gana ܓܵܢܵܐ
gana is the Assyrian word for soul, spirit — everyday spoken Assyrian (Sureth) of Urmi, a modern Aramaic language.
Computer-generated pronunciation.
Meaning
- soul, spirit, life; person
- Base for reflexive pronouns (§ 2.5.)
Forms
| Plural | ganate, ganavate |
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Examples
gani!
ܓܵܢܝܼ!
my soul! my dear!
yavvel i gana
ܝܵܘܘܸܠ ܐܝܼ ܓܵܢܵܐ
to animate, to encourage
men-ganu kheshle
ܡܸܢ ܓܵܢܘ̣ ܚܸܫܠܸܐ
He fainted
ganu pletle
ܓܵܢܘ̣ ܦܠܸܛܠܸܐ
He died
kam-gana
ܩܵܡ ܓܵܢܵܐ
near to death
beshkalelegani
ܒܸܫܩܵܠܸܠܸܓܵܢܝܼ
He is greatly annoying me
haji khartakam al-gano
ܗܵܓ̃ܝܼ ܚܵܪܬܵܩܵܡ ܐܵܠ ܓܵܢܘ̇
The pilgrim then rises against her (= assaults her)
t-atya al-ganu
ܛ ܐܵܬܝܵܐ ܐܵܠ ܓܵܢܘ̣
She will attack him
Source: Khan 2016, vol. 3, p. 161.
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