ܓܢܣܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܓ ܢ ܣ (g n s)
1 term

Etymology

From Aramaic גֵּנְסָא (gensā), from Ancient Greek γένος (génos); compare also borrowed into Arabic جِنْس (jins).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ɡɪn.sɑː]
• (Urmian) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒɪn.sɑː]

Noun

ܓܸܢܣܵܐ • (ginsā) m sg (plural ܓܸܢܣܹ̈ܐ (ginsē) or ܓܸܢܣܵܢܹ̈ܐ (ginsānē))

1. genus, kind, type, sort

   Synonyms: ܐܲܕܫܵܐ (adšā), ܙܢܵܐ (znā), ܦܸܨܠܵܐ (piṣlā)

2. gender, sex
3. (grammar) gender

Inflection

Inflection of ܓܸܢܣܵܐ (ginsā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܓܸܢܣܝܼ (ginsī)		ܓܸܢܣܲܢ (ginsan)
	construct	ܓܢܸܣ (gnis)	2nd person	ܓܸܢܣܘܼܟ݂ (ginsūḵ)	ܓܸܢܣܵܟ݂ܝ (ginsāḵ)	ܓܸܢܣܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ginsāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܓܸܢܣܵܐ (ginsā)	3rd person	ܓܸܢܣܹܗ (ginsēh)	ܓܸܢܣܵܗ̇ (ginsāh)	ܓܸܢܣܗܘܿܢ (ginshōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܓܸܢܣܝܼ̈ (ginsī)		ܓܸܢܣܲܢ̈ (ginsan)
	construct	ܓܸܢܣܲܝ̈ (ginsay)	2nd person	ܓܸܢܣܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ginsūḵ)	ܓܸܢܣܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ginsāḵ)	ܓܸܢܣܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ginsāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܓܸܢܣܹ̈ܐ (ginsē)	3rd person	ܓܸܢܣܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ginsūh)	ܓܸܢܣ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ginsōh)	ܓܸܢܣܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ginshōn)

Derived terms

• ܒܲܪ ܓܸܢܣܵܐ (bar ginsā)
• ܓܠܝܼܙ ܓܸܢܣܵܐ (glīz ginsā)
• ܓܲܢܸܣ (gannis)
• ܓܸܢܣܵܝܵܐ (ginsāyā)
• ܓܸܢܣܵܢܵܝܵܐ (ginsānāyā)

 

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γένος (génos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡɛnsɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ɡɛnse], [ɡɛnsɑne] (plural)

Noun

ܓܢܣܐ • (gensā) m (plural ܓܢܣܢܐ (gensānē) or ܓܢܣܐ (gensē))

1. genus, kind, type, sort
2. family, familial relation
3. race, nation
4. gender, sex
5. (grammar) gender

Inflection

    declension of ܓܢܣܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܓܢܣ	ܓܢܣܢܝܢ ,ܓܢܣܝܢ
construct	ܓܢܣ	ܓܢܣܢܝ ,ܓܢܣܝ
emphatic	ܓܢܣܐ	ܓܢܣܢܐ ,ܓܢܣܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܓܢܣܝ	ܓܢܣܢܝ ,ܓܢܣܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܓܢܣܟ	ܓܢܣܢܝܟ ,ܓܢܣܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܓܢܣܟܝ	ܓܢܣܢܝܟܝ ,ܓܢܣܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܓܢܣܗ	ܓܢܣܢܘܗܝ ,ܓܢܣܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܓܢܣܗ	ܓܢܣܢܝܗ ,ܓܢܣܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܓܢܣܢ	ܓܢܣܢܝܢ ,ܓܢܣܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܓܢܣܟܘܢ	ܓܢܣܢܝܟܘܢ ,ܓܢܣܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܓܢܣܟܝܢ	ܓܢܣܢܝܟܝܢ ,ܓܢܣܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܓܢܣܗܘܢ	ܓܢܣܢܝܗܘܢ ,ܓܢܣܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܓܢܣܗܝܢ	ܓܢܣܢܝܗܝܢ ,ܓܢܣܝܗܝܢ

Descendants

• → Arabic: جِنْس (jins)

References

• “gns”, 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 52a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 75a
• 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, pages 249a–b