ܓܘܓ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit
Etymology edit
Cognate to Classical Syriac ܓܘܓ (“to creep, wriggle”) with an irregular shift from /g/ to /d͡ʒ/. Possible denominal of ܓܘܓܝ (gəwāḡay, “spider”).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
ܓ̰ܵܘܹܓ̰ • (jāwēj) (present participle ܓ̰ܘܵܓ̰ܵܐ (jwājā), past participle ܓ̰ܘܝܼܓ̰ܵܐ (jwījā))
- (intransitive) to move
- ܐܸܢ ܠܵܐ ܡܵܚܹܝܢܹܗ ܒܐܲܩܠܝܼ، ܠܹܐ ܓ̰ܵܘܹܓ̰ ܘܠܹܐ ܙܵܒ݂ܹܪ ܗܲܠ ܥܵܠܲܡ.
- in lā māḥēnēh b-aqlī, lē jāwēj w-lē zāḇēr hal ˁālam.
- If I do not hit it with my foot, it will not move nor will it ever get upturned
- (intransitive) to proceed , to advance
- (intransitive) to walk
- (intransitive) to crawl
- to wriggle, creep
- ܨܸܨܪܵܐ ܗ݇ܘܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܒܸܓ̰ܘܵܓ̰ܵܐ ܒܩܘܿܪܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ ― ṣiṣrā wē lēh bijwājā bqōrnīṯā ― The cockroach is wriggling in the corner.
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of ܓ̰ܵܘܹܓ̰ (jāwēj)
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
| past | m | ܓ̰ܘܝܼܓ̰ ܠܝܼ (jwīj lī) |
ܓ̰ܘܝܼܓ̰ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (jwīj lūḵ) |
ܓ̰ܘܝܼܓ̰ ܠܹܗ (jwīj lēh) |
ܓ̰ܘܝܼܓ̰ ܠܲܢ (jwīj lan) |
ܓ̰ܘܝܼܓ̰ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (jwīj lāwḵōn) |
ܓ̰ܘܝܼܓ̰ ܠܗܘܿܢ (jwīj lhōn) |
| f | ܓ̰ܘܝܼܓ̰ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (jwīj lāḵ) |
ܓ̰ܘܝܼܓ̰ ܠܵܗ̇ (jwīj lāh) | |||||
| non-past | m | ܓ̰ܵܘܓ̰ܹܢ (jāwjēn) |
ܓ̰ܵܘܓ̰ܹܬ (jāwjēt) |
ܓ̰ܵܘܹܓ̰ (jāwēj) |
ܓ̰ܵܘܓ̰ܲܚ (jāwjaḥ) |
ܓ̰ܵܘܓ̰ܝܼܬܘܿܢ (jāwjītōn) |
ܓ̰ܵܘܓ̰ܝܼ (jāwjī) |
| f | ܓ̰ܵܘܓ̰ܵܢ (jāwjān) |
ܓ̰ܵܘܓ̰ܵܬܝ (jāwjāt) |
ܓ̰ܵܘܓ̰ܵܐ (jāwjā) | ||||
| imperative | m | ܓ̰ܘܘܿܓ̰ (jwōj) |
ܓ̰ܘܘܿܓ̰ܘܼܢ (jwōjūn) |
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| f | ܓ̰ܘܘܿܓ̰ܝ (jwōjy) | ||||||
Derived terms edit
See also edit
Classical Syriac edit
Etymology edit
From Biblical Hebrew גּוֹג (Gōg).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
ܓܘܓ • (gōg)
Related terms edit
- ܡܓܘܓ (magōg, “Magog”)
References edit
- Payne Smith, Robert (1879–1901) Thesaurus Syriacus (in Latin), Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Bar Bahlul, Ḥasan (a. 1000) Duval, Rubens, editor, Lexicon Syriacum (Collection Orientale; 15–17) (in Classical Syriac), Paris: e Reipublicæ typographæo, published 1901, page 228