ܓܘܓ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Cognate to Classical Syriac ܓܘܓ (“to creep, wriggle”) with an irregular shift from /g/ to /d͡ʒ/. Possible denominal of ܓܘܓܝ (gəwāḡay, “spider”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒɑːwed͡ʒː]
• (Urmian) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒɑːwɪd͡ʒː]

Verb

ܓ̰ܵܘܹܓ̰ • (jāwēj) (present participle ܓ̰ܘܵܓ̰ܵܐ (jwājā), past participle ܓ̰ܘܝܼܓ̰ܵܐ (jwījā))

1. (intransitive) to move

   ܐܸܢ ܠܵܐ ܡܵܚܹܝܢܹܗ ܒܐܲܩܠܝܼ، ܠܹܐ ܓ̰ܵܘܹܓ̰ ܘܠܹܐ ܙܵܒ݂ܹܪ ܗܲܠ ܥܵܠܲܡ.

   in lā māḥēnēh b-aqlī, lē jāwēj w-lē zāḇēr hal ˁālam.

   If I do not hit it with my foot, it will not move nor will it ever get upturned

2. (intransitive) to proceed , to advance
3. (intransitive) to walk
4. (intransitive) to crawl
5. to wriggle, creep

   ܨܸܨܪܵܐ ܗ݇ܘܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܒܸܓ̰ܘܵܓ̰ܵܐ ܒܩܘܿܪܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ ― ṣiṣrā wē lēh bijwājā bqōrnīṯā ― The cockroach is wriggling in the corner.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܓ̰ܵܘܹܓ̰ (jāwēj)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܓ̰ܘܝܼܓ̰ ܠܝܼ (jwīj lī)	ܓ̰ܘܝܼܓ̰ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (jwīj lūḵ)	ܓ̰ܘܝܼܓ̰ ܠܹܗ (jwīj lēh)	ܓ̰ܘܝܼܓ̰ ܠܲܢ (jwīj lan)	ܓ̰ܘܝܼܓ̰ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (jwīj lāwḵōn)	ܓ̰ܘܝܼܓ̰ ܠܗܘܿܢ (jwīj lhōn)
	f		ܓ̰ܘܝܼܓ̰ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (jwīj lāḵ)	ܓ̰ܘܝܼܓ̰ ܠܵܗ̇ (jwīj lāh)
non-past	m	ܓ̰ܵܘܓ̰ܹܢ (jāwjēn)	ܓ̰ܵܘܓ̰ܹܬ (jāwjēt)	ܓ̰ܵܘܹܓ̰ (jāwēj)	ܓ̰ܵܘܓ̰ܲܚ (jāwjaḥ)	ܓ̰ܵܘܓ̰ܝܼܬܘܿܢ (jāwjītōn)	ܓ̰ܵܘܓ̰ܝܼ (jāwjī)
	f	ܓ̰ܵܘܓ̰ܵܢ (jāwjān)	ܓ̰ܵܘܓ̰ܵܬܝ (jāwjāt)	ܓ̰ܵܘܓ̰ܵܐ (jāwjā)
imperative	m		ܓ̰ܘܘܿܓ̰ (jwōj)			ܓ̰ܘܘܿܓ̰ܘܼܢ (jwōjūn)
	f		ܓ̰ܘܘܿܓ̰ܝ (jwōjy)

Derived terms

• ܡܲܓ̰ܘܸܓ̰ (majwij, “to move”)
• ܓ̰ܘܵܓ̰ܬܵܐ (jwājtā, “moving, movement”)
• ܓ̰ܵܘܓ̰ܵܢܵܐ (jāwjānā, “mover”)

See also

• (move): ܙܵܝܹܥ (zāyēˁ)
• (walk): ܗܲܠܸܟ݂ (halliḵ)
• (crawl): ܪܵܚܹܫ (rāḥēš)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Biblical Hebrew גּוֹג (Gōg).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡoɡ]

Proper noun

ܓܘܓ • (gōg)

1. (biblical) Gog

   Synonym: ܐܓܘܓ

Related terms

• ܡܓܘܓ (magōg, “Magog”)

References

• Payne Smith, Robert (1879–1901) Thesaurus Syriacus (in Latin), Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Bar Bahlul, Ḥasan (a. 1000) Duval, Rubens, editor, Lexicon Syriacum (Collection Orientale; 15–17) (in Classical Syriac), Paris: e Reipublicæ typographæo, published 1901, page 228