Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit

Etymology 1 edit

Borrowed from Persian گیج (gij) or Northern Kurdish gêj.

Pronunciation edit

  • (standard) IPA(key): [ɡaːjed͡ʒ]

Verb edit

ܓܵܝܸܓ̰ (gāyij) (present participle ܓܝܵܓ̰ܵܐ (gyājā), past participle ܓܝܼܓ̰ܵܐ (gījā))

  1. to be/become dizzy
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Etymology 2 edit

Possibly related to ܓ̰ܵܘܸܓ̰ (jāwij, to creep, move, wriggle), and ܡܒܲܓ̰ܒܸܓ̰ (mbajbij, to creep, move).

Pronunciation edit

  • (standard) IPA(key): [d͡ʒaːjeɡ]

Verb edit

ܓ̰ܵܝܸܓ (jāyig) (present participle ܓ̰ܝܵܓܵܐ (jyāgā), past participle ܓ̰ܝܼܓܵܐ (jīgā))

  1. (intransitive) to scoot over
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