ܓܘܪܐ

See also: ܓܘܕܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Possibly Borrowed from Northern Kurdish گەورە (gewre), from Aramaic גַּבְרָא (gaḇrā). Otherwise a derivative of ܓܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ (gaḇrā, “man”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ɡuːrɑː]
• (Barwari) IPA^(key): [ɡoːra]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒuːrɑː]

Adjective

ܓܘܼܪܵܐ • (gura) m (feminine ܓܘܼܪܬܵܐ (gurta), plural ܓܘܼܪܹ̈ܐ (gure))

1. great, big, huge, massive

Noun

ܓܘܼܪܵܐ • (gura) m (feminine ܓܘܼܪܬܵܐ (gurta), plural ܓܘܼܪ̈ܵܢܹܐ (gurane))

1. elder, leader

Declension

Inflection of ܓܘܼܪܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܓܘܼܪܝܼ (gūrī)		ܓܘܼܪܲܢ (gūran)
	construct	ܓܘܼܪ (gūr)		2nd person	ܓܘܼܪܘܼܟ݂ (gūrūḵ)	ܓܘܼܪܵܟ݂ܝ (gūrāḵ)	ܓܘܼܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gūrāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܓܘܼܪܵܐ (gūrā)		3rd person	ܓܘܼܪܹܗ (gūrēh)	ܓܘܼܪܘܿܗ̇ (gūrōh)	ܓܘܼܪܗܘܿܢ (gurhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܓܘܼܪ̈ܵܢܝܼ (gūrānī)		ܓܘܼܪ̈ܵܢܲܢ (gūrānan)
	construct	ܓܘܼܪ̈ܲܝ (gūray)		2nd person	ܓܘܼܪ̈ܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (gūrānūḵ)	ܓܘܼܪ̈ܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (gūrānāḵ)	ܓܘܼܪ̈ܵܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gūrānāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܓܘܼܪ̈ܵܢܹܐ (gūrānē)		3rd person	ܓܘܼܪ̈ܵܢܘܼܗܝ (gūrānūh)	ܓܘܼܪ̈ܵܢܘܿܗ̇ (gūrānōh)	ܓܘܼܪ̈ܵܢܗܘܿܢ (gūrānhōn)

Synonyms

• (great, leader): ܪܲܒܵܐ (rābba)
• (great): ܟܲܒܝܼܪܵܐ (kābīra)
• (leader): ܡܵܪܵܐ (mara)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Compare Arabic جَرَّة (jarra).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡurɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ɡure] (plural)

Noun

ܓܘܪܐ • (gūrā) m (plural ܓܘܪܐ (gūrē))

1. jug

Inflection

Inflection of ܓܘܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܓܘܪ		1st person	ܓܘܪܝ		ܓܘܪܢ
	construct	ܓܘܪ		2nd person	ܓܘܪܟ	ܓܘܪܟܝ	ܓܘܪܟܘܢ	ܓܘܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܓܘܪܐ		3rd person	ܓܘܪܗ	ܓܘܪܗ	ܓܘܪܗܘܢ	ܓܘܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܓܘܪܝܢ		1st person	ܓܘܪܝ		ܓܘܪܝܢ
	construct	ܓܘܪܝ		2nd person	ܓܘܪܝܟ	ܓܘܪܝܟܝ	ܓܘܪܝܟܘܢ	ܓܘܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܓܘܪܐ		3rd person	ܓܘܪܘܗܝ	ܓܘܪܝܗ	ܓܘܪܝܗܘܢ	ܓܘܪܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܓ ܘ ܪ related to committing adultery. Compare Arabic جَوْر (jawr).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡawrɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ɡawre] (plural)

Noun

ܓܘܪܐ • (gawrā) m (plural ܓܘܪܐ (gawrē))

1. adultery

Inflection

Inflection of ܓܘܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܓܘܪ		1st person	ܓܘܪܝ		ܓܘܪܢ
	construct	ܓܘܪ		2nd person	ܓܘܪܟ	ܓܘܪܟܝ	ܓܘܪܟܘܢ	ܓܘܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܓܘܪܐ		3rd person	ܓܘܪܗ	ܓܘܪܗ	ܓܘܪܗܘܢ	ܓܘܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܓܘܪܝܢ		1st person	ܓܘܪܝ		ܓܘܪܝܢ
	construct	ܓܘܪܝ		2nd person	ܓܘܪܝܟ	ܓܘܪܝܟܝ	ܓܘܪܝܟܘܢ	ܓܘܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܓܘܪܐ		3rd person	ܓܘܪܘܗܝ	ܓܘܪܝܗ	ܓܘܪܝܗܘܢ	ܓܘܪܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡawrɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ɡawre] (plural)

Noun

ܓܘܪܐ • (gawrā) f (plural ܓܘܪܐ (gawrē))

1. (typography) column

Usage notes

This word rarely appears as masculine.

Inflection

Inflection of ܓܘܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܓܘܪ		1st person	ܓܘܪܝ		ܓܘܪܢ
	construct	ܓܘܪ		2nd person	ܓܘܪܟ	ܓܘܪܟܝ	ܓܘܪܟܘܢ	ܓܘܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܓܘܪܐ		3rd person	ܓܘܪܗ	ܓܘܪܗ	ܓܘܪܗܘܢ	ܓܘܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܓܘܪܝܢ		1st person	ܓܘܪܝ		ܓܘܪܝܢ
	construct	ܓܘܪܝ		2nd person	ܓܘܪܝܟ	ܓܘܪܝܟܝ	ܓܘܪܝܟܘܢ	ܓܘܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܓܘܪܐ		3rd person	ܓܘܪܘܗܝ	ܓܘܪܝܗ	ܓܘܪܝܗܘܢ	ܓܘܪܝܗܝܢ

References

• “gwr⁴”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “gwr³”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “gwr²”, 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 129b
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 45b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 66a
• 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 220a

Turoyo

Etymology

From Aramaic גַּבְרָא (gaḇrā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡawro/

Noun

ܓܰܘܪܳܐ • (gawro) m

1. man, husband

   Synonym: ܙܠܐܡ (zlām)