ܓܢܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܓܢܬܐ ܝܦܢܝܬܐ

Etymology

Root
ܓ ܢ ܢ (g n n)
2 terms

From Aramaic גַנְתָא (gannəṯā); related to Akkadian 𒃶𒈾𒌅 (/⁠gannatu⁠/, vegetable garden, grove; private garden area), Arabic جَنَّة (janna), and Hebrew גִּנָּה (ginná).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [ɡan.θɑː]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [d͡ʒan.tɑː]
  • (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [ɡan.θɑː]

Noun

ܓܲܢܬ݂ܵܐ • (ganṯā) f sg (plural ܓܲܢܹ̈ܐ (gannē))

  1. garden (piece of ground appropriated for the cultivation of fruits, herbs, flowers and vegetables)
    ܒܩܲܝܛܵܐ، ܟܹܐ ܛܲܐܠܲܚ ܗ݇ܘܵܘ ܓܵܘ ܓܲܢܬ݂ܵܐ ܒܨܲܦܪܵܐ ܘܓܵܘ ܡܲܚܣܝܵܐ ܒܪܲܡܫܵܐ.
    bqayṭā, kē ṭaˀlaḥ wā gāw ganṯā b-ṣaprā w-gāw maḥsyā b-ramšā.
    In the summer, we used to play in the garden in the morning and the pool in the evening.
    • John 19:41:
    • ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܗܘܵܐ ܓܲܢܬ݂ܵܵܐ ܒܗ̇ܝ ܕܘܼܟܬ݂ܵܐ ܕܝܼܫܘܿܥ ܦܝܼܫܵܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܙܩܝܼܦܵܐ. ܘܓܵܘ ܕܗ̇ܝ ܓܲܢܬ݂ܵܐ ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܩܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ ܚܲܕܬܵܐ ܕܗܸܫ ܐ݇ܢܵܫܵܐ ܠܹܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܡܘܼܬܒ݂ܵܐ ܓܵܘܹܗ.
      īṯ hwā ganṯāā b-ay dukṯā d-īšōˁ pīšā ìwā zqīpā. w-gāw d-aya ganṯā īṯ wā qaḇrā ḥadtā d-hiš nāšā lē ìwā mutḇā gāwēh.
      Now in the place where He was crucified there was a garden. And in this garden there was a new tomb in which no one had yet been laid.
  2. park (large public garden or area of land used for recreation)
    Synonym: ܦܲܪܟܵܐ (parkā)

Inflection

Derived terms

See also

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܓ-ܢ-ܢ (ɡ-n-n), originally meaning to protect or keep hidden, the lying down sense developing from reclining in gardens. Compare Akkadian 𒃶a𒈾𒌅 (/⁠gannatu⁠/, vegetable garden, grove; private garden area), Arabic جَنَّة (janna), and Hebrew גִּנָּה (ginnâ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡann(ə)θɑ]

Noun

ܓܢܬܐ • (gannəṯā) f (plural ܓܐܢܐܣ or ܓܢܐܣ or ܓܢܣ or ܓܢܢܐ or ܓܢܐ)

  1. garden, park

Inflection

Derived terms

  • ܓܢܘܣܬܐ

References

  • gnh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 50a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 75a
  • 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 250a

Turoyo

Etymology

From Aramaic גַנְתָא (gannəṯā), from the root ܓ-ܢ-ܢ (ɡ-n-n)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡanθo/ (singular)
  • IPA(key): /ɡanθe/ (plural)

Noun

ܓܰܢܬ݂ܳܐ • (ganṯo) m (plural ܓܰܢ̈ܳܬ݂ܶܐ (ganoṯe))

  1. garden
  2. park

Derived terms

  • ܓܰܢܬ݂ܳܐ ܕܰܚ ܚܱܝܶܘܷܢ (ganṯo daḥ ḥäyewën, zoo)
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