ܓܘܢܐܝܬ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܓ ܘ ܐ (g w ˀ)
9 terms

Etymology

From ܓܵܘܵܢܵܝܵܐ (gāwānāyā, “general”) +‎ -ܐܝܼܬ݂ (-īṯ, the adverbial suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ɡɑːwɑːnɑːʔiθː]

Adverb

ܓܵܘܵܢܵܐܝܼܬ݂ • (gāwānāˀīṯ)

1. generally, in general, commonly

   ܬܪܝܼܨܬܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܓܵܘܵܢܵܐܝܼܬ݂ ܕܙܵܘܝܵܬܹ̈ܐ ܕܡܬܲܠܬܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܬܵܩܠܝܼ ܠ180 ܕܲܪ̈ܓ݂ܹܐ.

   trīṣtā ìlāh gāwānāˀīṯ d-zāwyātē d-mtaltā kē tāqlī l-180 darḡē.

   It is generally true that the angles of a triangle sum to 180 degrees.

   ܓܵܘܵܢܵܐܝܼܬ݂، ܟܹܐ ܥܵܪܹܐ ܡܸܛܪܵܐ ܪܵܒܵܐ ܠܲܐܟ݂ܵܐ ܒܝܲܪܚܵܐ ܕܐܵܕܵܪ.

   gāwānāˀīṯ, kē ˁārē miṭrā rābā laˀḵā b-yarḥā d-ādār.

   Generally speaking, it rains a lot here in March.

   ܗ̇ܝ ܡܸܠܬܵܐ ܠܹܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܡܘܼܦܠܸܚܬܵܐ ܓܵܘܵܢܵܐܝܼܬ݂، ܐܝܼܢܵܐ ܝܕܝܼܥܬܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇.

   aya miltā lē ìlāh mupliḥtā gāwānāˀīṯ, īnā dīˁtā ìlāh.

   This word is not commonly used, but is known.

Synonyms

• ܟܠܵܢܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (kullānāˀīṯ), ܥܲܡܡܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (ˁammāˀīṯ)