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 needed) m (plural ܓܙܐ)
- treasure, treasury
- Synonym: ܐܘܨܪܐ
- (figuratively, Christianity) Eucharist
Inflection
| 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 needed) m (plural ܓܙܐ)
Inflection
| 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 needed) m (plural ܓܙܐ)
Inflection
| 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)
Etymology 5
Compare Ancient Greek Γάζα (Gáza) and Arabic غَزَّة (ḡazza).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɡɑzɑ]
Proper noun
ܓܙܐ • (transliteration needed) f
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