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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

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

Inherited from Aramaic גֵּשְׁרָא (gišrā), from Akkadian 𒄀𒅖𒊒 (gišru, “bridge”).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܓܸܫܪܵܐ • (gišrā) m sg (plural ܓܸܫܪܹ̈ܐ (gišrē) or ܓܸܫܪ̈ܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (gišrawwāṯā) or ܓܸܫܪ̈ܵܢܹܐ (gišrānē))

  1. (architecture) bridge
    Hypernym: ܡܲܥܒܪܵܐ (maˁbrā, “crossing”)
    Hyponyms: ܓܸܫܪܵܐ ܬܸܠܝܵܐ (gišrā tilyā, “suspension bridge”), ܓܸܫܪܵܐ ܣܡܝܼܟ݂ ܟܲܒ݂̈ܠܹܐ (gišrā smīḵ kaḇlē, “cable-stayed bridge”)
  2. (dentistry) bridge
  3. (anatomy) pons

Inflection

Inflection of ܓܸܫܪܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܓܫܲܪ (gšar) 1st person ܓܸܫܪܝܼ (gišrī) ܓܸܫܪܲܢ (gišran)
construct ܓܫܲܪ (gšar) 2nd person ܓܸܫܪܘܼܟ݂ (gišrōḵ) ܓܸܫܪܵܟ݂ܝ (gišrāḵ) ܓܸܫܪܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gišrawḵōn)
emphatic ܓܸܫܪܵܐ (gišrā) 3rd person ܓܸܫܪܹܗ (gišrēh) ܓܸܫܪܵܗ̇ (gišrāh) ܓܸܫܪܗܘܿܢ (gišrhōn)
plural absolute ܓܸܫܪ̈ܝܼܢ (gišrīn) 1st person ܓܸܫܪ̈ܝܼ (gišrī) ܓܸܫܪ̈ܲܢ (gišran)
construct ܓܸܫܪ̈ܲܝ (gišray) 2nd person ܓܸܫܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (gišrōḵ) ܓܸܫܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (gišrāḵ) ܓܸܫܪ̈ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gišrawḵōn)
emphatic ܓܸܫܪܹ̈ܐ (gišrē) 3rd person ܓܸܫܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (gišrūh) ܓܸܫܪ̈ܘܼܗ̇ (gišrōh) ܓܸܫܪ̈ܲܝܗܘܿܢ (gišrayhōn)

Derived terms

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Akkadian 𒄀𒅖𒊒 (gišru, “bridge”). Compare Arabic جِسْر (jisr) and Hebrew גֶּשֶׁר (géšer).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܓܫܪܐ • (gešrā) m (plural ܓܫܪܐ)

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

Inflection

Inflection of ܓܫܪܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܓܫܪ 1st person ܓܫܪܝ ܓܫܪܢ
construct ܓܫܪ 2nd person ܓܫܪܟ ܓܫܪܟܝ ܓܫܪܟܘܢ ܓܫܪܟܝܢ
emphatic ܓܫܪܐ 3rd person ܓܫܪܗ ܓܫܪܗ ܓܫܪܗܘܢ ܓܫܪܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܓܫܪܝܢ 1st person ܓܫܪܝ ܓܫܪܝܢ
construct ܓܫܪܝ 2nd person ܓܫܪܝܟ ܓܫܪܝܟܝ ܓܫܪܝܟܘܢ ܓܫܪܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܓܫܪܐ 3rd person ܓܫܪܘܗܝ ܓܫܪܝܗ ܓܫܪܝܗܘܢ ܓܫܪܝܗܝܢ

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, →ISBN, page 266b

Turoyo

Etymology

From Aramaic גשרא (gišrā).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ܓܷܫܪܳܐ • (gëšro) m (plural ܓܷܫܪܶܐ (gëšre))

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