ܓܕܐ

See also: ܓܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܓ ܕ ܕ (g d d)
3 terms

From Aramaic גַּדָּא (gaddā) with the sense of “god of fortune” a semantic loan from Ancient Greek τύχη (túkhē); cognate to Hebrew גָּד (gad) and Arabic جَدّ (jadd).

Pronunciation

(Standard) IPA^(key): [ɡaddɑː] (singular)
IPA^(key): [ɡaddeː] (plural)

Noun

ܓܲܕܵܐ • (gaddā) m sg (plural ܓܲܕܹ̈ܐ (gaddē))

share, portion, lot
luck, fortune, fate
success, triumph
Synonyms: ܡܲܨܠܚܵܢܘܼܬܵܐ (maṣlḥānūtā), ܟܘܼܫܵܪܵܐ (kuššārā)
(in the plural) god of fortune, genie
Synonym: ܓܸܢܝܵܐ (ginyā)

Inflection

Inflection of **ܓܲܕܵܐ**
	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
	state	form	person	m	f	plural
singular	absolute	–	1^st person	ܓܲܕܝܼ (gadī)		ܓܲܕܲܢ (gaddan)
	construct	ܓܲܕ (gad)	2^nd person	ܓܲܕܘܼܟ݂ (gadūḵ)	ܓܲܕܵܟ݂ܝ (gaddāḵ)	ܓܲܕܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gaddāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܓܲܕܵܐ (gaddā)	3^rd person	ܓܲܕܹܗ (gaddēh)	ܓܲܕܵܗ̇ (gaddāh)	ܓܲܕܗܘܿܢ (gadhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1^st person	ܓܲܕܝܼ̈ (gadī)		ܓܲܕܲܢ̈ (gaddan)
	construct	ܓܲܕܲܝ̈ (gadday)	2^nd person	ܓܲܕܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (gadūḵ)	ܓܲܕܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (gaddāḵ)	ܓܲܕܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gaddāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܓܲܕܹ̈ܐ (gaddē)	3^rd person	ܓܲܕܘܼ̈ܗܝ (gadūh)	ܓܲܕ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (gaddōh)	ܓܲܕܗ̈ܘܿܢ (gadhōn)

Derived terms

ܓܲܕܵܢܵܐ (gaddānā)
ܒܝܼܫ ܓܲܕܵܐ (bīš gaddā, “ill-fated, unfortunate, unlucky”)
ܛܵܒ݂ ܓܲܕܵܐ (ṭāḇ gaddā, “lucky, fortunate”)

Etymology 2

Root
ܓ ܕ ܐ (g d ˀ)
1 term

Pronunciation

(Standard) IPA^(key): [ɡɑːdeː]

Verb

ܓܵܕܹܐ • (gādē)

(of an aircraft or spacecraft) to take off
to soar, ascend, rise
Synonyms: ܐܵܣܹܩ (āsēq), ܪܵܝܹܡ (rāyēm), ܥܵܠܹܐ (ˁālē)

Conjugation

Conjugation of *ܓܵܕܹܐ*
		singular			plural
present participle	ܓܕܵܝܵܐ (gdāyā)
verbal noun	ܓܕܵܝܵܐ (gdāyā)

past participle	m	ܓܸܕܝܵܐ (gidyā)			ܓܸܕܝܹ̈ܐ (gidyē)
past participle	f	ܓܕܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (gdīṯā)			ܓܸܕܝܹ̈ܐ (gidyē)
agent noun	m	ܓܵܕܘܿܝܵܐ (gādōyā)			ܓܵܕܘܿܝܹ̈ܐ (gādōyē)
agent noun	f	ܓܵܕܘܿܝܬܵܐ (gādōytā)			ܓܵܕܘܿܝ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (gādōyāṯā)
instance noun		ܓܕܵܝܬܵܐ (gdāytā)			ܓ̈ܕܵܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (gdāyāṯā)

