ܓܗܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

From Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (gʾs), 𐫃𐫀𐫍 (gʾh /⁠gāh⁠/, “place, throne, bed; time”); compare Persian گاه (gâh), Northern Kurdish -geh, Old Armenian գահ (gah).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ɡɑːhɑː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [ɡaːj]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒejː]

Noun

ܓܵܗܵܐ • (gāhā) f (plural ܓܵܗܹ̈ܐ (gāhē) or ܓܵܗ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (gāhāṯā))

1. time (an instance or repetition of something happening)

   ܟܹܐ ܐܵܙܹܠ݇ܢ ܬܵܡܵܐ ܬܲܪܬܹܝܢ ܓܵܗܹ̈ܐ ܒܝܲܪܚܵܐ.

   kē āzēn tāmā tartēn gāhē b-yarḥā.

   I go there two times a month.

   ܗܘܼܡܙܸܡ ܠܝܼ ܥܲܡܹܗ ܒܓܵܗܵܐ ܩܲܕ݇ܡܵܝܬܵܐ ܒܫܹܢ݇ܬܵܐ ܕܥܒ݂ܝܼܪܵܗ̇.

   humzim lī ˁammēh b-gāhā qammāytā b-šēttā dˁḇīrāh.

   I talked to him for the first time last year.

Inflection

Inflection of ܓܵܗܵܐ (gāhā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܓܵܗܝܼ (gāhī)		ܓܵܗܲܢ (gāhan)
	construct	ܓܵܗ (gāh)	2nd person	ܓܵܗܘܼܟ݂ (gāhūḵ)	ܓܵܗܵܟ݂ܝ (gāhāḵ)	ܓܵܗܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gāhāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܓܵܗܵܐ (gāhā)	3rd person	ܓܵܗܹܗ (gāhēh)	ܓܵܗܵܗ̇ (gāhāh)	ܓܵܗܗܘܿܢ (gāhhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܓܵܗܝܼ̈ (gāhī)		ܓܵܗܲܢ̈ (gāhan)
	construct	ܓܵܗܲܝ̈ (gāhay)	2nd person	ܓܵܗܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (gāhūḵ)	ܓܵܗܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (gāhāḵ)	ܓܵܗܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gāhāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܓܵܗܹ̈ܐ (gāhē)	3rd person	ܓܵܗܘܼ̈ܗܝ (gāhūh)	ܓܵܗ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (gāhōh)	ܓܵܗܗ̈ܘܿܢ (gāhhōn)

Derived terms

• ܓܵܗܵܐ ܐ݇ܚܹܪ݇ܬܵܐ (gāhā ḥētā, “another time, one more time”)
• ܗ̇ܝܼܓܵܗ (hīgāh, “so, then, at that time”)
• ܚܕܵܐ ܓܵܗܵܐ (ḥdā gāhā, “once”)
• ܚܲܕ݇ܟܡܵܐ ܓܵܗܹ̈ܐ (ḥakmā gāhē, “sometimes”)
• ܟܠ ܓܵܗܵܐ (kul gāhā, “every time”)
• ܬܵܘܕܝܼ ܐܲܠܦܵܐ ܓܵܗܹ̈ܐ (tāwdī alpā gāhē, “thank you so much”, literally “thank you a thousand times”)

 

See also

• ܙܲܒ݂ܢܵܐ (zaḇnā)
• ܥܸܕܵܢܵܐ (ˁiddānā)
• ܫܵܥܬܵܐ (šāˁtā)

Preposition

ܓܵܗܹ̈ܐ • (gāhē)

1. (mathematics) times, multiplied by

   Coordinate terms: ܝܲܬܝܼܪ (yatīr, “plus”), ܒܨܝܼܪ (bṣīr, “minus”), ܦܲܠܸܓ݂ (palliḡ, “divided by”)

   ܐܲܪܒܥܵܐ ܓܵܗܹ̈ܐ ܚܲܡܫܵܐ ܫܵܘܹܐ ܥܸܣܪܝܼ ― arbˁā gāhē ḥamšā šāwē ˁisrī ― four times five equals twenty

   ܬܪܹܝ ܓܵܗܹ̈ܐ ܬܠܵܬܵܐ ܫܵܘܹܐ ܐܸܫܬܵܐ ― trēy gāhē tlātā šāwē ištā ― two times three equals six

Etymology 2

Root
ܓ ܗ ܐ (g h ˀ)
1 term

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ɡɑːheː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒɑːheː]

Verb

ܓܵܗܹܐ • (gāhē) (present participle ܓܗܵܝܵܐ (ghāyā), past participle ܓܸܗܝܵܐ (gihyā))

1. to vanish, to disappear
2. to flee, to escape
3. to become loose or freed

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܓܵܗܹܐ (gāhē)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܓܗܹܐ ܠܝܼ (ghē lī)	ܓܗܹܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (ghē lūḵ)	ܓܗܹܐ ܠܹܗ (ghē lēh)	ܓܗܹܐ ܠܲܢ (ghē lan)	ܓܗܹܐ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ghē lāwḵōn)	ܓܗܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ (ghē lhōn)
	f		ܓܗܹܐ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (ghē lāḵ)	ܓܗܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇ (ghē lāh)
non-past	m	ܓܵܗܹܝܢ (gāhēn)	ܓܵܗܹܝܬ (gāhēt)	ܓܵܗܹܐ (gāhē)	ܓܵܗܲܚ (gāhaḥ)	ܓܵܗܹܝܬܘܿܢ (gāhētōn)	ܓܵܗܝܼ (gāhī)
	f	ܓܵܗܝܵܢ (gāhyān)	ܓܵܗܝܵܬܝ (gāhyāt)	ܓܵܗܝܵܐ (gāhyā)
imperative	m		ܓܗܝܼ (ghī)			ܓܗܹܝܡܘܼܢ (ghēmūn)
	f		ܓܗܹܐ (ghē)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܓ-ܗ-ܐ (ɡ-h-ʾ), related to vanishing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡ(ə.)ˈhɑ]

Verb

ܓܗܐ • (gəhā)

1. to vanish, to disappear
2. to flee, to escape
3. to become loose or freed

Etymology 2

From Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (gʾs), 𐫃𐫀𐫍 (gʾh /⁠gāh⁠/, “place, throne, bed; time”); compare Persian گاه (gâh), Northern Kurdish -geh, Old Armenian գահ (gah).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡɑ.hɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ˈɡɑ.he] (plural)

Noun

ܓܗܐ • (gāhā) f (plural ܓܗܐ)

1. time

   Synonyms: ܙܒܢܐ, ܫܥܬܐ

2. ornate room; bridal chamber

Inflection

    inflection of ܓܗܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܓܗ	ܓܗܝܢ
construct	ܓܗ	ܓܗܝ
emphatic	ܓܗܐ	ܓܗܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܓܗܝ	ܓܗܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܓܗܟ	ܓܗܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܓܗܟܝ	ܓܗܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܓܗܗ	ܓܗܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܓܗܗ	ܓܗܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܓܗܢ	ܓܗܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܓܗܟܘܢ	ܓܗܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܓܗܟܝܢ	ܓܗܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܓܗܗܘܢ	ܓܗܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܓܗܗܝܢ	ܓܗܝܗܝܢ

References

• “gh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2018-11-04
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 43b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 61b-62a
• 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 208a