ܓܕܐ
See also: ܓܪܐ
Classical Syriac
Alternative forms
- ܓܐܕܐ
Etymology
From the root ܓ-ܕ-ܕ (ɡ-d-d) related to cutting off; compare Hebrew גָּד (gāḏ). The sense of "god of fortune" is a calque of Ancient Greek τύχη (túkhē).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɡaddɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [ɡadde(ʔ)] (plural)
Noun
ܓܕܐ • (gaddāʾ) m (plural ܓܕܐ)
Usage notes
The sense of "god of fortune" is usually in the plural.
Inflection
inflection of ܓܕܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܓܕ | ܓܕܝܢ |
| construct | ܓܕ | ܓܕܝ |
| emphatic | ܓܕܐ | ܓܕܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܓܕܝ | ܓܕܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܓܕܟ | ܓܕܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܓܕܟܝ | ܓܕܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܓܕܗ | ܓܕܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܓܕܗ | ܓܕܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܓܕܢ | ܓܕܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܓܕܟܘܢ | ܓܕܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܓܕܟܝܢ | ܓܕܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܓܕܗܘܢ | ܓܕܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܓܕܗܝܢ | ܓܕܝܗܝܢ |
Derived terms
- ܓܕܢܐ (gaddānāʾ)
- ܓܕܢܘܬܐ (gaddānūṯāʾ)
References
- “gd”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2014-07-25
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 42b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 60a
- 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 204a
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