ܓܕܫܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܓ ܕ ܫ (g d š)
2 terms

Cognate to Hebrew גֹּדֶשׁ (gódesh, “excess; conjestion”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ɡɪð.ʃɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒɪd.ʃɑː]

Noun

ܓܸܕ݂ܫܵܐ • (giḏšā) m sg (plural ܓܸܕ݂ܫܹ̈ܐ (giḏšē))

1. accident, woe, incident
2. misfortune, mishap, mischance

Inflection

Inflection of ܓܸܕ݂ܫܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܓܸܕ݂ܫܝܼ (giḏšī)		ܓܸܕ݂ܫܲܢ (giḏšan)
	construct	ܓܕ݂ܸܫ (gḏiš)		2nd person	ܓܸܕ݂ܫܘܼܟ݂ (giḏšūḵ)	ܓܸܕ݂ܫܵܟ݂ܝ (giḏšāḵ)	ܓܸܕ݂ܫܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (giḏšāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܓܸܕ݂ܫܵܐ (giḏšā)		3rd person	ܓܸܕ݂ܫܹܗ (giḏšēh)	ܓܸܕ݂ܫܵܗ̇ (giḏšāh)	ܓܸܕ݂ܫܗܘܿܢ (giḏšhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܓܸܕ݂ܫܝܼ̈ (giḏšī)		ܓܸܕ݂ܫܲܢ̈ (giḏšan)
	construct	ܓܸܕ݂ܫܲܝ̈ (giḏšay)		2nd person	ܓܸܕ݂ܫܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (giḏšūḵ)	ܓܸܕ݂ܫܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (giḏšāḵ)	ܓܸܕ݂ܫܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (giḏšāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܓܸܕ݂ܫܹ̈ܐ (giḏšē)		3rd person	ܓܸܕ݂ܫܘܼ̈ܗܝ (giḏšūh)	ܓܸܕ݂ܫ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (giḏšōh)	ܓܸܕ݂ܫܗ̈ܘܿܢ (giḏšhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܓ-ܕ-ܫ (ɡ-d-š) related to happening. Compare Hebrew גֹּדֶשׁ (gṓḏeš).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡɛðʃɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ɡɛðʃe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܓܕܫܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܓܕܫܐ)

1. incident, event, achievement
2. accident, woe
3. fortune, chance, contingency
4. (medicine) symptom
5. heap

Inflection

Inflection of ܓܕܫܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܓܕܫ		1st person	ܓܕܫܝ		ܓܕܫܢ
	construct	ܓܕܫ		2nd person	ܓܕܫܟ	ܓܕܫܟܝ	ܓܕܫܟܘܢ	ܓܕܫܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܓܕܫܐ		3rd person	ܓܕܫܗ	ܓܕܫܗ	ܓܕܫܗܘܢ	ܓܕܫܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܓܕܫܝܢ		1st person	ܓܕܫܝ		ܓܕܫܝܢ
	construct	ܓܕܫܝ		2nd person	ܓܕܫܝܟ	ܓܕܫܝܟܝ	ܓܕܫܝܟܘܢ	ܓܕܫܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܓܕܫܐ		3rd person	ܓܕܫܘܗܝ	ܓܕܫܝܗ	ܓܕܫܝܗܘܢ	ܓܕܫܝܗܝܢ

References

• “gdš”, 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, p. 43a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 61b
• 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, p. 207b