ܓܘܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܓ ܘ ܐ (g w ˀ)
9 terms

Etymology

From Aramaic גַּוָא (gawwā); related to Hebrew גֵּו (gev).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ɡɑːwɑː]
• (Urmian) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒɑːvɑː]

Noun

ܓܵܘܵܐ • (gāwā) m (plural ܓܵܘܹ̈ܐ (gāwē))

1. inside, indoors
2. midst, core, inner part

Inflection

Inflection of ܓܵܘܵܐ (gāwā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܓܵܘܝܼ (gāwī)		ܓܵܘܲܢ (gāwan)
	construct	ܓܵܘ (gāw)	2nd person	ܓܵܘܘܼܟ݂ (gāwūḵ)	ܓܵܘܵܟ݂ܝ (gāwāḵ)	ܓܵܘܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gāwāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܓܵܘܵܐ (gāwā)	3rd person	ܓܵܘܹܗ (gāwēh)	ܓܵܘܵܗ̇ (gāwāh)	ܓܵܘܗܘܿܢ (gāwhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܓܵܘܝܼ̈ (gāwī)		ܓܵܘܲܢ̈ (gāwan)
	construct	ܓܵܘܲܝ̈ (gāway)	2nd person	ܓܵܘܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (gāwūḵ)	ܓܵܘܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (gāwāḵ)	ܓܵܘܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gāwāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܓܵܘܹ̈ܐ (gāwē)	3rd person	ܓܵܘܘܼ̈ܗܝ (gāwūh)	ܓܵܘ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (gāwōh)	ܓܵܘܗ̈ܘܿܢ (gāwhōn)

Antonyms

• ܒܲܕܲܪ (baddar)

Derived terms

• ܠܓܵܘܵܐ (l-gāwā, “inside”)
• ܓܵܘܵܝܵܐ (gāwāyā, “inner”)
• ܓܵܘܵܐܝܼܬ (gāwāˀīt, “inwardly”)
• ܓܵܘܵܢܵܝܵܐ (gāwānāyā, “general”)
• ܓܵܘܵܢܵܐܝܼܬ (gāwānāˀīt, “generally”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Compare Hebrew גֵּו (gēw).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡawwɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ɡawwe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܓܘܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܓܘܐ)

1. inside, indoors
2. midst, core, inner part
3. (anatomy) belly, innards, viscera
4. body, community, congregation

Inflection

    inflection of ܓܘܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܓܘ	ܓܘܝܢ
construct	ܓܘ	ܓܘܝ
emphatic	ܓܘܐ	ܓܘܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܓܘܝ	ܓܘܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܓܘܟ	ܓܘܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܓܘܟܝ	ܓܘܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܓܘܗ	ܓܘܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܓܘܗ	ܓܘܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܓܘܢ	ܓܘܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܓܘܟܘܢ	ܓܘܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܓܘܟܝܢ	ܓܘܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܓܘܗܘܢ	ܓܘܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܓܘܗܝܢ	ܓܘܝܗܝܢ

Antonyms

• ܒܪܐ

References

• “gw”, 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. 43b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 62a-b
• 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. 210a

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Noun

ܓܰܘܳܐ • (gawo) m

1. (anatomy) belly