		singular			plural
		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person	1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person
past	m	ܓܕܹܐ ܠܝܼ (gdē lī)	ܓܕܹܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (gdē lūḵ)	ܓܕܹܐ ܠܹܗ (gdē lēh)	ܓܕܹܐ ܠܲܢ (gdē lan)	ܓܕܹܐ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gdē lāwḵōn)	ܓܕܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ (gdē lhōn)
past	f	ܓܕܹܐ ܠܝܼ (gdē lī)	ܓܕܹܐ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (gdē lāḵ)	ܓܕܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇ (gdē lāh)	ܓܕܹܐ ܠܲܢ (gdē lan)	ܓܕܹܐ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gdē lāwḵōn)	ܓܕܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ (gdē lhōn)
non-past	m	ܓܵܕܹܝܢ (gādēn)	ܓܵܕܹܝܬ (gādēt)	ܓܵܕܹܐ (gādē)	ܓܵܕܹܝܚ (gādēḥ)	ܓܵܕܹܝܬܘܿܢ (gādētōn)	ܓܵܕܝܼ (gādī)
non-past	f	ܓܵܕܝܵܢ (gādyān)	ܓܵܕܝܵܬܝ (gādyāt)	ܓܵܕܝܵܐ (gādyā)	ܓܵܕܹܝܚ (gādēḥ)	ܓܵܕܹܝܬܘܿܢ (gādētōn)	ܓܵܕܝܼ (gādī)
imperative	m		ܓܕܝܼ (gdī)			ܓܕܲܘ (gdaw)
imperative	f		ܓܕܲܝ (gday)			ܓܕܲܘ (gdaw)
passive past	m	ܓܕܹܝܢ (gdēn)	ܓܕܹܝܬ (gdēt)	ܓܕܹܐ (gdē)	ܓܕܹܝܚ (gdēḥ)	ܓܕܹܝܬܘܿܢ (gdētōn)	ܓܕܲܝ (gday)
passive past	f	ܓܸܕܝܲܢ (gidyan)	ܓܸܕܝܲܬܝ (gidyat)	ܓܸܕܝܵܐ (gidyā)	ܓܕܹܝܚ (gdēḥ)	ܓܕܹܝܬܘܿܢ (gdētōn)	ܓܕܲܝ (gday)

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Etymology 3

Pronunciation

(Standard) IPA^(key): [ɡəðeː]

Noun

ܓܕ݂ܹܐ • (gḏē) m sg (feminine ܓܕ݂ܝܼܬ݂ (gḏīṯ), plural ܓܲܕ݂ܝܲܝ̈ (gaḏyay))

singular construct state of ܓܲܕ݂ܝܵܐ (gaḏyā, “kid, young goat”)

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

ܓܐܕܐ

Etymology

From the root ܓ-ܕ-ܕ (ɡ-d-d) related to cutting off; compare Hebrew גָּד (gāḏ). The sense of "god of fortune" is a calque of Ancient Greek τύχη (túkhē).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ɡaddɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
IPA^(key): [ɡadde(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܓܕܐ • (gaddāʾ) m (plural ܓܕܐ)

Usage notes

The sense of "god of fortune" is usually in the plural.

Inflection

Inflection of **ܓܕܐ**
	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
	state	form	person	m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܓܕ	1^st person	ܓܕܝ		ܓܕܢ
	construct	ܓܕ	2^nd person	ܓܕܟ	ܓܕܟܝ	ܓܕܟܘܢ	ܓܕܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܓܕܐ	3^rd person	ܓܕܗ	ܓܕܗ	ܓܕܗܘܢ	ܓܕܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܓܕܝܢ	1^st person	ܓܕܝ		ܓܕܝܢ
	construct	ܓܕܝ	2^nd person	ܓܕܝܟ	ܓܕܝܟܝ	ܓܕܝܟܘܢ	ܓܕܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܓܕܐ	3^rd person	ܓܕܘܗܝ	ܓܕܝܗ	ܓܕܝܗܘܢ	ܓܕܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

ܓܕܢܐ (gaddānāʾ)
- ܓܕܢܘܬܐ (gaddānūṯāʾ)

References

“gd”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2014-07-25
Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 42b
Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 60a
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 204a