ܓܕܝܫܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܓ ܕ ܫ (g d š)
2 terms

Compare Classical Syriac ܓܕ݂ܝܼܫܵܐ, Arabic كَدِيس (kadīs), and Hebrew גָּדִישׁ (gadísh).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ɡɪd.diː.ʃaː.]

Noun

ܓܸܕܝܼܫܵܐ • (gidīšā) m (plural ܓܸܕܝܼܫܹ̈ܐ (gidīšē))

1. heap, pile, sheaf, stock

Inflection

Inflection of ܓܸܕܝܼܫܵܐ (gidīšā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܓܸܕܝܼܫܝܼ (gidīšī)		ܓܸܕܝܼܫܲܢ (gidīšan)
	construct	ܓܸܕܝܼܫ (gidīš)	2nd person	ܓܸܕܝܼܫܘܼܟ݂ (gidīšūḵ)	ܓܸܕܝܼܫܵܟ݂ܝ (gidīšāḵ)	ܓܸܕܝܼܫܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gidīšāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܓܸܕܝܼܫܵܐ (gidīšā)	3rd person	ܓܸܕܝܼܫܹܗ (gidīšēh)	ܓܸܕܝܼܫܵܗ̇ (gidīšāh)	ܓܸܕܝܼܫܗܘܿܢ (gidīšhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܓܸܕܝܼܫܝܼ̈ (gidīšī)		ܓܸܕܝܼܫܲܢ̈ (gidīšan)
	construct	ܓܸܕܝܼܫܲܝ̈ (gidīšay)	2nd person	ܓܸܕܝܼܫܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (gidīšūḵ)	ܓܸܕܝܼܫܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (gidīšāḵ)	ܓܸܕܝܼܫܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gidīšāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܓܸܕܝܼܫܹ̈ܐ (gidīšē)	3rd person	ܓܸܕܝܼܫܘܼ̈ܗܝ (gidīšūh)	ܓܸܕܝܼܫ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (gidīšōh)	ܓܸܕܝܼܫܗ̈ܘܿܢ (gidīšhōn)

Etymology 2

Passive participle of ܓܵܕ݂ܹܫ (gāḏēš, “to happen accidentally”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ɡəˈðiːʃɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒəˈdiːʃɑː]

Adjective

ܓܕ݂ܝܼܫܵܐ • (gḏīšā) (feminine ܓܕ݂ܝܼܫܬܵܐ (gḏīštā), plural ܓܕ݂ܝܼ̈ܫܹܐ (gḏīšē))

1. accidental, unintentional; not intended or deliberate

   Antonym: ܨܪܝܼܡܵܐ (ṣrīmā)

Derived terms

• ܓܕ݂ܝܼܫܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (gḏīšāˀīṯ)

Related terms

• ܓܸܕ݂ܫܵܢܵܝܵܐ (giḏšānāyā)

Classical Syriac

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡ(ə.)ˈði.ʃɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ɡ(ə.)ˈði.ʃe] (plural)

Etymology 1

From the root ܓ-ܕ-ܫ (ɡ-d-š), related to heaping; compare Arabic كَدِيس (kadīs), Hebrew גָּדִישׁ (gāḏîš).

Noun

ܓܕܝܫܐ • (gəḏīšā) m (plural ܓܕܝܫܐ)

1. heap, pile, sheaf, stock
2. hayloft

Inflection

    inflection of ܓܕܝܫܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܓܕܝܫ	ܓܕܝܫܝܢ
construct	ܓܕܝܫ	ܓܕܝܫܝ
emphatic	ܓܕܝܫܐ	ܓܕܝܫܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܓܕܝܫܝ	ܓܕܝܫܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܓܕܝܫܟ	ܓܕܝܫܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܓܕܝܫܟܝ	ܓܕܝܫܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܓܕܝܫܗ	ܓܕܝܫܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܓܕܝܫܗ	ܓܕܝܫܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܓܕܝܫܢ	ܓܕܝܫܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܓܕܝܫܟܘܢ	ܓܕܝܫܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܓܕܝܫܟܝܢ	ܓܕܝܫܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܓܕܝܫܗܘܢ	ܓܕܝܫܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܓܕܝܫܗܝܢ	ܓܕܝܫܝܗܝܢ

Descendants

• → Northern Kurdish: gidîş
• → Old Armenian: գադիշ (gadiš)

Etymology 2

From the root ܓ-ܕ-ܫ (ɡ-d-š), related to happening.

Noun

ܓܕܝܫܐ • (gəḏīšā) m (plural ܓܕܝܫܐ)

1. chance, randomness

Inflection

    inflection of ܓܕܝܫܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܓܕܝܫ	ܓܕܝܫܝܢ
construct	ܓܕܝܫ	ܓܕܝܫܝ
emphatic	ܓܕܝܫܐ	ܓܕܝܫܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܓܕܝܫܝ	ܓܕܝܫܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܓܕܝܫܟ	ܓܕܝܫܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܓܕܝܫܟܝ	ܓܕܝܫܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܓܕܝܫܗ	ܓܕܝܫܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܓܕܝܫܗ	ܓܕܝܫܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܓܕܝܫܢ	ܓܕܝܫܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܓܕܝܫܟܘܢ	ܓܕܝܫܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܓܕܝܫܟܝܢ	ܓܕܝܫܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܓܕܝܫܗܘܢ	ܓܕܝܫܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܓܕܝܫܗܝܢ	ܓܕܝܫܝܗܝܢ

References

• “gdyš”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2017-10-16
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 43b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 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, p. 205b