ܓܕܐ

See also: ܓܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܓ ܕ ܕ (g d d)
2 terms

From Aramaic גַּדָּא (gaddā) with the sense of “god of fortune” a semantic loan from Ancient Greek τύχη (túkhē); cognate to Hebrew גָּד (gad) and Arabic جَدّ (jadd).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ɡaddɑː] (singular)

  IPA^(key): [ɡaddeː] (plural)

Noun

ܓܲܕܵܐ • (gaddā) m sg (plural ܓܲܕܹ̈ܐ (gaddē))

1. share, portion, lot
2. luck, fortune, fate
3. success, triumph

   Synonyms: ܡܲܨܠܚܵܢܘܼܬܵܐ (maṣlḥānūtā), ܟܘܼܫܵܪܵܐ (kuššārā)

4. (in the plural) god of fortune, genie

   Synonym: ܓܸܢܝܵܐ (ginyā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܓܲܕܵܐ (gaddā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܓܲܕܝܼ (gadī)		ܓܲܕܲܢ (gaddan)
	construct	ܓܲܕ (gad)	2nd person	ܓܲܕܘܼܟ݂ (gadūḵ)	ܓܲܕܵܟ݂ܝ (gaddāḵ)	ܓܲܕܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gaddāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܓܲܕܵܐ (gaddā)	3rd person	ܓܲܕܹܗ (gaddēh)	ܓܲܕܵܗ̇ (gaddāh)	ܓܲܕܗܘܿܢ (gadhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܓܲܕܝܼ̈ (gadī)		ܓܲܕܲܢ̈ (gaddan)
	construct	ܓܲܕܲܝ̈ (gadday)	2nd person	ܓܲܕܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (gadūḵ)	ܓܲܕܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (gaddāḵ)	ܓܲܕܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gaddāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܓܲܕܹ̈ܐ (gaddē)	3rd person	ܓܲܕܘܼ̈ܗܝ (gadūh)	ܓܲܕ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (gaddōh)	ܓܲܕܗ̈ܘܿܢ (gadhōn)

Derived terms

• ܓܲܕܵܢܵܐ (gaddānā)
• ܒܝܼܫ ܓܲܕܵܐ (bīš gaddā, “ill-fated, unfortunate, unlucky”)
• ܛܵܒ݂ ܓܲܕܵܐ (ṭāḇ gaddā, “lucky, fortunate”)

Etymology 2

Root
ܓ ܕ ܐ (g d ˀ)
1 term

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ɡɑːdeː]

Verb

ܓܵܕܹܐ • (gādē) (present participle ܓܕܵܝܵܐ (gdāyā), past participle ܓܸܕܝܵܐ (gidyā))

1. (of an aircraft or spacecraft) to take off
2. to soar, ascend, rise

   Synonyms: ܐܵܣܹܩ (āsēq), ܪܵܝܹܡ (rāyēm), ܥܵܠܹܐ (ˁālē)

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܓܵܕܹܐ (gādē)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܓܕܹܐ ܠܝܼ (gdē lī)	ܓܕܹܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (gdē lūḵ)	ܓܕܹܐ ܠܹܗ (gdē lēh)	ܓܕܹܐ ܠܲܢ (gdē lan)	ܓܕܹܐ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gdē lāwḵōn)	ܓܕܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ (gdē lhōn)
	f		ܓܕܹܐ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (gdē lāḵ)	ܓܕܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇ (gdē lāh)
non-past	m	ܓܵܕܹܝܢ (gādēn)	ܓܵܕܹܝܬ (gādēt)	ܓܵܕܹܐ (gādē)	ܓܵܕܲܚ (gādaḥ)	ܓܵܕܹܝܬܘܿܢ (gādētōn)	ܓܵܕܝܼ (gādī)
	f	ܓܵܕܝܵܢ (gādyān)	ܓܵܕܝܵܬܝ (gādyāt)	ܓܵܕܝܵܐ (gādyā)
imperative	m		ܓܕܝܼ (gdī)			ܓܕܹܝܡܘܼܢ (gdēmūn)
	f		ܓܕܹܐ (gdē)

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ɡəðeː]

Noun

ܓܕ݂ܹܐ • (gḏē) m sg (feminine ܓܕ݂ܝܼܬ݂ (gḏīṯ), plural ܓܲܕ݂ܝܲܝ̈ (gaḏyay))

1. singular construct state of ܓܲܕ݂ܝܵܐ (gaḏyā, “kid, young goat”)

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

• ܓܐܕܐ

Etymology

From the root ܓ-ܕ-ܕ (ɡ-d-d) related to cutting off; compare Hebrew גָּד (gāḏ). The sense of "god of fortune" is a calque of Ancient Greek τύχη (túkhē).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡaddɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ɡadde(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܓܕܐ • (gaddāʾ) m (plural ܓܕܐ)

1. lot, fortune, luck, fate
2. success
3. (with ܒ-) power
4. god of fortune, genie

Usage notes

The sense of "god of fortune" is usually in the plural.

Inflection

    inflection of ܓܕܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܓܕ	ܓܕܝܢ
construct	ܓܕ	ܓܕܝ
emphatic	ܓܕܐ	ܓܕܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܓܕܝ	ܓܕܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܓܕܟ	ܓܕܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܓܕܟܝ	ܓܕܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܓܕܗ	ܓܕܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܓܕܗ	ܓܕܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܓܕܢ	ܓܕܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܓܕܟܘܢ	ܓܕܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܓܕܟܝܢ	ܓܕܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܓܕܗܘܢ	ܓܕܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܓܕܗܝܢ	ܓܕܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܓܕܢܐ (gaddānāʾ)
  • ܓܕܢܘܬܐ (gaddānūṯāʾ)

References

• “gd”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2014-07-25
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 42b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 60a
• 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 204a