ܓܘܢܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܓ ܘ ܐ (g w ˀ)
9 terms

From ܓܵܘܵܐ (gāwā, inside, interior) + -ܝܐ (-ānāyā, the intensive attributive adjective ending).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [ɡɑːwɑːnɑːjɑː]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [d͡ʒɑːwɑːnɑːjɑː]

Adjective

ܓܵܘܵܢܵܝܵܐ • (gāwānāyā) (feminine ܓܵܘܵܢܵܝܬܵܐ (gāwānāytā), plural ܓܵܘܵܢܵܝܹ̈ܐ (gāwānāyē))

  1. general, common, universal
    ܡܸܠܬܵܐ ܓܪܝܼܫܬܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܫܸܪܫܵܐ ܓܵܘܵܢܵܝܵܐmiltā grīštā min širšā gāwānāyāA verb drawn from a common root
Synonyms
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Root
ܓ ܢ ܐ (g n ˀ)
3 terms

From the verb ܓܲܢܹܐ (gannē, to disgrace).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [ɡun.nɑːjɑː]

Noun

ܓܘܼܢܵܝܵܐ • (gunnāyā) m sg (plural ܓܘܼܢܵܝܹ̈ܐ (gūnāyē))

  1. insult, contumely
  2. reproach, blame, complaint
  3. calumny
Inflection

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek γωνίᾱ (gōníā).

Alternative forms

  • ܓܘܢܝܬܐ (gōnīṯā)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡonjɑ]

Noun

ܓܘܢܝܐ • (gōnyā) f (plural ܓܘܢܝܐܣ (gōnyas) or ܓܘܢܘܬܐ (gōnawwāṯā) or ܓܘܢܝܬܐ (gōnayyāṯā))

  1. corner
  2. (geometry) angle, side
    Synonyms: ܙܘܝܬܐ, ܩܪܢܐ
  3. carpenter's square, rule
Inflection

Etymology 2

From the root ܓ-ܢ-ܐ (ɡ-n-ʾ) related to disgracing.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡunnɑjɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ɡunnɑje] (plural)

Noun

ܓܘܢܝܐ • (gunnāyā) m (plural ܓܘܢܝܐ (gunnāyē))

  1. insult, contumely
  2. reproach, blame, complaint
  3. calumny
Inflection

Etymology 3

From the root ܓ-ܘ-ܐ (ɡ-w-ʾ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡawwɑnɑjɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ɡawwɑnɑje] (plural)

Adjective

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ܓܘܢܝܐ • (gawwānāyā) m (plural ܓܘܢܝܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܓܘܢܝܬܐ)

  1. common, general, universal
Inflection

Further reading

  • gwnyˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • gwny”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • gwny”, 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, pages 44a, 45a, 51a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 65a
  • 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 217b
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