ܓܢܬܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology
From the root ܓ-ܢ-ܢ (ɡ-n-n), originally meaning to protect or keep hidden, the lying down sense developing from reclining in gardens. Compare Akkadian 𒃶𒈾𒌅 (/gannatu/, “vegetable garden, grove; private garden area”), Arabic جَنَّة (janna(t)), and Hebrew גִּנָּה (ginnâ).
Pronunciation
Noun
ܓܢܬܐ • (gannəṯā) f (plural ܓܐܢܐܣ or ܓܢܐܣ or ܓܢܣ or ܓܢܢܐ or ܓܢܐ)
Inflection
declension of ܓܢܬܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܓܢܐ | ܓܢܢܝܢ ,ܓܢܝܢ |
| construct | ܓܢܬ | ܓܢܢܝ ,ܓܢܝ |
| emphatic | ܓܢܬܐ | ܓܐܢܐܣ ,ܓܢܐܣ ,ܓܢܣ ,ܓܢܢܐ ,ܓܢܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܓܢܬܝ | ܓܢܢܝ ,ܓܢܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܓܢܬܟ | ܓܢܢܝܟ ,ܓܢܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܓܢܬܟܝ | ܓܢܢܝܟܝ ,ܓܢܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܓܢܬܗ | ܓܢܢܘܗܝ ,ܓܢܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܓܢܬܗ | ܓܢܢܝܗ ,ܓܢܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܓܢܬܢ | ܓܢܢܝܢ ,ܓܢܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܓܢܬܟܘܢ | ܓܢܢܝܟܘܢ ,ܓܢܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܓܢܬܟܝܢ | ܓܢܢܝܟܝܢ ,ܓܢܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܓܢܬܗܘܢ | ܓܢܢܝܗܘܢ ,ܓܢܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܓܢܬܗܝܢ | ܓܢܢܝܗܝܢ ,ܓܢܝܗܝܢ |
References
- “gnh”, 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. 50a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 75a
- 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. 250a