ܓܘܫܡܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܓ ܫ ܡ (g š m)
1 term

Inherited from Aramaic גּוּשׁמָא (gušmā); compare Arabic جِسْم (jism, “body”) and Hebrew גֶּשֶׁם (géshem, “rain”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ɡuʃ.maː.]

Noun

ܓܘܼܫܡܵܐ • (gušmā) m (plural ܓܘܼܫ̈ܡܹܐ (gušmē))

1. (anatomy) body
2. (chemistry) solid, substance, matter
3. (linguistics) corpus, text
4. whole
5. collection, ensemble, group
6. organization, community, body

Inflection

Inflection of ܓܘܼܫܡܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	ܓܘܼܫܡ (gušm)		1st person	ܓܘܼܫܡܝܼ (gušmī)		ܓܘܼܫܡܲܢ (gušman)
	construct	ܓܘܼܫܡ (gušm)		2nd person	ܓܘܼܫܡܘܼܟ݂ (gušmōḵ)	ܓܘܼܫܡܵܟ݂ܝ (gušmāḵ)	ܓܘܼܫܡܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gušmawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܓܘܼܫܡܵܐ (gušmā)		3rd person	ܓܘܼܫܡܹܗ (gušmēh)	ܓܘܼܫܡܵܗ̇ (gušmāh)	ܓܘܼܫܡܗܘܿܢ (gušmhōn)
plural	absolute	ܓܘܼܫܡܝܼ̈ܢ (gušmīn)		1st person	ܓܘܼܫܡܝܼ̈ (gušmī)		ܓܘܼܫܡܲܢ̈ (gušman)
	construct	ܓܘܼܫܡܲܝ̈ (gušmay)		2nd person	ܓܘܼܫܡܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (gušmōḵ)	ܓܘܼܫܡܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (gušmāḵ)	ܓܘܼܫܡܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gušmawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܓܘܼܫ̈ܡܹܐ (gušmē)		3rd person	ܓܘܼܫܡܘܼ̈ܗܝ (gušmūh)	ܓܘܼܫܡܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (gušmōh)	ܓܘܼܫܡܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (gušmayhōn)

Derived terms

• ܓܘܼܫܡܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (gušmāˀīṯ, “physically”)
• ܓܘܼܫܡܵܢܵܐ (gušmānā, “corporeal”)
• ܓܲܫܘܼܡܵܐ (gašūmā, “fat”)
• ܠܸܫܵܢܵܐ ܕܓܘܼܫܡܵܐ (liššānā dgušmā, “Classical Syriac”)
• ܡܓܲܫܸܡ (mgaššim, “to make carnate”)

See also

• ܦܲܓ݂ܪܵܐ (paḡrā)
• ܫܠܲܕܵܐ (šladdā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Compare Arabic جِسْم (jism) and Hebrew גֶּשֶׁם (géšem).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡuʃmɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ɡuʃme] (plural)

Noun

ܓܘܫܡܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܓܘܫܡܐ)

1. (anatomy) body
2. (chemistry) solid, substance, matter; metal
3. (linguistics) corpus, text
4. whole
5. collection, ensemble, group
6. organization, community

Inflection

Inflection of ܓܘܫܡܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܓܫܘܡ		1st person	ܓܘܫܡܝ		ܓܘܫܡܢ
	construct	ܓܫܘܡ		2nd person	ܓܘܫܡܟ	ܓܘܫܡܟܝ	ܓܘܫܡܟܘܢ	ܓܘܫܡܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܓܘܫܡܐ		3rd person	ܓܘܫܡܗ	ܓܘܫܡܗ	ܓܘܫܡܗܘܢ	ܓܘܫܡܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܓܘܫܡܝܢ		1st person	ܓܘܫܡܝ		ܓܘܫܡܝܢ
	construct	ܓܘܫܡܝ		2nd person	ܓܘܫܡܝܟ	ܓܘܫܡܝܟܝ	ܓܘܫܡܝܟܘܢ	ܓܘܫܡܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܓܘܫܡܐ		3rd person	ܓܘܫܡܘܗܝ	ܓܘܫܡܝܗ	ܓܘܫܡܝܗܘܢ	ܓܘܫܡܝܗܝܢ

See also

• ܦܓܪܐ
• ܫܠܕܐ

References

• “gšm”, 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 55b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 66b
• 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, →ISBN, pages 222b–223a

Turoyo

Etymology

From Aramaic גושמא

Noun

ܓܘܫܡܳܐ • (gušmo) m

1. (anatomy) body