ܓܘܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܓ ܘ ܐ (g w ˀ)
9 terms

Etymology

From ܓܵܘܵܐ (gāwā, “inside, interior”) +‎ -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ɡɑːwɑːjɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒɑːwɑːjɑː]

Adjective

ܓܵܘܵܝܵܐ • (gāwāyā) (feminine ܓܵܘܵܝܬܵܐ (gāwāytā), plural ܓܵܘܵܝܹ̈ܐ (gāwāyē))

1. inner, interior, internal

   Antonym: ܒܲܪܵܝܵܐ (barrāyā)

2. holy
3. inhabitant, citizen

Noun

ܓܵܘܵܝܹ̈ܐ • (gāwāyē) m pl (plural only)

1. inside, the indoors

   Antonym: ܒܲܪ̈ܵܝܹܐ (barrāyē)

2. (by extension) Assyria

Inflection

Inflection of ܓܵܘܵܝܹ̈ܐ (gāwāyē)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܓܵܘܵܝܝܼ̈ (gāwāyī)		ܓܵܘܵܝܲܢ̈ (gāwāyan)
	construct	ܓܵܘܵܝܲܝ̈ (gāwāyay)	2nd person	ܓܵܘܵܝܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (gāwāyūḵ)	ܓܵܘܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (gāwāyāḵ)	ܓܵܘܵܝܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gāwāyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܓܵܘܵܝܹ̈ܐ (gāwāyē)	3rd person	ܓܵܘܵܝܘܼ̈ܗܝ (gāwāyūh)	ܓܵܘܵܝ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (gāwāyōh)	ܓܵܘܵܝܗ̈ܘܿܢ (gāwāyhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (gwd /⁠gōy⁠/, “ball”). Cognate with Persian گوی (guy, “ball”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡojɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ɡoje(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܓܘܝܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܓܘܝܐ)

1. sphere, globe, ball

Inflection

    inflection of ܓܘܝܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܓܘܝ	ܓܘܝܝܢ
construct	ܓܘܝ	ܓܘܝܝ
emphatic	ܓܘܝܐ	ܓܘܝܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܓܘܝܝ	ܓܘܝܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܓܘܝܟ	ܓܘܝܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܓܘܝܟܝ	ܓܘܝܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܓܘܝܗ	ܓܘܝܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܓܘܝܗ	ܓܘܝܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܓܘܝܢ	ܓܘܝܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܓܘܝܟܘܢ	ܓܘܝܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܓܘܝܟܝܢ	ܓܘܝܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܓܘܝܗܘܢ	ܓܘܝܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܓܘܝܗܝܢ	ܓܘܝܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܓ-ܘ-ܐ (ɡ-w-ʾ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡ(ə)wɑjɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ɡ(ə)wɑje(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܓܘܝܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܓܘܝܐ)

1. (anatomy) intestine(s); innards, viscera

Inflection

    inflection of ܓܘܝܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܓܘܝ	ܓܘܝܝܢ
construct	ܓܘܝ	ܓܘܝܝ
emphatic	ܓܘܝܐ	ܓܘܝܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܓܘܝܝ	ܓܘܝܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܓܘܝܟ	ܓܘܝܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܓܘܝܟܝ	ܓܘܝܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܓܘܝܗ	ܓܘܝܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܓܘܝܗ	ܓܘܝܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܓܘܝܢ	ܓܘܝܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܓܘܝܟܘܢ	ܓܘܝܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܓܘܝܟܝܢ	ܓܘܝܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܓܘܝܗܘܢ	ܓܘܝܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܓܘܝܗܝܢ	ܓܘܝܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

From the root ܓ-ܘ-ܐ (ɡ-w-ʾ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡawwɑjɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ɡawwɑje(ʔ)] (plural)

Adjective

ܓܘܝܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܓܘܝܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܓܘܝܬܐ)

1. inner, interior, internal
2. far, farther, remote
3. holy

Inflection

    declension of ܓܘܝܐ

masculine	singular	plural
absolute	ܓܘܝ	ܓܘܝܝܢ
construct	ܓܘܝ	ܓܘܝܝ
emphatic	ܓܘܝܐ	ܓܘܝܐ
feminine	singular	plural
absolute	ܓܘܝܐ	ܓܘܝܢ
construct	ܓܘܝܬ	ܓܘܝܬ
emphatic	ܓܘܝܬܐ	ܓܘܝܬܐ

Antonyms

• ܒܪܝܐ

Noun

ܓܘܝܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܓܘܝܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܓܘܝܬܐ)

1. inhabitant, citizen
2. eunuch

Inflection

    inflection of ܓܘܝܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܓܘܝ	ܓܘܝܝܢ
construct	ܓܘܝ	ܓܘܝܝ
emphatic	ܓܘܝܐ	ܓܘܝܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܓܘܝܝ	ܓܘܝܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܓܘܝܟ	ܓܘܝܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܓܘܝܟܝ	ܓܘܝܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܓܘܝܗ	ܓܘܝܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܓܘܝܗ	ܓܘܝܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܓܘܝܢ	ܓܘܝܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܓܘܝܟܘܢ	ܓܘܝܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܓܘܝܟܝܢ	ܓܘܝܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܓܘܝܗܘܢ	ܓܘܝܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܓܘܝܗܝܢ	ܓܘܝܝܗܝܢ

Further reading

• “gwy”, 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. 44a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pp. 63b-64a
• 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. 214a-b
• MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “gōy”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 37