ܓܫܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܓ ܫ ܪ (g š r)
1 term

ܓܸܫܪܵܐ ܕܕܲܠܵܠܹܐ ܟܹܐ ܥܵܒ݂ܹܪ ܒܢܲܗܪܵܐ ܕܚܵܒ݂ܘܿܪܵܐ ܓܵܘ ܙܵܟ݂ܘܿ

gišrā d-dallālē kē ˁāḇēr b-nahrā d-ḥāḇōrā gāw zāḵō

Delal Bridge crosses the Khabur River in Zakho

From Aramaic גֵּשְׁרָא (gišrā), from Akkadian 𒄀𒅖𒊒 (gišru, “bridge”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ˈɡɪʃ.rɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [ˈd͡ʒɪʃ.rɑː]

Noun

ܓܸܫܪܵܐ • (gišrā) m sg (plural ܓܸܫܪܹ̈ܐ (gišrē) or ܓܸܫܪ̈ܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (gišrawwāṯā) or ܓܸܫܪ̈ܵܢܹܐ (gišrānē))

1. (architecture) bridge

   Hypernym: ܡܲܥܒܪܵܐ (maˁbrā, “crossing”)

   Hyponyms: ܓܸܫܪܵܐ ܬܸܠܝܵܐ (gišrā tilyā, “suspension bridge”), ܓܸܫܪܵܐ ܣܡܝܼܟ݂ ܟܲܒ݂̈ܠܹܐ (gišrā smīḵ kaḇlē, “cable-stayed bridge”)

2. (dentistry) bridge
3. (anatomy) pons

Inflection

Inflection of ܓܸܫܪܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܓܸܫܪܝܼ (gišrī)		ܓܸܫܪܲܢ (gišran)
	construct	ܓܫܲܪ (gšar)		2nd person	ܓܸܫܪܘܼܟ݂ (gišrōḵ)	ܓܸܫܪܵܟ݂ܝ (gišrāḵ)	ܓܸܫܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gišrāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܓܸܫܪܵܐ (gišrā)		3rd person	ܓܸܫܪܹܗ (gišrēh)	ܓܸܫܪܘܿܗ̇ (gišrōh)	ܓܸܫܪܗܘܿܢ (gišrhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܓܸܫܪ̈ܝܼ (gišrī)		ܓܸܫܪ̈ܲܢ (gišran)
	construct	ܓܸܫܪ̈ܲܝ (gišray)		2nd person	ܓܸܫܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (gišrōḵ)	ܓܸܫܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (gišrāḵ)	ܓܸܫܪ̈ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gišrāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܓܸܫܪܹ̈ܐ (gišrē)		3rd person	ܓܸܫܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (gišrūh)	ܓܸܫܪ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (gišrōh)	ܓܸܫܪ̈ܗܘܿܢ (gišrhōn)

Derived terms

• ܓܵܫܹܪ (gāšēr)
• ܓܸܫܪܘܿܢܵܐ (gišrōnā)

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

• ܓܝܫܪܐ (gēšrā) (Western Syriac)

Etymology

From Akkadian 𒄀𒅖𒊒 (gišru, “bridge”). Compare Arabic جِسْر (jisr) and Hebrew גֶּשֶׁר (géšer).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡɛʃrɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ɡɛʃre] (plural)

Noun

ܓܫܪܐ • (gešrā) m (plural ܓܫܪܐ)

1. (architecture) bridge
2. beam, plank
3. axle

Inflection

Inflection of ܓܫܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܓܫܪ		1st person	ܓܫܪܝ		ܓܫܪܢ
	construct	ܓܫܪ		2nd person	ܓܫܪܟ	ܓܫܪܟܝ	ܓܫܪܟܘܢ	ܓܫܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܓܫܪܐ		3rd person	ܓܫܪܗ	ܓܫܪܗ	ܓܫܪܗܘܢ	ܓܫܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܓܫܪܝܢ		1st person	ܓܫܪܝ		ܓܫܪܝܢ
	construct	ܓܫܪܝ		2nd person	ܓܫܪܝܟ	ܓܫܪܝܟܝ	ܓܫܪܝܟܘܢ	ܓܫܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܓܫܪܐ		3rd person	ܓܫܪܘܗܝ	ܓܫܪܝܗ	ܓܫܪܝܗܘܢ	ܓܫܪܝܗܝܢ

References

• “gšr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-09-02
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 55b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 80b
• 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, →ISBN, page 266b

Turoyo

Etymology

From Aramaic גשרא (gišrā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡəʃro/ (singular)
• IPA^(key): /ɡəʃre/ (plural)

Noun

ܓܷܫܪܳܐ • (gëšro) m (plural ܓܷܫܪܶܐ (gëšre))

1. (architecture) bridge
2. (colloquial) wooden ceiling