Contionary:گوط

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Syrian

Etymology

From Classical Incene گتؤ‎ (goto'), from Proto-Cuyic *gotas. Compare Anatolian գաֆտ (gaft) and, more distantly, Oypatha ᠴᡟᠳᠠ (θɨ̀dà).

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ɡawtˤ/ (standard)
  • IPA: [ɡˤɑwtˤ] (northern)
  • IPA: [ɡˤɔːtˤ] (southern)

Noun

گوط (gawṭf (dual گوطي‎, plural گوطا‎)

  1. dog
  2. (vulgar, derogatory) stupid person, dumbass, idiot
    Synonyms: احمگ(eḵmeg), بعير(be'îr)

Inflection


Descendants

  • Hijazi Arabic: قوط(gōṭ, "idiot")
  • South Levantine Arabic: قوط('ōṭ "idiot")