ܓܝܪܐ

See also: ܓܝܕܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Compare Arabic جَيْر (ǧayr) and Hebrew גִּיר (gîr).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡirɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ɡire(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܓܝܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܓܝܪܐ)

1. glue, birdlime

Inflection

    inflection of ܓܝܪܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܓܝܪ	ܓܝܪܝܢ
construct	ܓܝܪ	ܓܝܪܝ
emphatic	ܓܝܪܐ	ܓܝܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܓܝܪܝ	ܓܝܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܓܝܪܟ	ܓܝܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܓܝܪܟܝ	ܓܝܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܓܝܪܗ	ܓܝܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܓܝܪܗ	ܓܝܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܓܝܪܢ	ܓܝܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܓܝܪܟܘܢ	ܓܝܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܓܝܪܟܝܢ	ܓܝܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܓܝܪܗܘܢ	ܓܝܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܓܝܪܗܝܢ	ܓܝܪܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܓ-ܘ-ܪ (ɡ-w-r) related to committing adultery.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡajjɑrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ɡajjɑre(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܓܝܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܓܝܪܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܓܝܪܬܐ)

1. adulterer

Inflection

    inflection of ܓܝܪܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܓܝܪ	ܓܝܪܝܢ
construct	ܓܝܪ	ܓܝܪܝ
emphatic	ܓܝܪܐ	ܓܝܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܓܝܪܝ	ܓܝܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܓܝܪܟ	ܓܝܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܓܝܪܟܝ	ܓܝܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܓܝܪܗ	ܓܝܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܓܝܪܗ	ܓܝܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܓܝܪܢ	ܓܝܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܓܝܪܟܘܢ	ܓܝܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܓܝܪܟܝܢ	ܓܝܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܓܝܪܗܘܢ	ܓܝܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܓܝܪܗܝܢ	ܓܝܪܝܗܝܢ

References

• “gyr”, 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, p. 45b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 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, p. 230b