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ܓܕܐ

ܓܕܐ

See also: ܓܪܐ

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

  • ܓܐܕܐ

Noun

ܓܕܐ (gaddāʾ) m (plural ܓܕܐ)

  1. lot, fortune, luck, fate
  2. success
  3. (with ܒ-) power
  4. god of fortune, genie

Inflection

Usage notes

The sense of "god of fortune" is usually in the plural.

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, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 42b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 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, p. 204a