ܓܘܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܓ ܘ ܐ (g w ˀ)
9 terms

Etymology

From ܓܵܘܵܐ (gāwā, “inside, interior”) +‎ -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ɡɑːwɑːjɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒɑːwɑːjɑː]

Adjective

ܓܵܘܵܝܵܐ • (gāwāyā) (feminine ܓܵܘܵܝܬܵܐ (gāwāytā), plural ܓܵܘܵܝܹ̈ܐ (gāwāyē))

1. inner, interior, internal

   Antonym: ܒܲܪܵܝܵܐ (barrāyā)

2. holy
3. inhabitant, citizen

Noun

ܓܵܘܵܝܹ̈ܐ • (gāwāyē) m pl (plural only)

1. inside, the indoors

   Antonym: ܒܲܪ̈ܵܝܹܐ (barrāyē)

2. (by extension) Assyria

Inflection

Inflection of ܓܵܘܵܝܹ̈ܐ

number	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
plural	absolute	–		1st person			ܓܵܘܵܝܲܢ̈ (gāwāyan)
	construct	ܓܵܘܵܝܲܝ̈ (gāwāyay)		2nd person	ܓܵܘܵܝܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (gāwāyūḵ)	ܓܵܘܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (gāwāyāḵ)	ܓܵܘܵܝܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gāwāyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܓܵܘܵܝܹ̈ܐ (gāwāyē)		3rd person	ܓܵܘܵܝܘܼ̈ܗܝ (gāwāyūh)	ܓܵܘܵܝ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (gāwāyōh)	ܓܵܘܵܝܗ̈ܘܿܢ (gāwāyhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (gwd /⁠gōy⁠/, “ball”). Cognate with Persian گوی (guy, “ball”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡojɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ɡoje(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܓܘܝܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܓܘܝܐ)

1. sphere, globe, ball

Inflection

Inflection of ܓܘܝܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܓܘܝ		1st person	ܓܘܝܝ		ܓܘܝܢ
	construct	ܓܘܝ		2nd person	ܓܘܝܟ	ܓܘܝܟܝ	ܓܘܝܟܘܢ	ܓܘܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܓܘܝܐ		3rd person	ܓܘܝܗ	ܓܘܝܗ	ܓܘܝܗܘܢ	ܓܘܝܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܓܘܝܝܢ		1st person	ܓܘܝܝ		ܓܘܝܝܢ
	construct	ܓܘܝܝ		2nd person	ܓܘܝܝܟ	ܓܘܝܝܟܝ	ܓܘܝܝܟܘܢ	ܓܘܝܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܓܘܝܐ		3rd person	ܓܘܝܘܗܝ	ܓܘܝܝܗ	ܓܘܝܝܗܘܢ	ܓܘܝܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܓ-ܘ-ܐ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡ(ə)wɑjɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ɡ(ə)wɑje(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܓܘܝܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܓܘܝܐ)

1. (anatomy) intestine(s); innards, viscera

Inflection

Inflection of ܓܘܝܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܓܘܝ		1st person	ܓܘܝܝ		ܓܘܝܢ
	construct	ܓܘܝ		2nd person	ܓܘܝܟ	ܓܘܝܟܝ	ܓܘܝܟܘܢ	ܓܘܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܓܘܝܐ		3rd person	ܓܘܝܗ	ܓܘܝܗ	ܓܘܝܗܘܢ	ܓܘܝܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܓܘܝܝܢ		1st person	ܓܘܝܝ		ܓܘܝܝܢ
	construct	ܓܘܝܝ		2nd person	ܓܘܝܝܟ	ܓܘܝܝܟܝ	ܓܘܝܝܟܘܢ	ܓܘܝܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܓܘܝܐ		3rd person	ܓܘܝܘܗܝ	ܓܘܝܝܗ	ܓܘܝܝܗܘܢ	ܓܘܝܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

From the root ܓ-ܘ-ܐ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡawwɑjɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ɡawwɑje(ʔ)] (plural)

Adjective

ܓܘܝܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܓܘܝܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܓܘܝܬܐ)

1. inner, interior, internal
2. far, farther, remote
3. holy

Inflection

Inflection of ܓܘܝܐ

person	singular		plural
	m	f	m	f
absolute	ܓܘܝ	ܓܘܝܐ	ܓܘܝܝܢ	ܓܘܝܢ
construct	ܓܘܝ	ܓܘܝܬ	ܓܘܝܝ	ܓܘܝܬ
emphatic	ܓܘܝܐ	ܓܘܝܬܐ	ܓܘܝܐ	ܓܘܝܬܐ

Antonyms

• ܒܪܝܐ

Noun

ܓܘܝܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܓܘܝܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܓܘܝܬܐ)

1. inhabitant, citizen
2. eunuch

Inflection

Inflection of ܓܘܝܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܓܘܝ		1st person	ܓܘܝܝ		ܓܘܝܢ
	construct	ܓܘܝ		2nd person	ܓܘܝܟ	ܓܘܝܟܝ	ܓܘܝܟܘܢ	ܓܘܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܓܘܝܐ		3rd person	ܓܘܝܗ	ܓܘܝܗ	ܓܘܝܗܘܢ	ܓܘܝܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܓܘܝܝܢ		1st person	ܓܘܝܝ		ܓܘܝܝܢ
	construct	ܓܘܝܝ		2nd person	ܓܘܝܝܟ	ܓܘܝܝܟܝ	ܓܘܝܝܟܘܢ	ܓܘܝܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܓܘܝܐ		3rd person	ܓܘܝܘܗܝ	ܓܘܝܝܗ	ܓܘܝܝܗܘܢ	ܓܘܝܝܗܝܢ

Further reading

• “gwy”, 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. 44a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pp. 63b-64a
• 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. 214a-b
• MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “gōy”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 37