Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit

Etymology edit

From Aramaic גַּדְיָא (gaḏyā), from Proto-Semitic *gady- (kid); compare Arabic جَدْي (jady), Hebrew גְּדִי (g'dí) and Akkadian 𒂵𒁕𒅀 (gadû).

Pronunciation edit

  • (standard) IPA(key): [ɡað.jɑː]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [d͡ʒad.jɑː]

Noun edit

ܓܲܕ݂ܝܵܐ (gaḏyām (plural ܓܲܕ݂ܝܹ̈ܐ (gaḏyē), feminine ܓܕ݂ܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (gḏīṯā))

  1. kid, young male of a goat

Inflection edit

Proper noun edit

ܓܲܕܝܵܐ (gadyam

  1. (astrology, astronomy) Capricorn (constellation and zodiac sign)

Coordinate terms edit

Zodiac signs in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic · ܡܲܠܘܵܫܹ̈ܐ (malwāšē) (layout · text)
       
ܐܸܡܪܵܐ (imrā) ܬܵܘܪܵܐ (tāwrā) ܬܐܘܿܡܹ̈ܐ (tˀōmē) ܣܲܪܛܵܢܵܐ (sarṭānā)
       
ܐܲܪܝܵܐ (aryā) ܒܬ݂ܘܼܠܬܵܐ (bṯultā) ܡܲܣܵܐ̈ܬ݂ܵܐ (massāṯā) ܥܲܩܪܒ݂ܵܐ (ˁaqrḇā)
       
ܩܲܫܵܬ݂ܵܐ (qaššāṯā) ܓܲܕ݂ܝܵܐ (gaḏyā) ܕܵܘܠܵܐ (dāwlā) ܢܘܼܢܹ̈ܐ (nūnē)

Classical Syriac edit

Etymology 1 edit

Compare Arabic جَدْي (jady) and Hebrew גְּדִי (gəḏî).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ɡaðjɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ɡ(ə)ðajjɑ] (plural)

Noun edit

ܓܕܝܐ (gaḏyām (plural ܓܕܝܐ)

  1. kid (young goat)
Inflection edit

Irregular inflection with a stem ending in Yodh.

Proper noun edit

ܓܕܝܐ (gaḏyām

  1. (astrology, astronomy) Capricorn (constellation and zodiac sign)

Etymology 2 edit

From the root ܓ-ܕ-ܐ (ɡ-d-ʾ) related to rising up.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ɡ(ə)ðɑjɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ɡ(ə)ðɑje] (plural)

Noun edit

ܓܕܝܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܓܕܝܐ)

  1. rising up, ascending
  2. eruption
  3. earthquake
Inflection edit

References edit

  • gdy”, 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, 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 60b
  • 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 205a