ܓܘܢܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܓ ܘ ܐ (g w ˀ)
9 terms

From ܓܵܘܵܐ (gāwā, “inside, interior”) +‎ -ܝܐ (-ānāyā, the intensive attributive adjective ending).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ɡɑːwɑːnɑːjɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒɑːwɑːnɑːjɑː]

Adjective

ܓܵܘܵܢܵܝܵܐ • (gāwānāyā) (feminine ܓܵܘܵܢܵܝܬܵܐ (gāwānāytā), plural ܓܵܘܵܢܵܝܹ̈ܐ (gāwānāyē))

1. general, common, universal

   ܡܸܠܬܵܐ ܓܪܝܼܫܬܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܫܸܪܫܵܐ ܓܵܘܵܢܵܝܵܐ ― miltā grīštā min širšā gāwānāyā ― A verb drawn from a common root

Synonyms

• (general, common): ܓܵܘܵܢܵܝܵܐ (gāwānāyā), ܟܠܵܢܵܝܵܐ (kullānāyā)

Derived terms

• ܓܵܘܵܢܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (gāwānāˀīṯ, “generally”)

Etymology 2

Root
ܓ ܢ ܐ (g n ˀ)
3 terms

From the verb ܓܲܢܹܐ (gannē, “to disgrace”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ɡun.nɑːjɑː]

Noun

ܓܘܼܢܵܝܵܐ • (gunnāyā) m sg (plural ܓܘܼܢܵܝܹ̈ܐ (gūnāyē))

1. insult, contumely
2. reproach, blame, complaint
3. calumny

Inflection

Inflection of ܓܘܼܢܵܝܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܓܘܼܢܵܝܝܼ (gūnāyī)		ܓܘܼܢܵܝܲܢ (gūnāyan)
	construct	ܓܘܼܢܵܝ (gūnāy)		2nd person	ܓܘܼܢܵܝܘܼܟ݂ (gūnāyūḵ)	ܓܘܼܢܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ (gūnāyāḵ)	ܓܘܼܢܵܝܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gūnāyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܓܘܼܢܵܝܵܐ (gunnāyā)		3rd person	ܓܘܼܢܵܝܹܗ (gūnāyēh)	ܓܘܼܢܵܝܵܗ̇ (gūnāyāh)	ܓܘܼܢܵܝܗܘܿܢ (gūnāyhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܓܘܼܢܵܝܝܼ̈ (gūnāyī)		ܓܘܼܢܵܝܲܢ̈ (gūnāyan)
	construct	ܓܘܼܢܵܝܲܝ̈ (gūnāyay)		2nd person	ܓܘܼܢܵܝܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (gūnāyūḵ)	ܓܘܼܢܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (gūnāyāḵ)	ܓܘܼܢܵܝܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gūnāyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܓܘܼܢܵܝܹ̈ܐ (gūnāyē)		3rd person	ܓܘܼܢܵܝܘܼ̈ܗܝ (gūnāyūh)	ܓܘܼܢܵܝ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (gūnāyōh)	ܓܘܼܢܵܝܗ̈ܘܿܢ (gūnāyhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek γωνίᾱ (gōníā).

Alternative forms

• ܓܘܢܝܬܐ (gōnīṯā)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡonjɑ]

Noun

ܓܘܢܝܐ • (gōnyā) f (plural ܓܘܢܝܐܣ (gōnyas) or ܓܘܢܘܬܐ (gōnawwāṯā) or ܓܘܢܝܬܐ (gōnayyāṯā))

1. corner
2. (geometry) angle, side

   Synonyms: ܙܘܝܬܐ, ܩܪܢܐ

3. carpenter's square, rule

Inflection

Inflection of ܓܘܢܝܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܓܘܢܝ		1st person	ܓܘܢܝܝ		ܓܘܢܝܢ
	construct	ܓܘܢܝ		2nd person	ܓܘܢܝܟ	ܓܘܢܝܟܝ	ܓܘܢܝܟܘܢ	ܓܘܢܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܓܘܢܝܐ		3rd person	ܓܘܢܝܗ	ܓܘܢܝܗ	ܓܘܢܝܗܘܢ	ܓܘܢܝܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܓܘܢܘܢ ,ܓܘܢܝܢ		1st person	ܓܘܢܘܬܝ ,ܓܘܢܝܬܝ		ܓܘܢܘܬܢ ,ܓܘܢܝܬܢ
	construct	ܓܘܢܘܬ ,ܓܘܢܝܬ		2nd person	ܓܘܢܘܬܟ ,ܓܘܢܝܬܟ	ܓܘܢܘܬܟܝ ,ܓܘܢܝܬܟܝ	ܓܘܢܘܬܟܘܢ ,ܓܘܢܝܬܟܘܢ	ܓܘܢܘܬܟܝܢ ,ܓܘܢܝܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܓܘܢܝܐܣ ,ܓܘܢܘܬܐ ,ܓܘܢܝܬܐ		3rd person	ܓܘܢܘܬܗ ,ܓܘܢܝܬܗ	ܓܘܢܘܬܗ ,ܓܘܢܝܬܗ	ܓܘܢܘܬܗܘܢ ,ܓܘܢܝܬܗܘܢ	ܓܘܢܘܬܗܝܢ ,ܓܘܢܝܬܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܓ ܢ ܐ related to disgracing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡunnɑjɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ɡunnɑje] (plural)

Noun

ܓܘܢܝܐ • (gunnāyā) m (plural ܓܘܢܝܐ (gunnāyē))

1. insult, contumely
2. reproach, blame, complaint
3. calumny

Inflection

Inflection of ܓܘܢܝܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܓܘܢܝ		1st person	ܓܘܢܝܝ		ܓܘܢܝܢ
	construct	ܓܘܢܝ		2nd person	ܓܘܢܝܟ	ܓܘܢܝܟܝ	ܓܘܢܝܟܘܢ	ܓܘܢܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܓܘܢܝܐ		3rd person	ܓܘܢܝܗ	ܓܘܢܝܗ	ܓܘܢܝܗܘܢ	ܓܘܢܝܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܓܘܢܝܝܢ		1st person	ܓܘܢܝܝ		ܓܘܢܝܝܢ
	construct	ܓܘܢܝܝ		2nd person	ܓܘܢܝܝܟ	ܓܘܢܝܝܟܝ	ܓܘܢܝܝܟܘܢ	ܓܘܢܝܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܓܘܢܝܐ		3rd person	ܓܘܢܝܘܗܝ	ܓܘܢܝܝܗ	ܓܘܢܝܝܗܘܢ	ܓܘܢܝܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

From the root ܓ ܘ ܐ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡawwɑnɑjɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ɡawwɑnɑje] (plural)

Adjective

ܓܘܢܝܐ • (gawwānāyā) m (plural ܓܘܢܝܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܓܘܢܝܬܐ)

1. common, general, universal

Inflection

Inflection of ܓܘܢܝܐ

person	singular		plural
	m	f	m	f
absolute	ܓܘܢܝ	ܓܘܢܝܐ	ܓܘܢܝܝܢ	ܓܘܢܝܢ
construct	ܓܘܢܝ	ܓܘܢܝܬ	ܓܘܢܝܝ	ܓܘܢܝܬ
emphatic	ܓܘܢܝܐ	ܓܘܢܝܬܐ	ܓܘܢܝܐ	ܓܘܢܝܬܐ

Further reading

• “gwnyˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “gwny”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “gwny”, 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, pages 44a, 45a, 51a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 65a
• 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 217b