See also: ܓܝܕܐ

Classical Syriac edit

Etymology 1 edit

Compare Arabic جِير (jīr) and Hebrew גִּיר (gîr).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ܓܝܪܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܓܝܪܐ)

  1. glue, birdlime
Inflection edit

Etymology 2 edit

From the root ܓ-ܘ-ܪ (ɡ-w-r) related to committing adultery.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ɡajjɑrɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ɡajjɑre] (plural)

Noun edit

ܓܝܪܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܓܝܪܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܓܝܪܬܐ)

  1. adulterer
Inflection edit

References edit

  • gyr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 45b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 69a
  • 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 230b