ܓܫܪܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܓ ܫ ܪ (g š r)
1 term
ܓܸܫܪܵܐ ܕܕܲܠܵܠܹܐ ܟܹܐ ܥܵܒ݂ܹܪ ܒܢܲܗܪܵܐ ܕܚܵܒ݂ܘܿܪܵܐ ܓܵܘ ܙܵܟ݂ܘܿgišrā d-dallālē kē ˁāḇēr b-nahrā d-ḥāḇōrā gāw zāḵōDelal Bridge crosses the Khabur River in Zakho

From Aramaic גֵּשְׁרָא (gešrā), from Akkadian 𒄀𒅆𒅕𒊑 (/⁠gišru⁠/); compare Arabic جِسْر (jisr) and Hebrew גֶּשֶׁר (gésher).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܓܸܫܪܵܐ (gišrām sg (plural ܓܸܫܪܹ̈ܐ (gišrē) or ܓܸܫܪ̈ܵܘܵܬ݂ܹܐ (gišrāwāṯē) or ܓܸܫܪ̈ܵܢܹܐ (gišrānē))

  1. (architecture) bridge
  2. (dentistry) bridge
  3. (anatomy) pons

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Classical Syriac

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Etymology

From Akkadian 𒄀𒅆𒅕𒊑 (/⁠gišru⁠/). Compare Arabic جِسْر (jisr) and Hebrew גֶּשֶׁר (géšer).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܓܫܪܐ (gešrām (plural ܓܫܪܐ)

  1. (architecture) bridge
  2. beam, plank
  3. axle

Inflection

References

  • gšr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-09-02
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 55b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 80b
  • 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 266b

Turoyo

Etymology

From Aramaic גשרא

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡəʃro/ (singular)
  • IPA(key): /ɡəʃre/(plural)

Noun

ܓܷܫܪܳܐ (gëšrom (plural ܓܷܫܪܶܐ (gëšre))

  1. (architecture) bridge
  2. (colloquial) wooden ceiling