ܓܕܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Aramaic גַּדְיָא (gaḏyā), from Proto-Semitic *gady- (“kid”); compare Arabic جَدْي (jady), Hebrew גְּדִי (g'dí) and Akkadian 𒂵𒁕𒅀 (gadû).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ɡað.jɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒad.jɑː]

Noun

ܓܲܕ݂ܝܵܐ • (gaḏyā) m (plural ܓܲܕ݂ܝܹ̈ܐ (gaḏyē), feminine ܓܕ݂ܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (gḏīṯā))

1. kid, young male of a goat

Inflection

Inflection of ܓܲܕ݂ܝܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܓܲܕ݂ܝܝܼ (gaḏyī)		ܓܲܕ݂ܝܲܢ (gaḏyan)
	construct	ܓܕ݂ܹܐ (gḏē)		2nd person	ܓܲܕ݂ܝܘܼܟ݂ (gaḏyūḵ)	ܓܲܕ݂ܝܵܟ݂ܝ (gaḏyāḵ)	ܓܲܕ݂ܝܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gaḏyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܓܲܕ݂ܝܵܐ (gaḏyā)		3rd person	ܓܲܕ݂ܝܹܗ (gaḏyēh)	ܓܲܕ݂ܝܵܗ̇ (gaḏyāh)	ܓܲܕ݂ܝܗܘܿܢ (gaḏihōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܓܲܕ݂ܝܝܼ̈ (gaḏyī)		ܓܲܕ݂ܝܲܢ̈ (gaḏyan)
	construct	ܓܲܕ݂ܝܲܝ̈ (gaḏyay)		2nd person	ܓܲܕ݂ܝܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (gaḏyūḵ)	ܓܲܕ݂ܝܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (gaḏyāḵ)	ܓܲܕ݂ܝܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gaḏyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܓܲܕ݂ܝܹ̈ܐ (gaḏyē)		3rd person	ܓܲܕ݂ܝܘܼ̈ܗܝ (gaḏyūh)	ܓܲܕ݂ܝ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (gaḏyōh)	ܓܲܕ݂ܝܗ̈ܘܿܢ (gaḏihōn)

Proper noun

ܓܲܕܝܵܐ • (gadya) m

1. (astrology, astronomy) Capricorn (constellation and zodiac sign)

Coordinate terms

Zodiac signs in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic · ܡܲܠܘܵܫܹ̈ܐ (malwāšē) (layout · text)
ܐܸܡܪܵܐ (imrā)	ܬܵܘܪܵܐ (tāwrā)	ܬܐܘܿܡܹ̈ܐ (tˀōmē)	ܣܲܪܛܵܢܵܐ (sarṭānā)
ܐܲܪܝܵܐ (aryā)	ܒܬ݂ܘܼܠܬܵܐ (bṯultā)	ܡܲܣܵܐ̈ܬ݂ܵܐ (massāṯā)	ܥܲܩܪܒ݂ܵܐ (ˁaqrḇā)
ܩܲܫܵܬ݂ܵܐ (qaššāṯā)	ܓܲܕ݂ܝܵܐ (gaḏyā)	ܕܵܘܠܵܐ (dāwlā)	ܢܘܼܢܹ̈ܐ (nūnē)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Compare Arabic جَدْي (jady) and Hebrew גְּדִי (gəḏî).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡaðjɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ɡ(ə)ðajjɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܓܕܝܐ • (gaḏyā) m (plural ܓܕܝܐ)

1. kid (young goat)

Inflection

Inflection of ܓܕܝܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܓܕܐ		1st person	ܓܕܝܝ		ܓܕܝܢ
	construct	ܓܕܐ		2nd person	ܓܕܝܟ	ܓܕܝܟܝ	ܓܕܝܟܘܢ	ܓܕܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܓܕܝܐ		3rd person	ܓܕܝܗ	ܓܕܝܗ	ܓܕܝܗܘܢ	ܓܕܝܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܓܕܝܢ		1st person	ܓܕܝ		ܓܕܝܢ
	construct	ܓܕܝ		2nd person	ܓܕܝܟ	ܓܕܝܟܝ	ܓܕܝܟܘܢ	ܓܕܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܓܕܝܐ		3rd person	ܓܕܘܗܝ	ܓܕܝܗ	ܓܕܝܗܘܢ	ܓܕܝܗܝܢ

Proper noun

ܓܕܝܐ • (gaḏyā) m

1. (astrology, astronomy) Capricorn (constellation and zodiac sign)

Etymology 2

Root
ܓ ܕ ܐ
1 term

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡ(ə)ðɑjɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ɡ(ə)ðɑje] (plural)

Noun

ܓܕܝܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܓܕܝܐ)

1. rising up, ascending
2. eruption
3. earthquake

Inflection

Inflection of ܓܕܝܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܓܕܝ		1st person	ܓܕܝܝ		ܓܕܝܢ
	construct	ܓܕܝ		2nd person	ܓܕܝܟ	ܓܕܝܟܝ	ܓܕܝܟܘܢ	ܓܕܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܓܕܝܐ		3rd person	ܓܕܝܗ	ܓܕܝܗ	ܓܕܝܗܘܢ	ܓܕܝܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܓܕܝܝܢ		1st person	ܓܕܝܝ		ܓܕܝܝܢ
	construct	ܓܕܝܝ		2nd person	ܓܕܝܝܟ	ܓܕܝܝܟܝ	ܓܕܝܝܟܘܢ	ܓܕܝܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܓܕܝܐ		3rd person	ܓܕܝܘܗܝ	ܓܕܝܝܗ	ܓܕܝܝܗܘܢ	ܓܕܝܝܗܝܢ

References

• “gdy”, 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 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 205a