ܓܘܫܡܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܓ ܫ ܡ (g š m)
1 term

Compare Arabic جِسْم (jism) and Hebrew גֶּשֶׁם (géšem).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ɡuʃ.maː.]

Noun

ܓܘܼܫܡܵܐ • (gušmā) m (plural ܓܘܼܫ̈ܡܹܐ (gušmē))

1. (anatomy) body
2. (chemistry) solid, substance, matter
3. (linguistics) corpus, text
4. whole
5. collection, ensemble, group
6. organization, community, body

Derived terms

• ܠܸܫܵܢܵܐ ܕܓܘܼܫܡܵܐ (liššānā dgušmā, “Classical Syriac”)
• ܡܓܲܫܸܡ (mgaššim, “to make carnate”)
• ܓܘܼܫܡܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (gušmāˀīṯ, “physically”)
• ܓܘܼܫܡܵܢܵܐ (gušmānā, “corporeal”)
• ܓܲܫܘܼܡܵܐ (gašūmā, “fat”)

See also

• ܦܲܓ݂ܪܵܐ (paḡrā)
• ܫܠܲܕܵܐ (šladdā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Compare Arabic جِسْم (jism) and Hebrew גֶּשֶׁם (géšem).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡuʃmɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ɡuʃme] (plural)

Noun

ܓܘܫܡܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܓܘܫܡܐ)

1. (anatomy) body
2. (chemistry) solid, substance, matter; metal
3. (linguistics) corpus, text
4. whole
5. collection, ensemble, group
6. organization, community

Inflection

Irregular absolute and construct singular with a varying Waw.

    declension of ܓܘܫܡܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܓܫܘܡ	ܓܘܫܡܝܢ
construct	ܓܫܘܡ	ܓܘܫܡܝ
emphatic	ܓܘܫܡܐ	ܓܘܫܡܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܓܘܫܡܝ	ܓܘܫܡܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܓܘܫܡܟ	ܓܘܫܡܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܓܘܫܡܟܝ	ܓܘܫܡܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܓܘܫܡܗ	ܓܘܫܡܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܓܘܫܡܗ	ܓܘܫܡܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܓܘܫܡܢ	ܓܘܫܡܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܓܘܫܡܟܘܢ	ܓܘܫܡܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܓܘܫܡܟܝܢ	ܓܘܫܡܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܓܘܫܡܗܘܢ	ܓܘܫܡܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܓܘܫܡܗܝܢ	ܓܘܫܡܝܗܝܢ

See also

• ܦܓܪܐ
• ܫܠܕܐ

References

• “gšm”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 55b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 66b
• 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, pages 222b-223a

Turoyo

Etymology

From Aramaic גושמא

Noun

ܓܘܫܡܳܐ • (gušmo) m

1. (anatomy) body