ܓܘܣܐ
Classical Syriac
editEtymology
editFrom the root ܓ-ܘ-ܣ (ɡ-w-s), related to taking refuge.
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [ˈɡaw.sɑ]
- (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈɡɑw.sɑ]
- (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈɡɑw.so]
Noun
editܓܘܣܐ • (gawsā) m (plural ܓܘܣܐ (gawsē))
Inflection
edit inflection of ܓܘܣܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܓܘܣ | ܓܘܣܝܢ |
| construct | ܓܘܣ | ܓܘܣܝ |
| emphatic | ܓܘܣܐ | ܓܘܣܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܓܘܣܝ | ܓܘܣܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܓܘܣܟ | ܓܘܣܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܓܘܣܟܝ | ܓܘܣܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܓܘܣܗ | ܓܘܣܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܓܘܣܗ | ܓܘܣܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܓܘܣܢ | ܓܘܣܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܓܘܣܟܘܢ | ܓܘܣܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܓܘܣܟܝܢ | ܓܘܣܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܓܘܣܗܘܢ | ܓܘܣܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܓܘܣܗܝܢ | ܓܘܣܝܗܝܢ |
Derived terms
edit- ܓܘܣܢܐ (gawsānā)
References
edit- “gws”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2019-05-11
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 45a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 65b
- 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 218a