ܓܕܫܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܓ ܕ ܫ (g d š)
2 terms

Cognate to Hebrew גֹּדֶשׁ (gódesh, excess; conjestion).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܓܸܕ݂ܫܵܐ (giḏšām sg (plural ܓܸܕ݂ܫܹ̈ܐ (giḏšē))

  1. accident, woe, incident
  2. misfortune, mishap, mischance

Inflection

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܓ-ܕ-ܫ (ɡ-d-š) related to happening. Compare Hebrew גֹּדֶשׁ (gṓḏeš).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܓܕܫܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܓܕܫܐ)

  1. incident, event, achievement
  2. accident, woe
  3. fortune, chance, contingency
  4. (medicine) symptom
  5. heap

Inflection

References

  • gdš”, 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, p. 43a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 61b
  • 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, p. 207b