ܓܐܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Inherited from Aramaic [Term?].

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ɡeːʔraː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒiːʔraː]

Noun

ܓܹܐܪܵܐ • (gērā) m (plural ܓܹܐܪܹ̈ܐ (gērē))

1. arrow (a projectile consisting of a shaft, a point and a tail with stabilizing fins that is shot from a bow)
2. arrow (a sign or symbol used to indicate a direction (e.g.→))

Inflection

Inflection of ܓܹܐܪܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܓܹܐܪܝܼ (gērī)		ܓܹܐܪܲܢ (gēran)
	construct	ܓܹܐܪ (gēr)		2nd person	ܓܹܐܪܘܼܟ݂ (gērūḵ)	ܓܹܐܪܵܟ݂ܝ (gērāḵ)	ܓܹܐܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gērāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܓܹܐܪܵܐ (gērā)		3rd person	ܓܹܐܪܹܗ (gērēh)	ܓܹܐܪܵܗ̇ (gērāh)	ܓܹܐܪܗܘܿܢ (gērhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܓܹܐܪ̈ܝܼ (gērī)		ܓܹܐܪ̈ܲܢ (gēran)
	construct	ܓܹܐܪ̈ܲܝ (gēray)		2nd person	ܓܹܐܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (gērūḵ)	ܓܹܐܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (gērāḵ)	ܓܹܐܪ̈ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gērāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܓܹܐܪܹ̈ܐ (gērē)		3rd person	ܓܹܐܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (gērūh)	ܓܹܐܪ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (gērōh)	ܓܹܐܪ̈ܗܘܿܢ (gērhōn)

Derived terms

• ܓܹܐܪܘܿܢܵܐ (gērōnā)

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

• ܓܪܐ (gērā)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Edessan) IPA^(key): [ˈɡe.rɑ]
• (Eastern Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈɡe.rɑ]
• (Western Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈɡe.ro]

Noun

ܓܐܪܐ • (gērā) m (plural ܓܐܪܐ (gērē))

1. (archery) arrow, dart
   • Peshitta, Ephesians 6:16:

     ܘܥܡ ܗܠܝܢ ܣܒܘ ܠܟܘܢ ܣܟܪܐ ܕܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ. ܕܒܗܿ ܬܬܡܨܘܢ ܚܝܠܐ ܠܡܕܥܟܘ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܓܐܪ̈ܘܗܝ ܝܩܕ̈ܐ ܕܒܝܫܐ.

     wə-ʿam hālên saḇ[w] ləḵōn sakkərā ḏə-haymānūṯā, də-ḇāh ṯeṯməṣon ḥaylā la-məḏaʿʿāḵū ḵolləhōn gēraw[hy] yāqdē ḏə-ḇīšā

     Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.

2. sting, spine
3. shaft, bolt
4. (weather) thunderbolt
5. (sewing) dart, gore

Inflection

Inflection of ܓܐܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܓܐܪ		1st person	ܓܐܪܝ		ܓܐܪܢ
	construct	ܓܐܪ		2nd person	ܓܐܪܟ	ܓܐܪܟܝ	ܓܐܪܟܘܢ	ܓܐܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܓܐܪܐ		3rd person	ܓܐܪܗ	ܓܐܪܗ	ܓܐܪܗܘܢ	ܓܐܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܓܐܪܝܢ		1st person	ܓܐܪܝ		ܓܐܪܝܢ
	construct	ܓܐܪܝ		2nd person	ܓܐܪܝܟ	ܓܐܪܝܟܝ	ܓܐܪܝܟܘܢ	ܓܐܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܓܐܪܐ		3rd person	ܓܐܪܘܗܝ	ܓܐܪܝܗ	ܓܐܪܝܗܘܢ	ܓܐܪܝܗܝܢ

Synonyms

• (arrow): ܟܫܛܐ (kəšāṭā)

Derived terms

• ܒܝܬ ܓܐܪܐ (bêṯ gērā)
• ܓܐܪܐ ܕܓܪܟ (gērē ḏə-ḡark)
• ܓܐܪܘܢܐ (gērōnā)

References

• “gyr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-11-24
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 40b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 58a
• 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 198a-b

Anagrams

• ܐܓܪܐ