ܓܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1
Root
ܓ ܢ ܐ‎ (g n ʾ)
1 term

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [ɡɑːneː]

Verb
  1. to lie down
  2. to recline
  3. (with ܫܸܡܫܵܐ‎ (šimšā, “sun”)) (of the sun) to set
    ‏ܗ݇ܘܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇ ܒܸܓܢܵܝܵܐ ܫܸܡܫܵܐ‎
    wē lāh bignāyā šimšā
    The sun is setting.
  4. (with ܝܲܘܡܵܐ‎ (yawmā, “day”)) (of the day) to get late; to turn into evening or afternoon
    ‏ܓܢܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܝܲܘܡܵܐ‎
    gnē lēh yawmā
    It got late.
    (literally, “The day reclined.”)

Etymology 2

From Northern Kurdish گيان‎ (giyan); related to Persian جان‎ (jân).

Alternative forms
  • ܓܝܵܢܵܐ‎ (gyānā)

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [ɡɑːnɑː]
  • (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [ɡjɑːnɑː]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [d͡ʒɑːnɑː]

Noun

ܓܵܢܵܐ • (gānā) f (plural ܓܵܢܹ̈ܐ (gānē) or ܓܵܢܵܬܹ̈ܐ‎ (gānātē))

  1. self, oneself, same
    Synonyms: ܢܲܦ̮ܫܵܐ‎ (nafšā), ܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ‎ (yāṯā), ܩܢܘܿܡܵܐ‎ (qnomā)
  2. soul
    Synonym: ܪܘܼܚܵܐ‎ (ruḥā)
Declension
Inflection of ܓܵܢܵܐ (gānā)
number isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute – 1st person ܓܵܢܝܼ‎
(gānī)		 ܓܵܢܲܢ‎
(gānan)
construct ܓܵܢ‎
(gān)		 2nd person ܓܵܢܘܼܟ݂‎
(gānuḵ)		 ܓܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ‎
(gānāḵ)		 ܓܵܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ‎
(gānāwḵon)
emphatic ܓܵܢܵܐ
(gānā)		 3rd person ܓܵܢܹܗ‎
(gānēh)		 ܓܵܢܘܿܗ̇‎
(gānoh)		 ܓܵܢܗܘܿܢ‎
(gānhon)
plural absolute – 1st person ܓܵܢܵܬܝܼ̈‎
(gānātī)		 ܓܵܢܵܬܲܢ̈‎
(gānātan)
construct ܓܵܢܵܬܲܝ̈‎
(gānātay)		 2nd person ܓܵܢܵܬܘܼ̈ܟ݂‎
(gānātuḵ)		 ܓܵܢܵܬܵܟ݂ܝ̈‎
(gānātāḵ)		 ܓܵܢܵܬܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ‎
(gānātāwḵon)
emphatic ܓܵܢܵܬܹ̈ܐ‎
(gānātē)		 3rd person ܓܵܢܵܬܹ̈ܗ‎
(gānātēh)		 ܓܵܢܵܬ̈ܘܿܗ̇‎
(gānātoh)		 ܓܵܢܵܬܗ̈ܘܿܢ‎
(gānāthon)
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