ܓܘܪܕܡܢܐ
Classical Syriac
editAlternative forms
edit- ܓܘܪܕܡܝܐ (gūrdəmāyā)
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [ɡur.d(ə.)ˈmɑ.nɑ]
- (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [ɡurˈdmɑ.nɑ]
- (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [ɡurˈdmo.no]
Etymology 1
editCompare Jewish Babylonian Aramaic גּוּנְדְּלָיָא (gûndəlāyâ, “left-handed person”).
Adjective
editܓܘܪܕܡܢܐ • (gūrdəmānā) m (plural ܓܘܪܕܡܢܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܓܘܪܕܡܢܬܐ)
- ambidextrous
- Synonym: ܬܪܝܢܝ ܐܝܕܝܐ
Inflection
edit declension of ܓܘܪܕܡܢܐ
Etymology 2
editAdjective
editܓܘܪܕܡܢܐ • (gūrdəmānā) m (plural ܓܘܪܕܡܢܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܓܘܪܕܡܢܬܐ)
Inflection
edit declension of ܓܘܪܕܡܢܐ
References
edit- “gwrdmn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2022-12-15
- Brockelmann, Carl (1928) Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), 2nd edition, Halle: Max Niemeyer, published 1995, page 132
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 66a
- 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 221a