←
gdn (gaddān) adj. fortunate
fortunate
Syr, Man
AS4 1:3 ܠܓܕܢܐ ܟܣܪܘ ܡܠ݂ܟ ܡ̈ܠܟܐ ܛ݁ܒܐ ܕܓܒܪ̈ܐ‏ : To fortunate Khosro, King of Kings, best of men ; BhBS.Phys 1.6.5 ܛܒܘܬ ܓܕܐ ܐܝܬܝܗ݀ ܗ݀ ܕܗܝ ܥܠܬܐ܂ ܒܣܓܝ̈ܐܐ ܡ݁ܢ ܠܘܬ ܛܒܬܐ ܠܐ ܡܘܒܠܐ܂ ܒܓܕܢܐ ܕܝܢ ܕܝܠܢܐܝܬ ܡܘܒܠܐ‏ : good luck is that cause that for many does not lead to good things but for the fortunate one in particular does lead ; Bhchr 575:5↗ ܐܝܢ ܡܝܩܪ̈ܐ ܘܓܕܢ̈ܐ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܐܣܝܘܬܐ ܘܟܬܘܒܘܬܐ‏ : albeit that medicine and scribal art (were seen among) the respected and fortunate ones ; AM 73:16↗ ḏqiniana tiqnia ugadanita tihuia : that she should acquire property a be a fortunate woman
☛▶
🔍▶
✎▶
Possibly to be read instead of ܓܕܝܐ in the Old Syriac legal papyrus OS.P2 1.3.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 206[104]Drower/Macuch: 73bJ. Payne-Smith: 61

© The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon ©
Thu, 05 Nov 2026 12:48:59 -0500