ܓܕܐ

See also: ܓܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1
Root
ܓ ܕ ܕ (g d d)
3 terms

From Aramaic גַּדָּא (gaddā) with the sense of “god of fortune” a semantic loan from Ancient Greek τύχη (túkhē); cognate to Hebrew גָּד (gad) and Arabic جَدّ (jadd).

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [ɡaddɑː] (singular)
    IPA(key): [ɡaddeː] (plural)

Noun

ܓܲܕܵܐ • (gaddā) m sg (plural ܓܲܕܹ̈ܐ (gaddē))

  1. share, portion, lot
  2. luck, fortune, fate
  3. success, triumph
    Synonyms: ܡܲܨܠܚܵܢܘܼܬܵܐ (maṣlḥānūtā), ܟܘܼܫܵܪܵܐ (kuššārā)
  4. (in the plural) god of fortune, genie
    Synonym: ܓܸܢܝܵܐ (ginyā)
Inflection
Inflection of ܓܲܕܵܐ (gaddā)
number isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute – 1st person ܓܲܕܝܼ
(gadī)		 ܓܲܕܲܢ
(gaddan)
construct ܓܲܕ
(gad)		 2nd person ܓܲܕܘܼܟ݂
(gadūḵ)		 ܓܲܕܵܟ݂ܝ
(gaddāḵ)		 ܓܲܕܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(gaddāwḵōn)
emphatic ܓܲܕܵܐ
(gaddā)		 3rd person ܓܲܕܹܗ
(gaddēh)		 ܓܲܕܵܗ̇
(gaddāh)		 ܓܲܕܗܘܿܢ
(gadhōn)
plural absolute – 1st person ܓܲܕܝܼ̈
(gadī)		 ܓܲܕܲܢ̈
(gaddan)
construct ܓܲܕܲܝ̈
(gadday)		 2nd person ܓܲܕܘܼ̈ܟ݂
(gadūḵ)		 ܓܲܕܵܟ݂ܝ̈
(gaddāḵ)		 ܓܲܕܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(gaddāwḵōn)
emphatic ܓܲܕܹ̈ܐ
(gaddē)		 3rd person ܓܲܕܘܼ̈ܗܝ
(gadūh)		 ܓܲܕ̈ܘܿܗ̇
(gaddōh)		 ܓܲܕܗ̈ܘܿܢ
(gadhōn)
Derived terms

Etymology 2
Root
ܓ ܕ ܐ (g d ˀ)
1 term

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [ɡɑːdeː]

Verb

ܓܵܕܹܐ • (gādē) (present participle ܓܕܵܝܵܐ (gdāyā), past participle ܓܸܕܝܵܐ (gidyā))

  1. (of an aircraft or spacecraft) to take off
  2. to soar, ascend, rise
    Synonyms: ܐܵܣܹܩ (āsēq), ܪܵܝܹܡ (rāyēm), ܥܵܠܹܐ (ˁālē)
Conjugation
Conjugation of ܓܵܕܹܐ (gādē)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m ܓܕܹܐ ܠܝܼ
(gdē lī)		 ܓܕܹܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂
(gdē lūḵ)		 ܓܕܹܐ ܠܹܗ
(gdē lēh)		 ܓܕܹܐ ܠܲܢ
(gdē lan)		 ܓܕܹܐ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(gdē lāwḵōn)		 ܓܕܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ
(gdē lhōn)
f ܓܕܹܐ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ
(gdē lāḵ)		 ܓܕܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇
(gdē lāh)
non-past m ܓܵܕܹܝܢ
(gādēn)		 ܓܵܕܹܝܬ
(gādēt)		 ܓܵܕܹܐ
(gādē)		 ܓܵܕܲܚ
(gādaḥ)		 ܓܵܕܹܝܬܘܿܢ
(gādētōn)		 ܓܵܕܝܼ
(gādī)
f ܓܵܕܝܵܢ
(gādyān)		 ܓܵܕܝܵܬܝ
(gādyāt)		 ܓܵܕܝܵܐ
(gādyā)
imperative m ܓܕܝܼ
(gdī)		 ܓܕܹܝܡܘܼܢ
(gdēmūn)
f ܓܕܹܐ
(gdē)

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [ɡəðeː]

Noun

ܓܕ݂ܹܐ • (gḏē) m sg (feminine ܓܕ݂ܝܼܬ݂ (gḏīṯ), plural ܓܲܕ݂ܝܲܝ̈ (gaḏyay))

  1. singular construct state of ܓܲܕ݂ܝܵܐ (gaḏyā, “kid, young goat”)

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms
  • ܓܐܕܐ

Etymology

From the root ܓ-ܕ-ܕ (ɡ-d-d) related to cutting off; compare Hebrew גָּד (gāḏ). The sense of "god of fortune" is a calque of Ancient Greek τύχη (túkhē).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ɡaddɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ɡadde(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܓܕܐ • (gaddāʾ) m (plural ܓܕܐ)

  1. lot, fortune, luck, fate
  2. success
  3. (with ܒ-) power
  4. god of fortune, genie

Usage notes

The sense of "god of fortune" is usually in the plural.

Inflection
    inflection of ܓܕܐ
state singular plural
absolute ܓܕ ܓܕܝܢ
construct ܓܕ ܓܕܝ
emphatic ܓܕܐ ܓܕܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܓܕܝ ܓܕܝ
2nd m. sg. (your) ܓܕܟ ܓܕܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your) ܓܕܟܝ ܓܕܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his) ܓܕܗ ܓܕܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her) ܓܕܗ ܓܕܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our) ܓܕܢ ܓܕܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your) ܓܕܟܘܢ ܓܕܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your) ܓܕܟܝܢ ܓܕܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their) ܓܕܗܘܢ ܓܕܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their) ܓܕܗܝܢ ܓܕܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms
  • ܓܕܢܐ (gaddānāʾ)
    • ܓܕܢܘܬܐ (gaddānūṯāʾ)

References
  • “gd”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2014-07-25
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 42b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 60a
  • 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 204a
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