ܓܘܕܐ

See also: ܓܘܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

From Aramaic גּוּדָא (guddā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ɡuddaː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [ɡuːdaː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒuːda]

Noun

ܓܘܼܕܵܐ • (guddā) m sg (plural ܓܘܼܕܵܢܹ̈ܐ (guddānē))

1. (architecture) wall

   Synonym: ܫܘܼܪܵܐ (šūrā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܓܘܼܕܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܓܘܼܕܝܼ (guddī)		ܓܘܼܕܲܢ (guddan)
	construct	ܓܘܼܕ (gud)		2nd person	ܓܘܼܕܘܼܟ݂ (guddūḵ)	ܓܘܼܕܵܟ݂ܝ (guddāḵ)	ܓܘܼܕܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (guddāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܓܘܼܕܵܐ (guddā)		3rd person	ܓܘܼܕܹܗ (guddēh)	ܓܘܼܕܵܗ̇ (guddāh)	ܓܘܼܕܗܘܿܢ (guddhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܓܘܼܕܵܢܝܼ̈ (guddānī)		ܓܘܼܕܵܢܲܢ̈ (guddānan)
	construct	ܓܘܼܕܵܢܲܝ̈ (guddānay)		2nd person	ܓܘܼܕܵܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (guddānūḵ)	ܓܘܼܕܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (guddānāḵ)	ܓܘܼܕܵܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (guddānāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܓܘܼܕܵܢܹ̈ܐ (guddānē)		3rd person	ܓܘܼܕܵܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (guddānūh)	ܓܘܼܕܵܢ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (guddānōh)	ܓܘܼܕܵܢܗ̈ܘܿܢ (guddānhōn)

Etymology 2

Related to ܓܲܘܕܵܐ (gawdā, “leather bottle”). Compare Akkadian 𒋢𒄖𒁺 (gūdu) and Georgian გუდა (guda), Aramaic loanwords.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ɡuːðaː]

Noun

ܓܘܼܕ݂ܵܐ • (gūḏā) m sg (plural ܓܘܼܕ݂ܹ̈ܐ (gūḏē))

1. churn, a type of vessel used to create butter

Inflection

Inflection of ܓܘܼܕ݂ܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܓܘܼܕ݂ܝܼ (gūḏī)		ܓܘܼܕ݂ܲܢ (gūḏan)
	construct	ܓܘܼܕ݂ (gūḏ)		2nd person	ܓܘܼܕ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (gūḏūḵ)	ܓܘܼܕ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (gūḏāḵ)	ܓܘܼܕ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gūḏāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܓܘܼܕ݂ܵܐ (gūḏā)		3rd person	ܓܘܼܕ݂ܹܗ (gūḏēh)	ܓܘܼܕ݂ܵܗ̇ (gūḏāh)	ܓܘܼܕ݂ܗܘܿܢ (guḏhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܓܘܼܕ݂ܝܼ̈ (gūḏī)		ܓܘܼܕ݂ܲܢ̈ (gūḏan)
	construct	ܓܘܼܕ݂ܲܝ̈ (gūḏay)		2nd person	ܓܘܼܕ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (gūḏūḵ)	ܓܘܼܕ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (gūḏāḵ)	ܓܘܼܕ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gūḏāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܓܘܼܕ݂ܹ̈ܐ (gūḏē)		3rd person	ܓܘܼܕ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (gūḏūh)	ܓܘܼܕ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (gūḏōh)	ܓܘܼܕ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (guḏhōn)

Derived terms

• ܓܘܼܕ݂ܵܢܬܵܐ (gūḏāntā, “small churn”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Middle Persian gwnd (gund, “army, troop”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡuddɑ] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [ɡudde] (in the plural)

Noun

ܓܘܕܐ • (guddā) f (plural ܓܘܕܐ (guddē))

1. (military) company, rank, troop, band
2. choir, chorus

Usage notes

While the word is normally considered feminine, it also rarely occurs as masculine.

Inflection

Inflection of ܓܘܕܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܓܘܕ		1st person	ܓܘܕܝ		ܓܘܕܢ
	construct	ܓܘܕ		2nd person	ܓܘܕܟ	ܓܘܕܟܝ	ܓܘܕܟܘܢ	ܓܘܕܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܓܘܕܐ		3rd person	ܓܘܕܗ	ܓܘܕܗ	ܓܘܕܗܘܢ	ܓܘܕܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܓܘܕܝܢ		1st person	ܓܘܕܝ		ܓܘܕܝܢ
	construct	ܓܘܕܝ		2nd person	ܓܘܕܝܟ	ܓܘܕܝܟܝ	ܓܘܕܝܟܘܢ	ܓܘܕܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܓܘܕܐ		3rd person	ܓܘܕܘܗܝ	ܓܘܕܝܗ	ܓܘܕܝܗܘܢ	ܓܘܕܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡuddɑ] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [ɡuddɑne] (in the plural)

Noun

ܓܘܕܐ • (guddā) m (plural ܓܘܕܢܐ (guddānē))

1. (architecture) wall
2. rampart
3. hedge, mound
4. stone pulpit in church's nave

Inflection

Inflection of ܓܘܕܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܓܘܕ		1st person	ܓܘܕܝ		ܓܘܕܢ
	construct	ܓܘܕ		2nd person	ܓܘܕܟ	ܓܘܕܟܝ	ܓܘܕܟܘܢ	ܓܘܕܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܓܘܕܐ		3rd person	ܓܘܕܗ	ܓܘܕܗ	ܓܘܕܗܘܢ	ܓܘܕܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܓܘܕܢܝܢ		1st person	ܓܘܕܢܝ		ܓܘܕܢܝܢ
	construct	ܓܘܕܢܝ		2nd person	ܓܘܕܢܝܟ	ܓܘܕܢܝܟܝ	ܓܘܕܢܝܟܘܢ	ܓܘܕܢܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܓܘܕܢܐ		3rd person	ܓܘܕܢܘܗܝ	ܓܘܕܢܝܗ	ܓܘܕܢܝܗܘܢ	ܓܘܕܢܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

Compare Akkadian 𒋢𒄖𒁺 (gūdu), Georgian გუდა (guda).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡawdɑ] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [ɡawde] (in the plural)

Noun

ܓܘܕܐ • (gawdā) f (plural ܓܘܕܐ (gawdē))

1. leather bottle
2. (figuratively) small amount

Inflection

Inflection of ܓܘܕܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܓܘܕ		1st person	ܓܘܕܝ		ܓܘܕܢ
	construct	ܓܘܕ		2nd person	ܓܘܕܟ	ܓܘܕܟܝ	ܓܘܕܟܘܢ	ܓܘܕܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܓܘܕܐ		3rd person	ܓܘܕܗ	ܓܘܕܗ	ܓܘܕܗܘܢ	ܓܘܕܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܓܘܕܝܢ		1st person	ܓܘܕܝ		ܓܘܕܝܢ
	construct	ܓܘܕܝ		2nd person	ܓܘܕܝܟ	ܓܘܕܝܟܝ	ܓܘܕܝܟܘܢ	ܓܘܕܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܓܘܕܐ		3rd person	ܓܘܕܘܗܝ	ܓܘܕܝܗ	ܓܘܕܝܗܘܢ	ܓܘܕܝܗܝܢ

Further reading

• “gwd³”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “gwd⁴”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “gwd²”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Brockelmann, Carl (1928) Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), 2nd edition, Halle: Max Niemeyer, published 1995, page 108a
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 44a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 62b–63a
• 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 211b