ܓܕܘܕܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܓ ܕ ܕ (g d d)
3 terms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac originally meaning “unmarried youth, boy from ten to eighteen years old”; compare Arabic جَدِيد (jadīd, “new”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ɡadˈdu.dɑː]
• (standard) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒadˈdu.dɑː]

Noun

ܓܲܕܘܼܕܵܐ • (gadūdā) m sg (plural ܓܲܕܘܼܕܹ̈ܐ (gadūdē), feminine ܓܲܕܘܼܕܬܵܐ (gadudtā))

1. bachelor, unmarried man

   Antonyms: ܡܙܵܘܓ݂ܵܐ (mzāwḡā), ܓܒ݂ܝܼܪܵܐ (gḇīrā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܓܲܕܘܼܕܵܐ (gadūdā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܓܲܕܘܼܕܝܼ (gadūdī)		ܓܲܕܘܼܕܲܢ (gadūdan)
	construct	ܓܲܕܘܼܕ (gadūd)	2nd person	ܓܲܕܘܼܕܘܼܟ݂ (gadūdūḵ)	ܓܲܕܘܼܕܵܟ݂ܝ (gadūdāḵ)	ܓܲܕܘܼܕܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gadūdāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܓܲܕܘܼܕܵܐ (gadūdā)	3rd person	ܓܲܕܘܼܕܹܗ (gadūdēh)	ܓܲܕܘܼܕܵܗ̇ (gadūdāh)	ܓܲܕܘܼܕܗܘܿܢ (gadudhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܓܲܕܘܼܕܝܼ̈ (gadūdī)		ܓܲܕܘܼܕܲܢ̈ (gadūdan)
	construct	ܓܲܕܘܼܕܲܝ̈ (gadūday)	2nd person	ܓܲܕܘܼܕܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (gadūdūḵ)	ܓܲܕܘܼܕܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (gadūdāḵ)	ܓܲܕܘܼܕܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gadūdāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܓܲܕܘܼܕܹ̈ܐ (gadūdē)	3rd person	ܓܲܕܘܼܕܘܼ̈ܗܝ (gadūdūh)	ܓܲܕܘܼܕ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (gadūdōh)	ܓܲܕܘܼܕܗ̈ܘܿܢ (gadudhōn)

Derived terms

• ܓܲܕܘܼܕܘܼܬܵܐ (gadūdūtā)

See also

• ܒܬܘܼܠܵܐ (btūlā, “virgin”)
• ܢܙܝܼܪܵܐ (nzīrā, “celibate”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܓ-ܕ-ܕ (ɡ-d-d); compare Arabic جَدِيد (jadīd, “new”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡadˈdu.ðɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ɡadˈdu.ðe] (plural)

Noun

ܓܕܘܕܐ • (gaddūḏā) m (plural ܓܕܘܕܐ)

1. unmarried youth, boy (from ten to eighteen years old)

Inflection

    inflection of ܓܕܘܕܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܓܕܘܕ	ܓܕܘܕܝܢ
construct	ܓܕܘܕ	ܓܕܘܕܝ
emphatic	ܓܕܘܕܐ	ܓܕܘܕܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܓܕܘܕܝ	ܓܕܘܕܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܓܕܘܕܟ	ܓܕܘܕܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܓܕܘܕܟܝ	ܓܕܘܕܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܓܕܘܕܗ	ܓܕܘܕܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܓܕܘܕܗ	ܓܕܘܕܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܓܕܘܕܢ	ܓܕܘܕܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܓܕܘܕܟܘܢ	ܓܕܘܕܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܓܕܘܕܟܝܢ	ܓܕܘܕܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܓܕܘܕܗܘܢ	ܓܕܘܕܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܓܕܘܕܗܝܢ	ܓܕܘܕܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܐܬܓܕܘܕ (ʾeṯgaḏwaḏ)
• ܓܕܘܕܘܬܐ (gaddūḏūṯā)

References

• “gdwd”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2018-10-21
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 42b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 60b
• 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, page 204b