ܓܢܗܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit
| Root |
|---|
| ܓ ܢ ܗ (g n h) |
| 1 term |
Etymology edit
From Persian گناه (gonâh), from Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (wnʾs /wināh/), 𐫇𐫏𐫗𐫀𐫍 (wynʾh /wināh/, “sin, crime”); compare also borrowed into Arabic جُنَاح (junāḥ) and doublet of ܓܘܼܢܚܵܐ (gunḥā).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ܓܢܵܗܵܐ • (gnāhā) f sg (plural ܓܢܵܗܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (gnāhāṯē))
- fault, defect, deficiency, failing
- blame, misdemeanor, wrong
- (religion) sin, transgression against divine law or a law of God
- Synonym: ܚܛܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥṭīṯā)
Inflection edit
Inflection of ܓܢܵܗܵܐ (gnāhā)
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܓܢܵܗܝܼ (gnāhī) |
ܓܢܵܗܲܢ (gnāhan) | ||
| construct | ܓܢܵܗ (gnāh) |
2nd person | ܓܢܵܗܘܼܟ݂ (gnāhūḵ) |
ܓܢܵܗܵܟ݂ܝ (gnāhāḵ) |
ܓܢܵܗܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gnāhāwḵōn) | ||
| emphatic | ܓܢܵܗܵܐ (gnāhā) |
3rd person | ܓܢܵܗܹܗ (gnāhēh) |
ܓܢܵܗܵܗ̇ (gnāhāh) |
ܓܢܵܗܗܘܿܢ (gnāhhōn) | ||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܓܢܵܗܵܬܝܼ̈ (gnāhātī) |
ܓܢܵܗܵܬܲܢ̈ (gnāhātan) | ||
| construct | ܓܢܵܗܵܬ̈ (gnāhāt) |
2nd person | ܓܢܵܗܵܬܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (gnāhātūḵ) |
ܓܢܵܗܵܬܵܟ݂ܝ (gnāhātāḵ) |
ܓܢܵܗܵܬܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gnāhātāwḵōn) | ||
| emphatic | ܓܢܵܗܵܬܹ̈ܐ (gnāhātē) |
3rd person | ܓܢܵܗܵܬܘܼ̈ܗܝ (gnāhātūh) |
ܓܢܵܗܵܬ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (gnāhātōh) |
ܓܢܵܗܵܬܗ̈ܘܿܢ (gnāhāthōn) | ||
Derived terms edit
- ܡܵܪܹܐ ܓܢܵܗܵܐ (mārē gnāhā, “faulty”)