ܓܘܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܓ ܘ ܐ (g w ˀ)
9 terms

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

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

ܓܲܘܵܝܵܐ • (gawwāyā) (feminine ܓܲܘܵܝܬܵܐ (gawwāytā), plural ܓܲܘܵܝܹ̈ܐ (gawwāyē))

1. inner, interior, internal

   Antonym: ܒܲܪܵܝܵܐ (barrāyā)

2. holy

   Synonym: ܩܲܕܝܼܫܵܐ (qadīšā)

3. inhabitant, citizen

   Synonyms: ܥܵܡܘܿܪܵܐ (ˁāmōrā), ܒܲܪ ܐܲܬ݂ܪܵܐ (bar aṯrā)

Noun

ܓܲܘܵܝܹ̈ܐ • (gawwāyē) m pl (plural only)

1. inside, the indoors

   Antonym: ܒܲܪ̈ܵܝܹܐ (barrāyē)

2. (by extension) Assyria

Inflection

Inflection of ܓܲܘܵܝܹ̈ܐ

number	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
plural	absolute	ܓܲܘܵܝܝܼ̈ܢ (gawwāyīn)		1st person	ܓܲܘܵܝܝܼ̈ (gawwāyī)		ܓܲܘܵܝܲܢ̈ (gawwāyan)
	construct	ܓܲܘܵܝܲܝ̈ (gawwāyay)		2nd person	ܓܲܘܵܝܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (gawwāyōḵ)	ܓܲܘܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (gawwāyāḵ)	ܓܲܘܵܝܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gawwāyawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܓܲܘܵܝܹ̈ܐ (gawwāyē)		3rd person	ܓܲܘܵܝܘܼ̈ܗܝ (gawwāyūh)	ܓܲܘܵܝܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (gawwāyōh)	ܓܲܘܵܝܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (gawwāyayhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ܓܘܝܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܓܘܝܐ)

1. sphere, globe, ball

Inflection

Inflection of ܓܘܝܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܓܘܝ		1st person	ܓܘܝܝ		ܓܘܝܢ
	construct	ܓܘܝ		2nd person	ܓܘܝܟ	ܓܘܝܟܝ	ܓܘܝܟܘܢ	ܓܘܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܓܘܝܐ		3rd person	ܓܘܝܗ	ܓܘܝܗ	ܓܘܝܗܘܢ	ܓܘܝܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܓܘܝܝܢ		1st person	ܓܘܝܝ		ܓܘܝܝܢ
	construct	ܓܘܝܝ		2nd person	ܓܘܝܝܟ	ܓܘܝܝܟܝ	ܓܘܝܝܟܘܢ	ܓܘܝܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܓܘܝܐ		3rd person	ܓܘܝܘܗܝ	ܓܘܝܝܗ	ܓܘܝܝܗܘܢ	ܓܘܝܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܓ ܘ ܐ.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ܓܘܝܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܓܘܝܐ)

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

Inflection

Inflection of ܓܘܝܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܓܘܝ		1st person	ܓܘܝܝ		ܓܘܝܢ
	construct	ܓܘܝ		2nd person	ܓܘܝܟ	ܓܘܝܟܝ	ܓܘܝܟܘܢ	ܓܘܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܓܘܝܐ		3rd person	ܓܘܝܗ	ܓܘܝܗ	ܓܘܝܗܘܢ	ܓܘܝܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܓܘܝܝܢ		1st person	ܓܘܝܝ		ܓܘܝܝܢ
	construct	ܓܘܝܝ		2nd person	ܓܘܝܝܟ	ܓܘܝܝܟܝ	ܓܘܝܝܟܘܢ	ܓܘܝܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܓܘܝܐ		3rd person	ܓܘܝܘܗܝ	ܓܘܝܝܗ	ܓܘܝܝܗܘܢ	ܓܘܝܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

From the root ܓ ܘ ܐ.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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

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

Inflection

Inflection of ܓܘܝܐ

person	singular		plural
	m	f	m	f
absolute	ܓܘܝ	ܓܘܝܐ	ܓܘܝܝܢ	ܓܘܝܢ
construct	ܓܘܝ	ܓܘܝܬ	ܓܘܝܝ	ܓܘܝܬ
emphatic	ܓܘܝܐ	ܓܘܝܬܐ	ܓܘܝܐ	ܓܘܝܬܐ

Antonyms

• ܒܪܝܐ

Noun

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

1. inhabitant, citizen
2. eunuch

Inflection

Inflection of ܓܘܝܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܓܘܝ		1st person	ܓܘܝܝ		ܓܘܝܢ
	construct	ܓܘܝ		2nd person	ܓܘܝܟ	ܓܘܝܟܝ	ܓܘܝܟܘܢ	ܓܘܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܓܘܝܐ		3rd person	ܓܘܝܗ	ܓܘܝܗ	ܓܘܝܗܘܢ	ܓܘܝܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܓܘܝܝܢ		1st person	ܓܘܝܝ		ܓܘܝܝܢ
	construct	ܓܘܝܝ		2nd person	ܓܘܝܝܟ	ܓܘܝܝܟܝ	ܓܘܝܝܟܘܢ	ܓܘܝܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܓܘܝܐ		3rd person	ܓܘܝܘܗܝ	ܓܘܝܝܗ	ܓܘܝܝܗܘܢ	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, page 44a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 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, →ISBN, pages 214a–b
• MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “gōy”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 37