ܓܐܪܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Inherited from Aramaic .

Pronunciation

Noun

ܓܹܐܪܵܐ • (gērā) m (plural ܓܹܐܪܹ̈ܐ (gērē))

  1. arrow (a projectile consisting of a shaft, a point and a tail with stabilizing fins that is shot from a bow)
  2. arrow (a sign or symbol used to indicate a direction (e.g.→))

Inflection

Inflection of ܓܹܐܪܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute – 1st person ܓܹܐܪܲܢ (gēran)
construct ܓܹܐܪ (gēr) 2nd person ܓܹܐܪܘܼܟ݂ (gērūḵ) ܓܹܐܪܵܟ݂ܝ (gērāḵ) ܓܹܐܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gērāwḵōn)
emphatic ܓܹܐܪܵܐ (gērā) 3rd person ܓܹܐܪܹܗ (gērēh) ܓܹܐܪܵܗ̇ (gērāh) ܓܹܐܪܗܘܿܢ (gērhōn)
plural absolute – 1st person ܓܹܐܪ̈ܝܼ (gērī) ܓܹܐܪ̈ܲܢ (gēran)
construct ܓܹܐܪ̈ܲܝ (gēray) 2nd person ܓܹܐܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (gērūḵ) ܓܹܐܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (gērāḵ) ܓܹܐܪ̈ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gērāwḵōn)
emphatic ܓܹܐܪܹ̈ܐ (gērē) 3rd person ܓܹܐܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (gērūh) ܓܹܐܪ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (gērōh) ܓܹܐܪ̈ܗܘܿܢ (gērhōn)

Derived terms

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

ܓܐܪܐ • (gērā) m (plural ܓܐܪܐ (gērē))

  1. (archery) arrow, dart
    • Peshitta, Ephesians 6:16:
      ܘܥܡ ܗܠܝܢ ܣܒܘ ܠܟܘܢ ܣܟܪܐ ܕܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ. ܕܒܗܿ ܬܬܡܨܘܢ ܚܝܠܐ ܠܡܕܥܟܘ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܓܐܪ̈ܘܗܝ ܝܩܕ̈ܐ ܕܒܝܫܐ.
      wə-ʿam hālên saḇ ləḵōn sakkərā ḏə-haymānūṯā, də-ḇāh ṯeṯməṣon ḥaylā la-məḏaʿʿāḵū ḵolləhōn gēraw yāqdē ḏə-ḇīšā
      Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.
  2. sting, spine
  3. shaft, bolt
  4. (weather) thunderbolt
  5. (sewing) dart, gore

Inflection

Inflection of ܓܐܪܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܓܐܪ 1st person ܓܐܪܝ ܓܐܪܢ
construct ܓܐܪ 2nd person ܓܐܪܟ ܓܐܪܟܝ ܓܐܪܟܘܢ ܓܐܪܟܝܢ
emphatic ܓܐܪܐ 3rd person ܓܐܪܗ ܓܐܪܗ ܓܐܪܗܘܢ ܓܐܪܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܓܐܪܝܢ 1st person ܓܐܪܝ ܓܐܪܝܢ
construct ܓܐܪܝ 2nd person ܓܐܪܝܟ ܓܐܪܝܟܝ ܓܐܪܝܟܘܢ ܓܐܪܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܓܐܪܐ 3rd person ܓܐܪܘܗܝ ܓܐܪܝܗ ܓܐܪܝܗܘܢ ܓܐܪܝܗܝܢ

Synonyms

Derived terms

References

  • “gyr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-11-24
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 40b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 58a
  • 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 198a-b

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