ܓܕܘܕܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܓ ܕ ܕ (g d d)
3 terms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac originally meaning “unmarried youth, boy from ten to eighteen years old”; compare Arabic جَدِيد (jadīd, “new”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ɡadˈdu.dɑː]
• (Standard) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒadˈdu.dɑː]

Noun

ܓܲܕܘܼܕܵܐ • (gadūdā) m sg (plural ܓܲܕܘܼܕܹ̈ܐ (gadūdē), feminine ܓܲܕܘܼܕܬܵܐ (gadudtā))

1. bachelor, unmarried man

   Antonyms: ܡܙܵܘܓ݂ܵܐ (mzāwḡā), ܓܒ݂ܝܼܪܵܐ (gḇīrā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܓܲܕܘܼܕܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person			ܓܲܕܘܼܕܲܢ (gadūdan)
	construct	ܓܲܕܘܼܕ (gadūd)		2nd person	ܓܲܕܘܼܕܘܼܟ݂ (gadūdūḵ)	ܓܲܕܘܼܕܵܟ݂ܝ (gadūdāḵ)	ܓܲܕܘܼܕܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gadūdāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܓܲܕܘܼܕܵܐ (gadūdā)		3rd person	ܓܲܕܘܼܕܹܗ (gadūdēh)	ܓܲܕܘܼܕܵܗ̇ (gadūdāh)	ܓܲܕܘܼܕܗܘܿܢ (gadudhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܓܲܕܘܼܕܝܼ̈ (gadūdī)		ܓܲܕܘܼܕܲܢ̈ (gadūdan)
	construct	ܓܲܕܘܼܕܲܝ̈ (gadūday)		2nd person	ܓܲܕܘܼܕܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (gadūdūḵ)	ܓܲܕܘܼܕܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (gadūdāḵ)	ܓܲܕܘܼܕܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gadūdāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܓܲܕܘܼܕܹ̈ܐ (gadūdē)		3rd person	ܓܲܕܘܼܕܘܼ̈ܗܝ (gadūdūh)	ܓܲܕܘܼܕ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (gadūdōh)	ܓܲܕܘܼܕܗ̈ܘܿܢ (gadudhōn)

Derived terms

• ܓܲܕܘܼܕܘܼܬܵܐ (gadūdūtā)

See also

• ܒܬܘܼܠܵܐ (btūlā, “virgin”)
• ܢܙܝܼܪܵܐ (nzīrā, “celibate”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܓ-ܕ-ܕ; compare Arabic جَدِيد (jadīd, “new”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡadˈdu.ðɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ɡadˈdu.ðe] (plural)

Noun

ܓܕܘܕܐ • (gaddūḏā) m (plural ܓܕܘܕܐ)

1. unmarried youth, boy (from ten to eighteen years old)

Inflection

Inflection of ܓܕܘܕܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܓܕܘܕ		1st person	ܓܕܘܕܝ		ܓܕܘܕܢ
	construct	ܓܕܘܕ		2nd person	ܓܕܘܕܟ	ܓܕܘܕܟܝ	ܓܕܘܕܟܘܢ	ܓܕܘܕܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܓܕܘܕܐ		3rd person	ܓܕܘܕܗ	ܓܕܘܕܗ	ܓܕܘܕܗܘܢ	ܓܕܘܕܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܓܕܘܕܝܢ		1st person	ܓܕܘܕܝ		ܓܕܘܕܝܢ
	construct	ܓܕܘܕܝ		2nd person	ܓܕܘܕܝܟ	ܓܕܘܕܝܟܝ	ܓܕܘܕܝܟܘܢ	ܓܕܘܕܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܓܕܘܕܐ		3rd person	ܓܕܘܕܘܗܝ	ܓܕܘܕܝܗ	ܓܕܘܕܝܗܘܢ	ܓܕܘܕܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܐܬܓܕܘܕ (ʾeṯgaḏwaḏ)
• ܓܕܘܕܘܬܐ (gaddūḏūṯā)

References

• “gdwd”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2018-10-21
• 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 60b
• 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 204b