ܓܘܪܢܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γοῦρνα (goûrna). Compare Arabic جُرْن‎ (ǧurn).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ɡurnɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ɡurne(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܓܘܪܢܐ • (transliteration needed) c (plural ܓܘܪܢܐ)

  1. large vessel: stone bath, basin; water jar; pot, urn
  2. coffin, sarcophagus
  3. manger rack

Usage notes

This word is usually feminine.

Inflection

Irregular absolute and construct singular with a varying Waw.

    declension of ܓܘܪܢܐ
state singular plural
absolute ܓܪܘܢ ܓܘܪܢܝܢ
construct ܓܪܘܢ ܓܘܪܢܝ
emphatic ܓܘܪܢܐ ܓܘܪܢܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܓܘܪܢܝ ܓܘܪܢܝ
2nd m. sg. (your) ܓܘܪܢܟ ܓܘܪܢܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your) ܓܘܪܢܟܝ ܓܘܪܢܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his) ܓܘܪܢܗ ܓܘܪܢܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her) ܓܘܪܢܗ ܓܘܪܢܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our) ܓܘܪܢܢ ܓܘܪܢܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your) ܓܘܪܢܟܘܢ ܓܘܪܢܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your) ܓܘܪܢܟܝܢ ܓܘܪܢܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their) ܓܘܪܢܗܘܢ ܓܘܪܢܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their) ܓܘܪܢܗܝܢ ܓܘܪܢܝܗܝܢ

References
  • “gwrn”, 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. 45b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 66b
  • 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, p. 221b
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