See also: ܓܝܪܐ

Classical Syriac edit

Etymology edit

Compare Arabic جِيد (jīd) and Hebrew גִּיד (gîḏ).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ɡ(ə)jɑðɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ɡ(ə)jɑðe] (plural)

Noun edit

ܓܝܕܐ (gyāḏām (plural ܓܝܕܐ (gyāḏē))

  1. nerve, ligament, tendon, sinew
  2. fibre of a plant
  3. string of a musical instrument
  4. tie

Inflection edit

References edit

  • gyd”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Brockelmann, Carl (1928) Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), 2nd edition, Halle: Max Niemeyer, published 1995, page 114a
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 47a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 68b
  • 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 228b