ܓܕܘܕܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܓ ܕ ܕ (g d d)
3 terms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac originally meaning “unmarried youth, boy from ten to eighteen years old”; compare Arabic جَدِيد (jadīd, “new”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

ܓܲܕܘܼܕܵܐ • (gadūdā) m sg (plural ܓܲܕܘܼܕܹ̈ܐ (gadūdē), feminine ܓܲܕܘܼܕܬܵܐ (gadudtā))

bachelor, unmarried man
Antonyms: ܡܙܵܘܓ݂ܵܐ (mzāwḡā), ܓܒ݂ܝܼܪܵܐ (gḇīrā)

Inflection

Inflection of **ܓܲܕܘܼܕܵܐ**
	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
	state	form		person	m	f	plural
singular	absolute	–		1^st person	ܓܲܕܘܼܕܝܼ (gadūdī)		ܓܲܕܘܼܕܲܢ (gadūdan)
	construct	ܓܲܕܘܼܕ (gadūd)		2^nd person	ܓܲܕܘܼܕܘܼܟ݂ (gadūdūḵ)	ܓܲܕܘܼܕܵܟ݂ܝ (gadūdāḵ)	ܓܲܕܘܼܕܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gadūdāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܓܲܕܘܼܕܵܐ (gadūdā)		3^rd person	ܓܲܕܘܼܕܹܗ (gadūdēh)	ܓܲܕܘܼܕܵܗ̇ (gadūdāh)	ܓܲܕܘܼܕܗܘܿܢ (gadudhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1^st person	ܓܲܕܘܼܕܝܼ̈ (gadūdī)		ܓܲܕܘܼܕܲܢ̈ (gadūdan)
	construct	ܓܲܕܘܼܕܲܝ̈ (gadūday)		2^nd person	ܓܲܕܘܼܕܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (gadūdūḵ)	ܓܲܕܘܼܕܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (gadūdāḵ)	ܓܲܕܘܼܕܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gadūdāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܓܲܕܘܼܕܹ̈ܐ (gadūdē)		3^rd person	ܓܲܕܘܼܕܘܼ̈ܗܝ (gadūdūh)	ܓܲܕܘܼܕ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (gadūdōh)	ܓܲܕܘܼܕܗ̈ܘܿܢ (gadudhōn)

Derived terms

ܓܲܕܘܼܕܘܼܬܵܐ (gadūdūtā)

See also

ܒܬܘܼܠܵܐ (btūlā, “virgin”)
ܢܙܝܼܪܵܐ (nzīrā, “celibate”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܓ-ܕ-ܕ; compare Arabic جَدِيد (jadīd, “new”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (singular)
IPA^(key): (plural)

Noun

ܓܕܘܕܐ • (gaddūḏā) m (plural ܓܕܘܕܐ)

unmarried youth, boy (from ten to eighteen years old)

Inflection

Inflection of **ܓܕܘܕܐ**
	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
	state	form		person	m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܓܕܘܕ		1^st person	ܓܕܘܕܝ		ܓܕܘܕܢ
	construct	ܓܕܘܕ		2^nd person	ܓܕܘܕܟ	ܓܕܘܕܟܝ	ܓܕܘܕܟܘܢ	ܓܕܘܕܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܓܕܘܕܐ		3^rd person	ܓܕܘܕܗ	ܓܕܘܕܗ	ܓܕܘܕܗܘܢ	ܓܕܘܕܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܓܕܘܕܝܢ		1^st person	ܓܕܘܕܝ		ܓܕܘܕܝܢ
	construct	ܓܕܘܕܝ		2^nd person	ܓܕܘܕܝܟ	ܓܕܘܕܝܟܝ	ܓܕܘܕܝܟܘܢ	ܓܕܘܕܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܓܕܘܕܐ		3^rd person	ܓܕܘܕܘܗܝ	ܓܕܘܕܝܗ	ܓܕܘܕܝܗܘܢ	ܓܕܘܕܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

ܐܬܓܕܘܕ (ʾeṯgaḏwaḏ)
ܓܕܘܕܘܬܐ (gaddūḏūṯā)

References

“gdwd”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2018-10-21
Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 42b
Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 60b
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 204b

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