ܓܪܕܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܓ-ܪ-ܕ (ɡ-r-d) related to scraping off. Compare Arabic أَجْرَد (ʔajrad).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡardɑ], [ɡ(ə)rɑðɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ɡarde], [ɡ(ə)rɑðe] (plural)

Adjective

ܓܪܕܐ • (gardā, gərāḏā) m (plural ܓܪܕܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܓܪܕܬܐ)

1. bare, bald, hairless, woolless

Inflection

    declension of ܓܪܕܐ

masculine	singular	plural
absolute	ܓܪܕ	ܓܪܕܝܢ
construct	ܓܪܕ	ܓܪܕܝ
emphatic	ܓܪܕܐ	ܓܪܕܐ
feminine	singular	plural
absolute	ܓܪܕܐ	ܓܪܕܢ
construct	ܓܪܕܬ	ܓܪܕܬ
emphatic	ܓܪܕܬܐ	ܓܪܕܬܐ

Etymology 2

It may be from the root ܓ-ܪ-ܕ (ɡ-r-d) related to scraping off, or a wanderwort, close to Akkadian 𒂵𒊑𒁺 (/⁠gāridu⁠/); see Arabic جُرَذ (juraḏ, “rat”) for more.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡɑrðɑ], [ɡarðɑ], [ɡ(ə)rɑðɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ɡɑrðe], [ɡarðe], [ɡ(ə)rɑðe] (plural)

Noun

ܓܪܕܐ • (gārḏā, garḏā, gərāḏā) m (plural ܓܪܕܐ (gārḏē, garḏē, gərāḏā))

1. beaver (animal)

Inflection

    inflection of ܓܪܕܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܓܪܕ	ܓܪܕܝܢ
construct	ܓܪܕ	ܓܪܕܝ
emphatic	ܓܪܕܐ	ܓܪܕܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܓܪܕܝ	ܓܪܕܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܓܪܕܟ	ܓܪܕܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܓܪܕܟܝ	ܓܪܕܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܓܪܕܗ	ܓܪܕܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܓܪܕܗ	ܓܪܕܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܓܪܕܢ	ܓܪܕܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܓܪܕܟܘܢ	ܓܪܕܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܓܪܕܟܝܢ	ܓܪܕܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܓܪܕܗܘܢ	ܓܪܕܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܓܪܕܗܝܢ	ܓܪܕܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡardɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ɡarde] (plural)

Noun

ܓܪܕܐ • (gardā) m (plural ܓܪܕܐ (gardē))

1. web

   Synonym: ܓܘܓܝ (gəwāḡay)

Inflection

    inflection of ܓܪܕܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܓܪܕ	ܓܪܕܝܢ
construct	ܓܪܕ	ܓܪܕܝ
emphatic	ܓܪܕܐ	ܓܪܕܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܓܪܕܝ	ܓܪܕܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܓܪܕܟ	ܓܪܕܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܓܪܕܟܝ	ܓܪܕܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܓܪܕܗ	ܓܪܕܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܓܪܕܗ	ܓܪܕܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܓܪܕܢ	ܓܪܕܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܓܪܕܟܘܢ	ܓܪܕܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܓܪܕܟܝܢ	ܓܪܕܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܓܪܕܗܘܢ	ܓܪܕܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܓܪܕܗܝܢ	ܓܪܕܝܗܝܢ

References

• “grd”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “grd²”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Brockelmann, Carl (1928) Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), 2nd edition, Halle: Max Niemeyer, published 1995, page 132
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 54a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 78a
• 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, page 257b