plural)

Noun

ܓܝܣܐ • (transliteration neededm (plural ܓܝܣܐ)

  1. brother-in-law (specifically wife's sister's husband)
Inflection
Inflection of ܓܝܣܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܓܝܣ 1st person ܓܝܣܝ ܓܝܣܢ
construct ܓܝܣ 2nd person ܓܝܣܟ ܓܝܣܟܝ ܓܝܣܟܘܢ ܓܝܣܟܝܢ
emphatic ܓܝܣܐ 3rd person ܓܝܣܗ ܓܝܣܗ ܓܝܣܗܘܢ ܓܝܣܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܓܝܣܝܢ 1st person ܓܝܣܝ ܓܝܣܝܢ
construct ܓܝܣܝ 2nd person ܓܝܣܝܟ ܓܝܣܝܟܝ ܓܝܣܝܟܘܢ ܓܝܣܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܓܝܣܐ 3rd person ܓܝܣܘܗܝ ܓܝܣܝܗ ܓܝܣܝܗܘܢ ܓܝܣܝܗܝܢ
See also

Etymology 4

From Ancient Greek γεῖσος (geîsos).

Alternative forms

  • ܓܐܣܐ, ܓܝܣܪܐ

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡisɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ɡise] (plural)

Noun

ܓܝܣܐ • (transliteration neededm (plural ܓܝܣܐ)

  1. (architecture) cornice
Inflection
Inflection of ܓܝܣܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܓܝܣ 1st person ܓܝܣܝ ܓܝܣܢ
construct ܓܝܣ 2nd person ܓܝܣܟ ܓܝܣܟܝ ܓܝܣܟܘܢ ܓܝܣܟܝܢ
emphatic ܓܝܣܐ 3rd person ܓܝܣܗ ܓܝܣܗ ܓܝܣܗܘܢ ܓܝܣܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܓܝܣܝܢ 1st person ܓܝܣܝ ܓܝܣܝܢ
construct ܓܝܣܝ 2nd person ܓܝܣܝܟ ܓܝܣܝܟܝ ܓܝܣܝܟܘܢ ܓܝܣܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܓܝܣܐ 3rd person ܓܝܣܘܗܝ ܓܝܣܝܗ ܓܝܣܝܗܘܢ ܓܝܣܝܗܝܢ

References

  • gys”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Costaz, Louis (2002), Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 47a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903), A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 69a
  • 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 229b–230a