ܓܘܙܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
Inherited from Aramaic [Term?], from Middle Persian 𐭢𐭥𐭦 (gwc /gōz/, “walnut”); compare Arabic جَوْز (jawz), Persian گوز (gowz) and Hebrew אֱגוֹז (egóz).
Pronunciation
Noun
ܓܲܘܙܵܐ • (gawzā) m sg (plural ܓܲܘܙܹ̈ܐ (gawzē))
- walnut
- c. 2014, ܕܝܬܩܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܒܠܫܢܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ, Aramaic Bible Translation, Inc., Song of Solomon 6:11:
- ܠܓܲܢܬ݂ܵܐ ܕܓܲܘܙܹ̈ܐ ܨܠܹܐ ܠܝܼ ܠܸܚܙܵܝܵܐ ܝܲܪ̈ܩܹܐ ܕܪܵܓ݂ܘܿܠܵܐ؛ ܠܸܚܙܵܝܵܐ ܐܸܢ ܡܒܘܼܪܛܸܢ ܠܵܗ̇ ܓܸܦܬ݂ܵܐ، ܘܐܸܢ ܦܩܝܼܚ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܐܲܪ̈ܡܘܿܢܹܐ.
- l-ganṯā d-gawzē ṣlē lī liḥzāyā yarqē d-rāḡōlā; liḥzāyā in mburṭin lāh gipṯā, w-in pqīḥ lhōn armōnē.
- I went down into the garden of nuts, to look at the green plants of the valley; to see whether the vine budded, and the pomegranates were in flower.
- (by extension) any nut (hard-shelled seed)
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܓܘܿܙ (gōz) | 1st person | ܓܲܘܙܝܼ (gawzī) | ܓܲܘܙܲܢ (gawzan) | |||
| construct | ܓܘܿܙ (gōz) | 2nd person | ܓܲܘܙܘܼܟ݂ (gawzōḵ) | ܓܲܘܙܵܟ݂ܝ (gawzāḵ) | ܓܲܘܙܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gawzawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܓܲܘܙܵܐ (gawzā) | 3rd person | ܓܲܘܙܹܗ (gawzēh) | ܓܲܘܙܵܗ̇ (gawzāh) | ܓܲܘܙܗܘܿܢ (gawzhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܓܲܘܙܝܼ̈ܢ (gawzīn) | 1st person | ܓܲܘܙܝܼ̈ (gawzī) | ܓܲܘܙܲܢ̈ (gawzan) | |||
| construct | ܓܲܘܙܲܝ̈ (gawzay) | 2nd person | ܓܲܘܙܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (gawzōḵ) | ܓܲܘܙܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (gawzāḵ) | ܓܲܘܙܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gawzawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܓܲܘܙܹ̈ܐ (gawzē) | 3rd person | ܓܲܘܙܘܼ̈ܗܝ (gawzūh) | ܓܲܘܙܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (gawzōh) | ܓܲܘܙܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (gawzayhōn) | |||
Hyponyms
- ܓܘܿܙ ܐܲܪܥܵܐ (gōz arˁā, “peanut”, literally “walnut of the ground”)
- ܓܘܿܙ ܒܸܣܡܹ̈ܐ (gōz bismē, “nutmeg”, literally “walnut of incense”)
- ܓܘܿܙ ܗܦܵܟ݂ܬܵܐ (gōz hpāḵtā, “nux vomica”, literally “walnut of vomit”)
- ܓܘܿܙ ܗܸܢܕܘܼ (gōz hindū, “nutmeg; coconut”, literally “walnut of India”)
- ܓܘܿܙ ܡܲܠܟܵܐ (gōz malkā, “walnut”, literally “walnut of the king”)
Derived terms
- ܓܲܘܙܵܢܵܐ (gawzānā, “nutty”)
- ܬܵܒ݂ܘܿܪ ܓܲܘܙܹ̈ܐ (tāḇōr gawzē, “nutcracker”)
Classical Syriac
Etymology
From Middle Persian 𐭢𐭥𐭦 (gwc /gōz/, “walnut”). Compare Arabic جَوْز (jawz) and Hebrew אֱגוֹז (ʾĕḡôz).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɡawzɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [ɡawze] (plural)
Noun
ܓܘܙܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܓܘܙܐ)
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܓܘܙ | 1st person | ܓܘܙܝ | ܓܘܙܢ | |||
| construct | ܓܘܙ | 2nd person | ܓܘܙܟ | ܓܘܙܟܝ | ܓܘܙܟܘܢ | ܓܘܙܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܓܘܙܐ | 3rd person | ܓܘܙܗ | ܓܘܙܗ | ܓܘܙܗܘܢ | ܓܘܙܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܓܘܙܝܢ | 1st person | ܓܘܙܝ | ܓܘܙܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܓܘܙܝ | 2nd person | ܓܘܙܝܟ | ܓܘܙܝܟܝ | ܓܘܙܝܟܘܢ | ܓܘܙܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܓܘܙܐ | 3rd person | ܓܘܙܘܗܝ | ܓܘܙܝܗ | ܓܘܙܝܗܘܢ | ܓܘܙܝܗܝܢ | ||
See also
- ܓܘܙܬܐ
References
- “gwz”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 44b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 63a
- 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, →ISBN, page 213a