ܓܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

ܓܢܐ

ܐܬܐ ܕܓܢܐ

Internationalism from Arabic غَانَا (ḡānā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ˈɣɑːnɑː]

Proper noun

ܓ݂ܵܢܵܐ • (ḡānā) f

1. Ghana (a country in Africa)

Derived terms

• ܓ݂ܵܢܵܝܵܐ (ḡānāyā, “Ghanaian”)

Etymology 2

Root
ܓ ܢ ܐ (g n ˀ)
3 terms

From Aramaic גְּנָא (gənā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ˈɡɑːneː]

Verb

ܓܵܢܹܐ • (gānē)

1. to lie down, recline
2. (with ܫܸܡܫܵܐ (šimšā, “sun”)) (of the sun) to set

   ܗ݇ܘܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇ ܒܸܓܢܵܝܵܐ ܫܸܡܫܵܐ ― wē lāh bignāyā šimšā ― The sun is setting.

3. (with ܝܲܘܡܵܐ (yawmā, “day”)) (of the day) to get late, turn dark, turn into evening

   ܓܢܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܝܲܘܡܵܐ

   gnē lēh yawmā

   It got late.

   (literally, “The day reclined.”)

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܓܵܢܹܐ

gerund	ܒܸܓܢܵܝܵܐ (bignāyā)
verbal noun	ܓܢܵܝܵܐ (gnāyā)
		singular				plural
passive participle	m	ܓܸܢܝܵܐ (ginyā)				ܓܸܢܝܹ̈ܐ (ginyē)
	f	ܓܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (gnīṯā)
agent noun	m	ܓܵܢܘܿܝܵܐ (gānōyā)				ܓܵܢܘܿܝܹ̈ܐ (gānōyē)
	f	ܓܵܢܘܿܝܬܵܐ (gānōytā)				ܓܵܢ̈ܘܿܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (gānōyāṯā)
instance noun		ܓܢܵܝܬܵܐ (gnāytā)				ܓ̈ܢܵܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (gnāyāṯā)
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܓܢܹܐ ܠܝܼ (gnē lī)	ܓܢܹܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (gnē lōḵ)	ܓܢܹܐ ܠܹܗ (gnē lēh)	ܓܢܹܐ ܠܲܢ (gnē lan)	ܓܢܹܐ ܠܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gnē lawḵōn)	ܓܢܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ (gnē lhōn)
	f		ܓܢܹܐ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (gnē lāḵ)	ܓܢܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇ (gnē lāh)
active non-past	m	ܓܵܢܹܝܢ (gānēn)	ܓܵܢܹܝܬ (gānēt)	ܓܵܢܹܐ (gānē)	ܓܵܢܹܝܚ (gānēḥ)	ܓܵܢܲܝܬܘܿܢ (gānaytōn)	ܓܵܢܝܼ (gānī)
	f	ܓܵܢܝܲܢ (gānyan)	ܓܵܢܝܲܬܝ (gānyat)	ܓܵܢܝܵܐ (gānyā)
passive past	m	ܓܢܹܝܢ (gnēn)	ܓܢܹܝܬ (gnēt)	ܓܢܹܐ (gnē)	ܓܢܹܝܚ (gnēḥ)	ܓܢܲܝܬܘܿܢ (gnaytōn)	ܓܢܲܝ (gnay)
	f	ܓܸܢܝܲܢ (ginyan)	ܓܸܢܝܲܬܝ (ginyat)	ܓܸܢܝܵܐ (ginyā)
imperative	m		ܓܢܝܼ (gnī)			ܓܢܲܘ (gnaw)
	f		ܓܢܲܝ (gnay)

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Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ˈɡan.neː]

Noun

ܓܲܢܹ̈ܐ • (gannē) f pl

1. plural of ܓܲܢܬ݂ܵܐ (ganṯā, “garden, park”)

Etymology 4

From Northern Kurdish گيان (giyan); related to Persian جان (jân). The sense of “self, oneself” is a semantic loan of the original word ܪܘܼܚܵܐ (rūḥā), where this sense is not found in the Kurdish source word.

Alternative forms

• ܓܝܵܢܵܐ (gyānā)

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ɡɑːnɑː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [ɡjɑːnɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒɑːnɑː]

Noun

ܓܵܢܵܐ • (gānā) f (plural ܓܵܢܹ̈ܐ (gānē) or ܓܵܢܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (gānāṯē))

1. (dialectal) self, oneself, same

   Synonyms: ܢܲܦ̮ܫܵܐ (nafšā), ܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (yāṯā), ܩܢܘܿܡܵܐ (qnōmā), ܪܘܼܚܵܐ (rūḥā)

2. (dialectal) spirit

   Synonym: ܪܘܼܚܵܐ (rūḥā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܓܵܢܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	ܓܵܢ (gān)		1st person	ܓܵܢܝܼ (gānī)		ܓܵܢܲܢ (gānan)
	construct	ܓܵܢ (gān)		2nd person	ܓܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (gānōḵ)	ܓܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (gānāḵ)	ܓܵܢܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gānawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܓܵܢܵܐ (gānā)		3rd person	ܓܵܢܹܗ (gānēh)	ܓܵܢܵܗ̇ (gānāh)	ܓܵܢܗܘܿܢ (gānhōn)
plural	absolute	ܓܵܢܵܢ̈ (gānān)		1st person	ܓܵܢܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (gānāṯī)		ܓܵܢܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (gānāṯan)
	construct	ܓܵܢܵܬ݂̈ (gānāṯ)		2nd person	ܓܵܢܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (gānāṯōḵ)	ܓܵܢܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (gānāṯāḵ)	ܓܵܢܵܬ݂ܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gānāṯawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܓܵܢ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (gānāṯā)		3rd person	ܓܵܢ̈ܵܬ݂ܹܗ (gānāṯēh)	ܓܵܢ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (gānāṯāh)	ܓܵܢܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (gānāṯhōn)