ܓܘܢܝܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek γωνίᾱ (gōníā).

Alternative forms

• ܓܘܢܝܬܐ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡonjɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܓܘܢܝܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܓܘܢܝܐܣ or ܓܘܢܘܬܐ or ܓܘܢܝܬܐ)

1. corner
2. (geometry) angle, side
3. carpenter's square, rule

Inflection

    declension of ܓܘܢܝܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܓܘܢܝ	ܓܘܢܘܢ ,ܓܘܢܝܢ
construct	ܓܘܢܝ	ܓܘܢܘܬ ,ܓܘܢܝܬ
emphatic	ܓܘܢܝܐ	ܓܘܢܝܐܣ ,ܓܘܢܘܬܐ ,ܓܘܢܝܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܓܘܢܝܝ	ܓܘܢܘܬܝ ,ܓܘܢܝܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܓܘܢܝܟ	ܓܘܢܘܬܟ ,ܓܘܢܝܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܓܘܢܝܟܝ	ܓܘܢܘܬܟܝ ,ܓܘܢܝܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܓܘܢܝܗ	ܓܘܢܘܬܗ ,ܓܘܢܝܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܓܘܢܝܗ	ܓܘܢܘܬܗ ,ܓܘܢܝܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܓܘܢܝܢ	ܓܘܢܘܬܢ ,ܓܘܢܝܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܓܘܢܝܟܘܢ	ܓܘܢܘܬܟܘܢ ,ܓܘܢܝܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܓܘܢܝܟܝܢ	ܓܘܢܘܬܟܝܢ ,ܓܘܢܝܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܓܘܢܝܗܘܢ	ܓܘܢܘܬܗܘܢ ,ܓܘܢܝܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܓܘܢܝܗܝܢ	ܓܘܢܘܬܗܝܢ ,ܓܘܢܝܬܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܓ-ܢ-ܐ (ɡ-n-ʾ) related to disgracing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡunnɑjɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ɡunnɑje(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܓܘܢܝܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܓܘܢܝܐ)

1. insult, contumely
2. reproach, blame, complaint
3. calumny

Inflection

    inflection of ܓܘܢܝܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܓܘܢܝ	ܓܘܢܝܝܢ
construct	ܓܘܢܝ	ܓܘܢܝܝ
emphatic	ܓܘܢܝܐ	ܓܘܢܝܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܓܘܢܝܝ	ܓܘܢܝܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܓܘܢܝܟ	ܓܘܢܝܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܓܘܢܝܟܝ	ܓܘܢܝܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܓܘܢܝܗ	ܓܘܢܝܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܓܘܢܝܗ	ܓܘܢܝܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܓܘܢܝܢ	ܓܘܢܝܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܓܘܢܝܟܘܢ	ܓܘܢܝܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܓܘܢܝܟܝܢ	ܓܘܢܝܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܓܘܢܝܗܘܢ	ܓܘܢܝܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܓܘܢܝܗܝܢ	ܓܘܢܝܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

From the root ܓ-ܘ-ܐ (ɡ-w-ʾ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡawwɑnɑjɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ɡawwɑnɑje(ʔ)] (plural)

Adjective

ܓܘܢܝܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܓܘܢܝܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܓܘܢܝܬܐ)

1. common, general, universal

Inflection

    declension of ܓܘܢܝܐ

masculine	singular	plural
absolute	ܓܘܢܝ	ܓܘܢܝܝܢ
construct	ܓܘܢܝ	ܓܘܢܝܝ
emphatic	ܓܘܢܝܐ	ܓܘܢܝܐ
feminine	singular	plural
absolute	ܓܘܢܝܐ	ܓܘܢܝܢ
construct	ܓܘܢܝܬ	ܓܘܢܝܬ
emphatic	ܓܘܢܝܬܐ	ܓܘܢܝܬܐ

References

• “gwnyˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “gwny”, 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, pp. 44a, 45a, 51a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 65a
• 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. 217b