| Root |
|---|
| ܓ ܘ ܢ (g w n) |
| 3 terms |
Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, from Proto-Iranian *gawnah; compare Middle Persian gwn' (gōn, “colour”), gwnk' (gōnag, “sort, kind”), Persian ـگون (-gun, “colour”), گونه (guna, “sort, kind”) and Old Armenian գոյն (goyn).
ܓܵܘܢܵܐ • (gāwnā) m sg (plural ܓܵܘܢܹ̈ܐ (gāwnē))
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܓܵܘܢܝܼ (gāwnī) |
ܓܵܘܢܲܢ (gāwnan) | ||
| construct | ܓܘܿܢ (gōn) |
2nd person | ܓܵܘܢܘܼܟ݂ (gāwnūḵ) |
ܓܵܘܢܵܟ݂ܝ (gāwnāḵ) |
ܓܵܘܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gāwnāwḵōn) | ||
| emphatic | ܓܵܘܢܵܐ (gāwnā) |
3rd person | ܓܵܘܢܹܗ (gāwnēh) |
ܓܵܘܢܵܗ̇ (gāwnāh) |
ܓܵܘܢܗܘܿܢ (gāwnhōn) | ||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܓܵܘܢܝܼ̈ (gāwnī) |
ܓܵܘܢܲܢ̈ (gāwnan) | ||
| construct | ܓܵܘܢܲܝ̈ (gāwnay) |
2nd person | ܓܵܘܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (gāwnūḵ) |
ܓܵܘܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (gāwnāḵ) |
ܓܵܘܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gāwnāwḵōn) | ||
| emphatic | ܓܵܘܢܹ̈ܐ (gāwnē) |
3rd person | ܓܵܘܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (gāwnūh) |
ܓܵܘܢ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (gāwnōh) |
ܓܵܘܢܗ̈ܘܿܢ (gāwnhōn) | ||
| ܚܘܵܪܵܐ (ḥwārā) | ܩܛܘܿܡܵܐ (qṭōmā) | ܐ݇ܟܘܿܡܵܐ (kōmā) |
| ܣܡܘܿܩܵܐ (smōqā); ܩܸܪܡܝܼܙܵܐ (qirmīzā) | ܐ݇ܛܪܘܿܓ݂ܵܐ (ṭrōḡā); ܦܘܼܪܬܩܵܠܵܐ (purtqālā); ܫܚܘܿܡܵܐ (šḥōmā) | ܫܥܘܿܬ݂ܵܐ (šˁōṯā); ܙܵܪܓܵܐ (zārgā) |
| ܠܲܝܡܵܐ (laymā) | ܝܲܪܘܿܩܵܐ (yarōqā) | ܩܝܼܢܵܐ (qīnā) |
| ܟܝܵܢܵܐ (kyānā) | ܙܪܘܿܩܵܐ (zrōqā) | ܡܝܼܠܵܐ (mīlā) |
| ܒܵܢܲܦ̮ܫܵܐ (bānafšā); ܡܲܝܩܵܐ (mayqā) | ܦ̮ܘܼܫܝܼܵܐ (fūšīyā); ܐܲܪܓܘܵܢܵܐ (argwānā) | ܘܲܪܘܿܕ݂ܵܐ (warōḏā) |
From Old Iranian *gawnah; compare Middle Persian gwn' (gōn, “colour”), gwnk' (gōnag, “sort, kind”), Persian ـگون (-gun, “colour”), گونه (guna, “sort, kind”), Old Armenian գոյն (goyn).
ܓܘܢܐ • (gawnā) m (plural ܓܘܢܐ (gawnē) or ܓܘܢܢܐ (gawnānē) or ܓܘܢܘܬܐ (gawnawwāṯā))
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܓܘܢ | ܓܘܢܘܢ ,ܓܘܢܢܝܢ ,ܓܘܢܝܢ |
| construct | ܓܘܢ | ܓܘܢܘܬ ,ܓܘܢܢܝ ,ܓܘܝ |
| emphatic | ܓܘܢܐ | ܓܘܢܘܬܐ ,ܓܘܢܢܐ ,ܓܘܢܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܓܘܢܝ | ܓܘܢܘܬܝ ,ܓܘܢܢܝ ,ܓܘܢܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܓܘܢܟ | ܓܘܢܘܬܟ ,ܓܘܢܢܝܟ ,ܓܘܢܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܓܘܢܟܝ | ܓܘܢܘܬܟܝ ,ܓܘܢܢܝܟܝ ,ܓܘܢܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܓܘܢܗ | ܓܘܢܘܬܗ ,ܓܘܢܢܘܗܝ ,ܓܘܢܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܓܘܢܗ | ܓܘܢܘܬܗ ,ܓܘܢܢܝܗ ,ܓܘܢܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܓܘܢܢ | ܓܘܢܘܬܢ ,ܓܘܢܢܝܢ ,ܓܘܢܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܓܘܢܟܘܢ | ܓܘܢܘܬܟܘܢ ,ܓܘܢܢܝܟܘܢ ,ܓܘܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܓܘܢܟܝܢ | ܓܘܢܘܬܟܝܢ ,ܓܘܢܢܝܟܝܢ ,ܓܘܢܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܓܘܢܗܘܢ | ܓܘܢܘܬܗܘܢ ,ܓܘܢܢܝܗܘܢ ,ܓܘܢܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܓܘܢܗܝܢ | ܓܘܢܘܬܗܝܢ ,ܓܘܢܢܝܗܝܢ ,ܓܘܢܝܗܝܢ |
ܓܘܢܐ • (gūnā) m (plural ܓܘܢܘܬܐ (gūnawwāṯā))
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܓܘܢ | ܓܘܢܘܢ |
| construct | ܓܘܢ | ܓܘܢܘܬ |
| emphatic | ܓܘܢܐ | ܓܘܢܘܬܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܓܘܢܝ | ܓܘܢܘܬܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܓܘܢܟ | ܓܘܢܘܬܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܓܘܢܟܝ | ܓܘܢܘܬܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܓܘܢܗ | ܓܘܢܘܬܗ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܓܘܢܗ | ܓܘܢܘܬܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܓܘܢܢ | ܓܘܢܘܬܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܓܘܢܟܘܢ | ܓܘܢܘܬܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܓܘܢܟܝܢ | ܓܘܢܘܬܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܓܘܢܗܘܢ | ܓܘܢܘܬܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܓܘܢܗܝܢ | ܓܘܢܘܬܗܝܢ |