ܓܘܢܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Old Iranian *gauna-. Compare Middle Persian gwn' (gōn, “colour”), gwnk' (gōnag, “sort, kind”) and Persian ـگون‎ (-gūn, “colour”), گونه‎ (gūna, “sort, kind”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ɡawnɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ɡawne(ʔ)], [ɡawnɑne(ʔ)], [ɡawnawwɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܓܘܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܓܘܢܘܬܐ‎ or ܓܘܢܢܐ‎ or ܓܘܢܐ)

  1. colour/color, hue
  2. appearance
  3. sort, kind, type, species
  4. remedy, medicine
Inflection
    declension of ܓܘܢܐ
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

Etymology 2

Compare Arabic جُونَة‎ (ǧuna(t)).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ɡunɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ɡunawwɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܓܘܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܓܘܢܘܬܐ‎)

  1. drinking vessel; cup, goblet, glass
  2. wooden kneading trough
  3. bronze pot
Inflection
    declension of ܓܘܢܐ
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

References
  • “gwn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français : Syriac–English Dictionary, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 45a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pp. 64b-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, pp. 216b-217a
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