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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