ܟܘܙܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Aramaic כּוּזָא (kūzā), from Middle Persian [script needed] (*kūz); compare Manichaean Middle Persian [script needed] (qwz), Persian کوزه (kuza), Old Armenian կուժ (kuž), Arabic كُوز (kūz), and Hebrew כּוּז (kuz).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [kuːzɑː]

Noun

ܟܘܼܙܵܐ • (kūzām sg (plural ܟܘܼܙܹ̈ܐ (kūzē))

  1. (modern) mug, large cup for beverages
  2. (archaic) jug, pitcher, narrow-necked vessel
  3. (dated) liquid measure equalling a quarter bath

Inflection

Inflection of ܟܘܼܙܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܟܘܼܙ (kūz) 1st person ܟܘܼܙܝܼ (kūzī) ܟܘܼܙܲܢ (kūzan)
construct ܟܘܼܙ (kūz) 2nd person ܟܘܼܙܘܼܟ݂ (kūzōḵ) ܟܘܼܙܵܟ݂ܝ (kūzāḵ) ܟܘܼܙܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kūzawḵōn)
emphatic ܟܘܼܙܵܐ (kūzā) 3rd person ܟܘܼܙܹܗ (kūzēh) ܟܘܼܙܵܗ̇ (kūzāh) ܟܘܼܙܗܘܿܢ (kuzhōn)
plural absolute ܟܘܼܙܝܼ̈ܢ (kūzīn) 1st person ܟܘܼܙܝܼ̈ (kūzī) ܟܘܼܙܲܢ̈ (kūzan)
construct ܟܘܼܙܲܝ̈ (kūzay) 2nd person ܟܘܼܙܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (kūzōḵ) ܟܘܼܙܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (kūzāḵ) ܟܘܼܙܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kūzawḵōn)
emphatic ܟܘܼܙܹ̈ܐ (kūzē) 3rd person ܟܘܼܙܘܼ̈ܗܝ (kūzūh) ܟܘܼܙܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (kūzōh) ܟܘܼܙܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (kūzayhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Middle Persian [script needed] (*kūz). Compare Manichaean Middle Persian [script needed] (qwz), Persian کوزه (kuza), Old Armenian կուժ (kuž), Arabic كُوز (kūz), and Hebrew כּוּז (kûz).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kuzɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [kuze] (plural)

Noun

ܟܘܙܐ • (transliteration neededm (plural ܟܘܙܐ)

  1. jug, pitcher, narrow-necked vessel
  2. pot
  3. liquid measure equalling a quarter bath
Inflection
Inflection of ܟܘܙܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܟܘܙ 1st person ܟܘܙܝ ܟܘܙܢ
construct ܟܘܙ 2nd person ܟܘܙܟ ܟܘܙܟܝ ܟܘܙܟܘܢ ܟܘܙܟܝܢ
emphatic ܟܘܙܐ 3rd person ܟܘܙܗ ܟܘܙܗ ܟܘܙܗܘܢ ܟܘܙܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܟܘܙܝܢ 1st person ܟܘܙܝ ܟܘܙܝܢ
construct ܟܘܙܝ 2nd person ܟܘܙܝܟ ܟܘܙܝܟܝ ܟܘܙܝܟܘܢ ܟܘܙܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܟܘܙܐ 3rd person ܟܘܙܘܗܝ ܟܘܙܝܗ ܟܘܙܝܗܘܢ ܟܘܙܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܟ ܘ ܙ related to being timid.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [k(ə)wɑzɑ]

Noun

ܟܘܙܐ • (transliteration neededm(uncountable)

  1. bashfulness, shrinking modesty
Inflection
Inflection of ܟܘܙܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܟܘܙ 1st person ܟܘܙܝ ܟܘܙܢ
construct ܟܘܙ 2nd person ܟܘܙܟ ܟܘܙܟܝ ܟܘܙܟܘܢ ܟܘܙܟܝܢ
emphatic ܟܘܙܐ 3rd person ܟܘܙܗ ܟܘܙܗ ܟܘܙܗܘܢ ܟܘܙܗܝܢ

References

  • kwz”, 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 152b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 207b
  • 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, pages 604a–b