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 (gaḏyā)
number	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

Irregular inflection with a stem ending in Yodh.

    declension of ܓܕܝܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܓܕܐ	ܓܕܝܢ
construct	ܓܕܐ	ܓܕܝ
emphatic	ܓܕܝܐ	ܓܕܝܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܓܕܝܝ	ܓܕܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܓܕܝܟ	ܓܕܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܓܕܝܟܝ	ܓܕܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܓܕܝܗ	ܓܕܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܓܕܝܗ	ܓܕܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܓܕܝܢ	ܓܕܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܓܕܝܟܘܢ	ܓܕܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܓܕܝܟܝܢ	ܓܕܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܓܕܝܗܘܢ	ܓܕܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܓܕܝܗܝܢ	ܓܕܝܗܝܢ

Proper noun

ܓܕܝܐ • (gaḏyā) m

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

Etymology 2

From the root ܓ-ܕ-ܐ (ɡ-d-ʾ) related to rising up.

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

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܓܕܝ	ܓܕܝܝܢ
construct	ܓܕܝ	ܓܕܝܝ
emphatic	ܓܕܝܐ	ܓܕܝܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܓܕܝܝ	ܓܕܝܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܓܕܝܟ	ܓܕܝܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܓܕܝܟܝ	ܓܕܝܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܓܕܝܗ	ܓܕܝܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܓܕܝܗ	ܓܕܝܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܓܕܝܢ	ܓܕܝܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܓܕܝܟܘܢ	ܓܕܝܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܓܕܝܟܝܢ	ܓܕܝܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܓܕܝܗܘܢ	ܓܕܝܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܓܕܝܗܝܢ	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