ܓܘܢܝܐ

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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

Adjective

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

  1. general, common, universal
    ܡܸܠܬܵܐ ܓܪܝܼܫܬܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܫܸܪܫܵܐ ܓܵܘܵܢܵܝܵܐmiltā grīštā min širšā gāwānāyāA verb drawn from a common root
Synonyms
  • (general, common): ܓܵܘܵܢܵܝܵܐ (gāwānāyā), ܟܠܵܢܵܝܵܐ (kullānāyā)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Root
ܓ ܢ ܐ (g n ˀ)
3 terms

From the verb ܓܲܢܹܐ (gannē, to disgrace).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܓܘܼܢܵܝܵܐ (gunnāyām sg (plural ܓܘܼܢܵܝܹ̈ܐ (gūnāyē))

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

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek γωνίᾱ (gōníā).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

ܓܘܢܝܐ (gōnyāf (plural ܓܘܢܝܐܣ (gōnyas) or ܓܘܢܘܬܐ (gōnawwāṯā) or ܓܘܢܝܬܐ (gōnayyāṯā))

  1. corner
  2. (geometry) angle, side
    Synonyms: ܙܘܝܬܐ, ܩܪܢܐ
  3. carpenter's square, rule
Inflection

Etymology 2

From the root ܓ-ܢ-ܐ (ɡ-n-ʾ) related to disgracing.

Pronunciation

Noun

ܓܘܢܝܐ (gunnāyām (plural ܓܘܢܝܐ (gunnāyē))

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

Etymology 3

From the root ܓ-ܘ-ܐ (ɡ-w-ʾ).

Pronunciation

Adjective

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ܓܘܢܝܐ (gawwānāyām (plural ܓܘܢܝܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܓܘܢܝܬܐ)

  1. common, general, universal
Inflection

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