ܓܢܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܓ ܢ ܢ (g n n)
2 terms

Occupational noun derived from ܓܲܢܬ݂ܵܐ (ganṯā, “garden”)

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ɡan.nɑːnɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒan.nɑːnɑː]

Noun

ܓܲܢܵܢܵܐ • (gannānā) m sg (plural ܓܲܢܵܢܹ̈ܐ (gannānē), feminine ܓܲܢܵܢܬܵܐ (gannāntā))

1. gardener, horticulturist
   • John 20:15:

     ܐ݇ܡܝܼܪ ܠܹܗ ܐܸܠܘܿܗ̇ ܝܼܫܘܿܥ: «ܒܲܟ݂ܬܵܐ، ܩܲܝ ܝܘܵܬܝ ܒܸܒܟ݂ܵܝܵܐ؟ ܠܡܵܢܝܼ ܡܛܲܥܘܼܝܹܐ ܝܘܵܬܝ؟» ܘܗ̇ܝ ܚܫܝܼܒ݂ ܠܵܗ̇ ܕܓܲܢܵܢܵܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ، ܐ݇ܡܝܼܪ ܠܵܗ̇ ܐܸܠܘܼܗܝ: «ܡܵܪܝܼ، ܐܸܢ ܐܲܢ݇ܬ ܝܼܘܸܬ ܫܩܝܼܠܹܗ، ܐ݇ܡܘܿܪ ܐܸܠܝܼ ܐܲܝܟܵܐ ܝܘܸܬ ܡܘܼܬܒ݂ܹܗ، ܘܐܵܢܵܐ ܒܸܬ ܫܵܩܠܵܢ ܠܹܗ.»

     mīr lēh illōh īšōˁ: “baḵtā, qay ìwāt bibḵāyā? lmānī mṭaˁūyē ìwāt?” w-aya ḥšīḇ lāh dgannānā ìwā, mīr lāh ilūh: “mārī, in at īwet šqīlēh, mōr ilī aykā ìwet mutḇēh, w-ānā bit šāqlān lēh.”

     Jesus said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you seeking?” She, supposing Him to be the gardener, said to Him, “Sir, if You have carried Him away, tell me where You have laid Him, and I will take Him away.”

Inflection

Inflection of ܓܲܢܵܢܵܐ (gannānā)
number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܓܲܢܵܢܝܼ (gannānī)		ܓܲܢܵܢܲܢ (gannānan)
	construct	ܓܲܢܵܢ (gannān)	2nd person	ܓܲܢܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (gannānūḵ)	ܓܲܢܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (gannānāḵ)	ܓܲܢܵܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gannānāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܓܲܢܵܢܵܐ (gannānā)	3rd person	ܓܲܢܵܢܹܗ (gannānēh)	ܓܲܢܵܢܵܗ̇ (gannānāh)	ܓܲܢܵܢܗܘܿܢ (gannānhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܓܲܢܵܢܝܼ̈ (gannānī)		ܓܲܢܵܢܲܢ̈ (gannānan)
	construct	ܓܲܢܵܢܲܝ̈ (gannānay)	2nd person	ܓܲܢܵܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (gannānūḵ)	ܓܲܢܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (gannānāḵ)	ܓܲܢܵܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gannānāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܓܲܢܵܢܹ̈ܐ (gannānē)	3rd person	ܓܲܢܵܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (gannānūh)	ܓܲܢܵܢ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (gannānōh)	ܓܲܢܵܢܗ̈ܘܿܢ (gannānhōn)

Derived terms

• ܓܲܢܵܢܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (gannānūṯā, “horticulture”)

Turoyo

Etymology

From ܓܰܢܬ݂ܳܐ (ganṯo, “garden”) + the occupational ending -ܢܐ (-ono)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɑnono/ (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): /ɡɑnone/ (in the plural)

Noun

ܓܰܢܳܢܳܐ • (gānono) m (plural ܓܰܢܳܢ̈ܶܐ (gānone), feminine ܓܰܢܰܢܬܳܐ (gananto))

1. gardener