ܓܝܣܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Syriac.

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ɡaj.jaː.saː.]

Noun

ܓܲܝܵܣܵܐ • (gayyāsā) m (plural ܓܲܝܵܣܹ̈ܐ (gayyāsē))

1. robber, bandit, pirate, plunderer, outlaw (usually the penitent thief crucified next to Christ)
2. (by extension) the Gayyasa play, a traditional live enactment of the story of the thief on the cross

See also

• ܓܲܢܵܒ݂ܵܐ (gannāḇā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Compare Arabic جَيْش (jayš) and Hebrew גַּיִס (gáyis).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡajsɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ɡajse] (plural)

Noun

ܓܝܣܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܓܝܣܐ)

1. (military) troop, army
2. invasion, foray, raid
3. plundering

Inflection

    inflection of ܓܝܣܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܓܝܣ	ܓܝܣܝܢ
construct	ܓܝܣ	ܓܝܣܝ
emphatic	ܓܝܣܐ	ܓܝܣܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܓܝܣܝ	ܓܝܣܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܓܝܣܟ	ܓܝܣܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܓܝܣܟܝ	ܓܝܣܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܓܝܣܗ	ܓܝܣܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܓܝܣܗ	ܓܝܣܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܓܝܣܢ	ܓܝܣܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܓܝܣܟܘܢ	ܓܝܣܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܓܝܣܟܝܢ	ܓܝܣܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܓܝܣܗܘܢ	ܓܝܣܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܓܝܣܗܝܢ	ܓܝܣܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Modified from above.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡajjɑsɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ɡajjɑse] (plural)

Noun

ܓܝܣܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܓܝܣܐ)

1. robber, bandit, pirate, plunderer, outlaw

Inflection

    inflection of ܓܝܣܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܓܝܣ	ܓܝܣܝܢ
construct	ܓܝܣ	ܓܝܣܝ
emphatic	ܓܝܣܐ	ܓܝܣܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܓܝܣܝ	ܓܝܣܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܓܝܣܟ	ܓܝܣܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܓܝܣܟܝ	ܓܝܣܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܓܝܣܗ	ܓܝܣܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܓܝܣܗ	ܓܝܣܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܓܝܣܢ	ܓܝܣܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܓܝܣܟܘܢ	ܓܝܣܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܓܝܣܟܝܢ	ܓܝܣܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܓܝܣܗܘܢ	ܓܝܣܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܓܝܣܗܝܢ	ܓܝܣܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

Compare Hebrew גִּיס (gîs).

Alternative forms

• ܐܓܝܣܐ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡisɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ɡise] (plural)

Noun

ܓܝܣܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܓܝܣܐ)

1. brother-in-law (specifically wife's sister's husband)

Inflection

    inflection of ܓܝܣܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܓܝܣ	ܓܝܣܝܢ
construct	ܓܝܣ	ܓܝܣܝ
emphatic	ܓܝܣܐ	ܓܝܣܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܓܝܣܝ	ܓܝܣܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܓܝܣܟ	ܓܝܣܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܓܝܣܟܝ	ܓܝܣܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܓܝܣܗ	ܓܝܣܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܓܝܣܗ	ܓܝܣܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܓܝܣܢ	ܓܝܣܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܓܝܣܟܘܢ	ܓܝܣܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܓܝܣܟܝܢ	ܓܝܣܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܓܝܣܗܘܢ	ܓܝܣܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܓܝܣܗܝܢ	ܓܝܣܝܗܝܢ

See also

• ܚܬܢܐ
• ܝܒܡܐ
• ܣܘܠܦܐ
• ܫܠܦܐ

Etymology 4

From Ancient Greek γεῖσος (geîsos).

Alternative forms

• ܓܐܣܐ, ܓܝܣܪܐ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡisɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ɡise] (plural)

Noun

ܓܝܣܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܓܝܣܐ)

1. (architecture) cornice

Inflection

    inflection of ܓܝܣܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܓܝܣ	ܓܝܣܝܢ
construct	ܓܝܣ	ܓܝܣܝ
emphatic	ܓܝܣܐ	ܓܝܣܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܓܝܣܝ	ܓܝܣܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܓܝܣܟ	ܓܝܣܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܓܝܣܟܝ	ܓܝܣܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܓܝܣܗ	ܓܝܣܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܓܝܣܗ	ܓܝܣܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܓܝܣܢ	ܓܝܣܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܓܝܣܟܘܢ	ܓܝܣܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܓܝܣܟܝܢ	ܓܝܣܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܓܝܣܗܘܢ	ܓܝܣܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܓܝܣܗܝܢ	ܓܝܣܝܗܝܢ

References

• “gys”, 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 47a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 69a
• 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 229b-230a