ܓܘܕܐ

See also: ܓܘܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

From Aramaic גּוּדָא (guddā).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [ɡuddaː]
  • (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [ɡuːdaː]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [d͡ʒuːda]

Noun

ܓܘܼܕܵܐ • (guddā) m sg (plural ܓܘܼܕܵܢܹ̈ܐ (guddānē))

  1. (architecture) wall
    Synonym: ܫܘܼܪܵܐ (šūrā)
Inflection

Etymology 2

Related to ܓܲܘܕܵܐ (gawdā, leather bottle). Compare Akkadian 𒋢𒄖𒁺 (gūdu) and Georgian გუდა (guda), Aramaic loanwords.

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [ɡuːðaː]

Noun

ܓܘܼܕ݂ܵܐ • (gūḏā) m sg (plural ܓܘܼܕ݂ܹ̈ܐ (gūḏē))

  1. churn, a type of vessel used to create butter
Inflection
Derived terms
  • ܓܘܼܕ݂ܵܢܬܵܐ (gūḏāntā, small churn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Middle Persian gwnd (gund, army, troop).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡuddɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ɡudde] (plural)

Noun

ܓܘܕܐ • (guddā) f (plural ܓܘܕܐ (guddē))

  1. (military) company, rank, troop, band
  2. choir, chorus
Usage notes

While the word is normally considered feminine, it also rarely occurs as masculine.

Inflection

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡuddɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ɡuddɑne] (plural)

Noun

ܓܘܕܐ • (guddā) m (plural ܓܘܕܢܐ (guddānē))

  1. (architecture) wall
  2. rampart
  3. hedge, mound
  4. stone pulpit in church's nave
Inflection

Etymology 3

Compare Akkadian 𒋢𒄖𒁺 (gūdu), Georgian გუდა (guda).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡawdɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ɡawde] (plural)

Noun

ܓܘܕܐ • (gawdā) f (plural ܓܘܕܐ (gawdē))

  1. leather bottle
  2. (figuratively) small amount
Inflection

Further reading

  • gwd3”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • gwd4”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • gwd2”, 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 108a
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 44a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 62b–63a
  • 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 211b
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.