ܓܙܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the earlier uncontracted form ܓܢܙܐ (ganzā), from Old Persian [script needed] (*ganza-). Compare Persian گنج (ganj), Old Armenian գանձ (ganj), Hebrew גֵּנֶז (gḗnez), Ancient Greek γάζα (gáza), and Latin gaza.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡazzɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ɡazze] (plural)

Noun

ܓܙܐ • (transliteration neededm (plural ܓܙܐ)

  1. treasure, treasury
    Synonym: ܐܘܨܪܐ
  2. (figuratively, Christianity) Eucharist
    Synonyms: ܩܘܪܒܢܐ, ܓܡܘܪܬܐ, ܦܪܝܣܬܐ, ܬܘܕܝܬܐ, ܩܘܕܫܐ, ܒܘܟܪܐ, ܦܓܪܐ, ܩܘܪܒܐ
Inflection
Inflection of ܓܙܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܓܢܙ 1st person ܓܙܝ ܓܙܢ
construct ܓܢܙ 2nd person ܓܙܟ ܓܙܟܝ ܓܙܟܘܢ ܓܙܟܝܢ
emphatic 3rd person ܓܙܗ ܓܙܗ ܓܙܗܘܢ ܓܙܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܓܙܝܢ 1st person ܓܙܝ ܓܙܝܢ
construct ܓܙܝ 2nd person ܓܙܝܟ ܓܙܝܟܝ ܓܙܝܟܘܢ ܓܙܝܟܝܢ
emphatic 3rd person ܓܙܘܗܝ ܓܙܝܗ ܓܙܝܗܘܢ ܓܙܝܗܝܢ
Alternative forms
  • ܓܢܙܐ (Uncontracted form)
  • ܓܐܙܐ

Etymology 2

Root
ܓ ܙ ܙ
2 terms

Compare Arabic جَزّ (jazz) and Hebrew גֵּז (gēz).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡɛzzɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ɡɛzze] (plural)

Noun

ܓܙܐ • (transliteration neededm (plural ܓܙܐ)

  1. mowing, shearing
Inflection
Inflection of ܓܙܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܓܙ 1st person ܓܙܝ ܓܙܢ
construct ܓܙ 2nd person ܓܙܟ ܓܙܟܝ ܓܙܟܘܢ ܓܙܟܝܢ
emphatic ܓܙܐ 3rd person ܓܙܗ ܓܙܗ ܓܙܗܘܢ ܓܙܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܓܙܝܢ 1st person ܓܙܝ ܓܙܝܢ
construct ܓܙܝ 2nd person ܓܙܝܟ ܓܙܝܟܝ ܓܙܝܟܘܢ ܓܙܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܓܙܐ 3rd person ܓܙܘܗܝ ܓܙܝܗ ܓܙܝܗܘܢ ܓܙܝܗܝܢ
See also

Etymology 3

Root
ܓ ܙ ܙ
2 terms

Compare Arabic جَزَّاز (jazzāz) and Hebrew גַּזָּז (gazzāz).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡɑzɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ɡɑze] (plural)

Noun

ܓܙܐ • (transliteration neededm (plural ܓܙܐ)

  1. mower, shearer (especially of wool)
Inflection
Inflection of ܓܙܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܓܙ 1st person ܓܙܝ ܓܙܢ
construct ܓܙ 2nd person ܓܙܟ ܓܙܟܝ ܓܙܟܘܢ ܓܙܟܝܢ
emphatic ܓܙܐ 3rd person ܓܙܗ ܓܙܗ ܓܙܗܘܢ ܓܙܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܓܙܝܢ 1st person ܓܙܝ ܓܙܝܢ
construct ܓܙܝ 2nd person ܓܙܝܟ ܓܙܝܟܝ ܓܙܝܟܘܢ ܓܙܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܓܙܐ 3rd person ܓܙܘܗܝ ܓܙܝܗ ܓܙܝܗܘܢ ܓܙܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡɛzze]

Noun

ܓܙܐ • (transliteration needed)

  1. emphatic plural of ܓܙܬܐ

Etymology 5

Compare Ancient Greek Γάζα (Gáza) and Arabic غَزَّة (ḡazza).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡɑzɑ]

Proper noun

ܓܙܐ • (transliteration neededf

  1. Gaza
Alternative forms

References

  • gnz”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • gz”, 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, pages 45b–46a, 406a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 67a
  • 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 223b