ܓܘ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From the construct state of ܓܵܘܵܐ‎ (gāwā, “inside”, literally “inside of”).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [ɡoː]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [d͡ʒuː]
  • (Tyari) IPA(key): [ɡɑwː]

Preposition

ܓܵܘ • (gāw)

  1. in, inside, within
    ‏ܝܲܥܩܘܿܒ݂ ܓܵܘ ܡܲܕܪܲܫܬܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ.‎‎ ― yaʿqoḇ gāw madraštā ìlēh. ― Jacob is in the school.
    ‏ܒܲܝܬܘܼܬ݂ܝܼ ܟܹܐ ܥܵܡܪܵܐ ܓܵܘ ܐܲܠܩܘܿܫ.‎‎ ― baytuṯī kē ʿāmrā gāw alqoš. ― My family lives in Alqosh.
  2. in with, among, together with
    ‏ܩܝܼܡ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܓܵܘܲܢ ܕܡܘܼܬܵܐ ܕܡܲܠܦܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܘܡܘܼܚܫܸܒ݂ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܕܥܲܬܝܼܪܹ̈ܐ ܝܢܵܐ ܒܠܸܫܵܢܵܐ‎
    qim lhon gāwan dmutā d-malpānē w-muḥšiḇ lhon d-ʿatīrē ìnā b-liššānā
    They rose amongst us the likeness of teachers and taught themselves rich in the language.
    ‏ܐܝܼܬ ܕܲܗܒ݂ܵܐ ܓܵܘ ܐܝܼܠܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܕܚܲܩܠܵܐ.‎‎
    īt dahḇā gāw īlānē d-ḥaqlā.
    There is gold among the trees of the field.

Inflection

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