ܓܢܗܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܓ ܢ ܗ (g n h)
1 term

Etymology

From Persian گناه (gonâh), from Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (wnʾs /⁠wināh⁠/), 𐫇𐫏𐫗𐫀𐫍 (wynʾh /⁠wināh⁠/, “sin, crime”); compare also borrowed into Arabic جُنَاح (junāḥ) and doublet of ܓܘܼܢܚܵܐ (gunḥā).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ɡənɑːhɑː]
• (Urmian) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒəna.jɑː]

Noun

ܓܢܵܗܵܐ • (gnāhā) f sg (plural ܓܢܵܗܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (gnāhāṯē))

1. fault, defect, deficiency, failing
2. blame, misdemeanor, wrong
3. (religion) sin, transgression against divine law or a law of God

   Synonym: ܚܛܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥṭīṯā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܓܢܵܗܵܐ (gnāhā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܓܢܵܗܝܼ (gnāhī)		ܓܢܵܗܲܢ (gnāhan)
	construct	ܓܢܵܗ (gnāh)	2nd person	ܓܢܵܗܘܼܟ݂ (gnāhūḵ)	ܓܢܵܗܵܟ݂ܝ (gnāhāḵ)	ܓܢܵܗܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gnāhāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܓܢܵܗܵܐ (gnāhā)	3rd person	ܓܢܵܗܹܗ (gnāhēh)	ܓܢܵܗܵܗ̇ (gnāhāh)	ܓܢܵܗܗܘܿܢ (gnāhhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܓܢܵܗܵܬܝܼ̈ (gnāhātī)		ܓܢܵܗܵܬܲܢ̈ (gnāhātan)
	construct	ܓܢܵܗܵܬ̈ (gnāhāt)	2nd person	ܓܢܵܗܵܬܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (gnāhātūḵ)	ܓܢܵܗܵܬܵܟ݂ܝ (gnāhātāḵ)	ܓܢܵܗܵܬܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gnāhātāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܓܢܵܗܵܬܹ̈ܐ (gnāhātē)	3rd person	ܓܢܵܗܵܬܘܼ̈ܗܝ (gnāhātūh)	ܓܢܵܗܵܬ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (gnāhātōh)	ܓܢܵܗܵܬܗ̈ܘܿܢ (gnāhāthōn)

Derived terms

• ܡܵܪܹܐ ܓܢܵܗܵܐ (mārē gnāhā, “faulty”)