ܓܘܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܓܘܬܬܐ

Etymology

Ultimately from Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (gwd /⁠gōy⁠/, “ball”); cognate with Classical Syriac ܓܘܝܐ (gōyā) and Persian گوی (guy, “ball”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ɡut.tɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒut.tɑː]

Noun

ܓܘܼܬܵܐ • (guttā) f sg (plural ܓܘܼܬܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (gūtāṯē))

1. ball

   Synonyms: ܐܸܣܦܹܝܪܵܐ (ispērā), ܓܠܘܿܠܵܐ (glōlā)

   ܝܵܠܹ̈ܕ݇ܐ ܡܘܼܥܒ݂ܸܪ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܓܘܼܬܬܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܚܲܕ݇ ܠܕܗ̇ܘ ܐ݇ܚܹܪ݇ܢܵܐ.

   yālē muˁḇir lhōn guttā min ḥa l-d-awa ḥēnā.

   The children passed the ball from one to another.

Inflection

Inflection of ܓܘܼܬܵܐ (guttā)
number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܓܘܼܬܝܼ (guttī)		ܓܘܼܬܲܢ (guttan)
	construct	ܓܘܼܬܲܬ݂ (guttaṯ)	2nd person	ܓܘܼܬܘܼܟ݂ (guttūḵ)	ܓܘܼܬܵܟ݂ܝ (guttāḵ)	ܓܘܼܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (guttāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܓܘܼܬܵܐ (guttā)	3rd person	ܓܘܼܬܹܗ (guttēh)	ܓܘܼܬܵܗ̇ (guttāh)	ܓܘܼܬܗܘܿܢ (gutthōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܓܘܼܬܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (gūtāṯī)		ܓܘܼܬܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (gūtāṯan)
	construct	ܓܘܼܬܵܬ݂̈ (guttāṯ)	2nd person	ܓܘܼܬܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (gūtāṯūḵ)	ܓܘܼܬܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (gūtāṯāḵ)	ܓܘܼܬܵܬ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gūtāṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܓܘܼܬܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (gūtāṯē)	3rd person	ܓܘܼܬܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (gūtāṯūh)	ܓܘܼܬܵܬ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (gūtāṯōh)	ܓܘܼܬܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (gūtāṯhōn)