ܓܢܬܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit
Etymology edit
| Root |
|---|
| ܓ ܢ ܢ (g n n) |
| 2 terms |
From Aramaic גַנְתָא (gannəṯā); related to Akkadian 𒃶𒈾𒌅 (/gannatu/, “vegetable garden, grove; private garden area”), Arabic جَنَّة (janna), and Hebrew גִּנָּה (ginná).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ܓܲܢܬ݂ܵܐ • (ganṯā) f sg (plural ܓܲܢܹ̈ܐ (gannē))
- garden (piece of ground appropriated for the cultivation of fruits, herbs, flowers and vegetables)
- ܒܩܲܝܛܵܐ، ܟܹܐ ܛܲܐܠܲܚ ܗ݇ܘܵܘ ܓܵܘ ܓܲܢܬ݂ܵܐ ܒܨܲܦܪܵܐ ܘܓܵܘ ܡܲܚܣܝܵܐ ܒܪܲܡܫܵܐ.
- bqayṭā, kē ṭaˀlaḥ wā gāw ganṯā b-ṣaprā w-gāw maḥsyā b-ramšā.
- In the summer, we used to play in the garden in the morning and the pool in the evening.
- John 19:41:
- ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܗܘܵܐ ܓܲܢܬ݂ܵܵܐ ܒܗ̇ܝ ܕܘܼܟܬ݂ܵܐ ܕܝܼܫܘܿܥ ܦܝܼܫܵܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܙܩܝܼܦܵܐ. ܘܓܵܘ ܕܗ̇ܝ ܓܲܢܬ݂ܵܐ ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܩܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ ܚܲܕܬܵܐ ܕܗܸܫ ܐ݇ܢܵܫܵܐ ܠܹܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܡܘܼܬܒ݂ܵܐ ܓܵܘܹܗ.
- īṯ hwā ganṯāā b-ay dukṯā d-īšōˁ pīšā ìwā zqīpā. w-gāw d-aya ganṯā īṯ wā qaḇrā ḥadtā d-hiš nāšā lē ìwā mutḇā gāwēh.
- Now in the place where He was crucified there was a garden. And in this garden there was a new tomb in which no one had yet been laid.
- park (large public garden or area of land used for recreation)
- Synonym: ܦܲܪܟܵܐ (parkā)
Inflection edit
Inflection of ܓܲܢܬ݂ܵܐ (ganṯā)
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܓܲܢܬ݂ܝܼ (ganṯī) |
ܓܲܢܬ݂ܲܢ (ganṯan) | ||
| construct | ܓܲܢܲܬ݂ (gannaṯ) |
2nd person | ܓܲܢܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (ganṯūḵ) |
ܓܲܢܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (ganṯāḵ) |
ܓܲܢܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ganṯāwḵōn) | ||
| emphatic | ܓܲܢܬ݂ܵܐ (ganṯā) |
3rd person | ܓܲܢܬ݂ܹܗ (ganṯēh) |
ܓܲܢܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (ganṯāh) |
ܓܲܢܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (ganṯhōn) | ||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܓܲܢܝܼ̈ (ganī) |
ܓܲܢܲܢ̈ (gannan) | ||
| construct | ܓܲܢܲܝ̈ (gannay) |
2nd person | ܓܲܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ganūḵ) |
ܓܲܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (gannāḵ) |
ܓܲܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gannāwḵōn) | ||
| emphatic | ܓܲܢܹ̈ܐ (gannē) |
3rd person | ܓܲܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ganūh) |
ܓܲܢ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (gannōh) |
ܓܲܢܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ganhōn) | ||
Derived terms edit
- ܓܲܢܵܢܵܐ (gannānā, “gardener, horticulturist”)
- ܒܲܕ݂ܡܘܼܬ݂ ܓܲܢܬ݂ܵܐ (baḏmūṯ ganṯā, “parklike”)
- ܢܵܛܲܪ ܓܲܢܬ݂ܵܐ (nāṭar ganṯā, “park-keeper, ranger”)
- ܓܲܢܲܬ݂ ܚܲܝ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܹܐ (gannaṯ ḥaywāṯē, “zoo, zoological garden”)
See also edit
Classical Syriac edit
Etymology edit
From the root ܓ-ܢ-ܢ (ɡ-n-n), originally meaning to protect or keep hidden, the lying down sense developing from reclining in gardens. Compare Akkadian 𒃶a𒈾𒌅 (/gannatu/, “vegetable garden, grove; private garden area”), Arabic جَنَّة (janna), and Hebrew גִּנָּה (ginnâ).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ܓܢܬܐ • (gannəṯā) f (plural ܓܐܢܐܣ or ܓܢܐܣ or ܓܢܣ or ܓܢܢܐ or ܓܢܐ)
Inflection edit
declension of ܓܢܬܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܓܢܐ | ܓܢܢܝܢ ,ܓܢܝܢ |
| construct | ܓܢܬ | ܓܢܢܝ ,ܓܢܝ |
| emphatic | ܓܢܬܐ | ܓܐܢܐܣ ,ܓܢܐܣ ,ܓܢܣ ,ܓܢܢܐ ,ܓܢܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܓܢܬܝ | ܓܢܢܝ ,ܓܢܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܓܢܬܟ | ܓܢܢܝܟ ,ܓܢܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܓܢܬܟܝ | ܓܢܢܝܟܝ ,ܓܢܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܓܢܬܗ | ܓܢܢܘܗܝ ,ܓܢܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܓܢܬܗ | ܓܢܢܝܗ ,ܓܢܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܓܢܬܢ | ܓܢܢܝܢ ,ܓܢܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܓܢܬܟܘܢ | ܓܢܢܝܟܘܢ ,ܓܢܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܓܢܬܟܝܢ | ܓܢܢܝܟܝܢ ,ܓܢܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܓܢܬܗܘܢ | ܓܢܢܝܗܘܢ ,ܓܢܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܓܢܬܗܝܢ | ܓܢܢܝܗܝܢ ,ܓܢܝܗܝܢ |
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “gnh”, 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 50a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 75a
- 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 250a
Turoyo edit
Etymology edit
From Aramaic גַנְתָא (gannəṯā), from the root ܓ-ܢ-ܢ (ɡ-n-n)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ܓܰܢܬ݂ܳܐ • (ganṯo) m (plural ܓܰܢ̈ܳܬ݂ܶܐ (ganoṯe))
Derived terms edit
- ܓܰܢܬ݂ܳܐ ܕܰܚ ܚܱܝܶܘܷܢ (ganṯo daḥ ḥäyewën, “zoo”)