ܓܝܪܐ

See also: ܓܝܕܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Compare Arabic جِير (jīr) and Hebrew גִּיר (gîr).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡirɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ɡire] (plural)

Noun

ܓܝܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܓܝܪܐ)

1. glue, birdlime

Inflection

Inflection of ܓܝܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܓܝܪ		1st person	ܓܝܪܝ		ܓܝܪܢ
	construct	ܓܝܪ		2nd person	ܓܝܪܟ	ܓܝܪܟܝ	ܓܝܪܟܘܢ	ܓܝܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܓܝܪܐ		3rd person	ܓܝܪܗ	ܓܝܪܗ	ܓܝܪܗܘܢ	ܓܝܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܓܝܪܝܢ		1st person	ܓܝܪܝ		ܓܝܪܝܢ
	construct	ܓܝܪܝ		2nd person	ܓܝܪܝܟ	ܓܝܪܝܟܝ	ܓܝܪܝܟܘܢ	ܓܝܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܓܝܪܐ		3rd person	ܓܝܪܘܗܝ	ܓܝܪܝܗ	ܓܝܪܝܗܘܢ	ܓܝܪܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܓ-ܘ-ܪ (ɡ-w-r) related to committing adultery.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡajjɑrɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ɡajjɑre] (plural)

Noun

ܓܝܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܓܝܪܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܓܝܪܬܐ)

1. adulterer

Inflection

Inflection of ܓܝܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܓܝܪ		1st person	ܓܝܪܝ		ܓܝܪܢ
	construct	ܓܝܪ		2nd person	ܓܝܪܟ	ܓܝܪܟܝ	ܓܝܪܟܘܢ	ܓܝܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܓܝܪܐ		3rd person	ܓܝܪܗ	ܓܝܪܗ	ܓܝܪܗܘܢ	ܓܝܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܓܝܪܝܢ		1st person	ܓܝܪܝ		ܓܝܪܝܢ
	construct	ܓܝܪܝ		2nd person	ܓܝܪܝܟ	ܓܝܪܝܟܝ	ܓܝܪܝܟܘܢ	ܓܝܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܓܝܪܐ		3rd person	ܓܝܪܘܗܝ	ܓܝܪܝܗ	ܓܝܪܝܗܘܢ	ܓܝܪܝܗܝܢ

References

• “gyr”, 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, 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 69a
• 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 230b