ܓܘܪܐ

See also: ܓܘܕܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Northern Kurdish گەورە (gewre), from Aramaic גַּבְרָא (gaḇrā); Doublet of ܓܲܒܪܵܐ (gabrā).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [ɡuːrɑː]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [d͡ʒuːrɑː]

Adjective

ܓܘܼܪܵܐ • (gura) m (feminine ܓܘܼܪܬܵܐ (gurta), plural ܓܘܼܪܹ̈ܐ (gure))

  1. great, big, huge, massive

Noun

ܓܘܼܪܵܐ • (gura) m (feminine ܓܘܼܪܬܵܐ (gurta), plural ܓܘܼܪ̈ܵܢܹܐ (gurane))

  1. elder, leader

Declension

Synonyms

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Compare Arabic جَرَّة (jarra).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡurɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ɡure] (plural)

Noun

ܓܘܪܐ • (gūrā) m (plural ܓܘܪܐ (gūrē))

  1. jug
Inflection

Etymology 2

From the root ܓ-ܘ-ܪ (ɡ-w-r) related to committing adultery. Compare Arabic جَوْر (jawr).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡawrɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ɡawre] (plural)

Noun

ܓܘܪܐ • (gawrā) m (plural ܓܘܪܐ (gawrē))

  1. adultery
Inflection

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡawrɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ɡawre] (plural)

Noun

ܓܘܪܐ • (gawrā) f (plural ܓܘܪܐ (gawrē))

  1. (typography) column
Usage notes

This word rarely appears as masculine.

Inflection

References

  • gwr4”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • gwr3”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • gwr2”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Brockelmann, Carl (1928) Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), 2nd edition, Halle: Max Niemeyer, published 1995, page 129b
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 45b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 66a
  • 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 220a

Turoyo

Etymology

From Aramaic גַּבְרָא (gaḇrā).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡawro/

Noun

ܓܰܘܪܳܐ • (gawro) m

  1. man, husband
    Synonym: ܙܠܐܡ (zlām)
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