ܓܫܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology
Root
ܓ ܫ ܪ (g š r)
1 term
ܓܸܫܪܵܐ ܕܕܲܠܵܠܹܐ ܟܹܐ ܥܵܒ݂ܹܪ ܒܢܲܗܪܵܐ ܕܚܵܒ݂ܘܿܪܵܐ ܓܵܘ ܙܵܟ݂ܘܿ ― gišrā d-dallālē kē ˁāḇēr b-nahrā d-ḥāḇōrā gāw zāḵō ― Delal Bridge crosses the Khabur River in Zakho

From Aramaic גֵּשְׁרָא (gešrā), from Akkadian 𒄀𒅆𒅕𒊑 (/⁠gišru⁠/); compare Arabic جِسْر (jisr) and Hebrew גֶּשֶׁר (gésher).

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [ˈɡɪʃ.rɑː]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [ˈd͡ʒɪʃ.rɑː]

Noun

ܓܸܫܪܵܐ • (gišrā) m sg (plural ܓܸܫܪܹ̈ܐ (gišrē) or ܓܸܫܪ̈ܵܘܵܬ݂ܹܐ (gišrāwāṯē))

  1. (architecture) bridge
  2. (dentistry) bridge
  3. (anatomy) pons

Inflection
Inflection of ܓܸܫܪܵܐ (gišrā)
number isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute – 1st person ܓܸܫܪܝܼ
(gišrī)		 ܓܸܫܪܲܢ
(gišran)
construct ܓܫܲܪ
(gšar)		 2nd person ܓܸܫܪܘܼܟ݂
(gišrūḵ)		 ܓܸܫܪܵܟ݂ܝ
(gišrāḵ)		 ܓܸܫܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(gišrāwḵōn)
emphatic ܓܸܫܪܵܐ
(gišrā)		 3rd person ܓܸܫܪܹܗ
(gišrēh)		 ܓܸܫܪܘܿܗ̇
(gišrōh)		 ܓܸܫܪܗܘܿܢ
(gišrhōn)
plural absolute – 1st person ܓܸܫܪ̈ܝܼ
(gišrī)		 ܓܸܫܪ̈ܲܢ
(gišran)
construct ܓܸܫܪ̈ܲܝ
(gišray)		 2nd person ܓܸܫܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂
(gišrūḵ)		 ܓܸܫܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ
(gišrāḵ)		 ܓܸܫܪ̈ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(gišrāwḵōn)
emphatic ܓܸܫܪܹ̈ܐ
(gišrē)		 3rd person ܓܸܫܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ
(gišrūh)		 ܓܸܫܪ̈ܘܿܗ̇
(gišrōh)		 ܓܸܫܪ̈ܗܘܿܢ
(gišrhōn)

Hypernyms

Hyponyms
  • ܓܸܫܪܵܐ ܬܸܠܝܵܐ (gišrā tilyā, “suspension bridge”)
  • ܓܸܫܪܵܐ ܣܡܝܼܟ݂ ܟܲܒ݂ܠܹ̈ܐ (gišrā smīḵ kaḇlē, “cable-stayed bridge”)

Derived terms
  • ܓܸܫܪܘܿܢܵܐ (gišrōnā)
  • ܓܵܫܹܪ (gāšēr)

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Akkadian 𒄀𒅆𒅕𒊑 (/⁠gišru⁠/). Compare Arabic جِسْر (jisr) and Hebrew גֶּשֶׁר (géšer).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ɡɛʃrɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ɡɛʃre] (plural)

Noun

ܓܫܪܐ • (gešrā) m (plural ܓܫܪܐ)

  1. (architecture) bridge
  2. beam, plank
  3. axle

Inflection
    inflection of ܓܫܪܐ
state singular plural
absolute ܓܫܪ ܓܫܪܝܢ
construct ܓܫܪ ܓܫܪܝ
emphatic ܓܫܪܐ ܓܫܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܓܫܪܝ ܓܫܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your) ܓܫܪܟ ܓܫܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your) ܓܫܪܟܝ ܓܫܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his) ܓܫܪܗ ܓܫܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her) ܓܫܪܗ ܓܫܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our) ܓܫܪܢ ܓܫܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your) ܓܫܪܟܘܢ ܓܫܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your) ܓܫܪܟܝܢ ܓܫܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their) ܓܫܪܗܘܢ ܓܫܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their) ܓܫܪܗܝܢ ܓܫܪܝܗܝܢ

References
  • “gšr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-09-02
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 55b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 80b
  • 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 266b

Turoyo

Etymology

From Aramaic גשרא

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡəʃro/ (singular)
  • IPA(key): /ɡəʃre/(plural)

Noun

ܓܷܫܪܳܐ • (gëšro) m (plural ܓܷܫܪܶܐ (gëšre))

  1. (architecture) bridge
  2. (colloquial) wooden ceiling
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