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)

  1. treasure, treasury
    Synonym: ܐܘܨܪܐ‎
  2. (figuratively, Christianity) Eucharist
    Synonyms: ܩܘܪܒܢܐ‎, ܓܡܘܪܬܐ‎, ܦܪܝܣܬܐ‎, ܬܘܕܝܬܐ‎, ܩܘܕܫܐ‎, ܒܘܟܪܐ‎, ܦܓܪܐ‎, ܩܘܪܒܐ‎
Inflection
Alternative forms
  • ܓܢܙܐ‎ (Uncontracted form)
  • ܓܐܙܐ‎

Etymology 2

From the root ܓ-ܙ-ܙ‎ (ɡ-z-z) related to shearing. Compare Arabic جَزّ‎ (jazz) and Hebrew גֵּז‎ (gēz).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ܓܙܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܓܙܐ)

  1. mowing, shearing
Inflection
See also

Etymology 3

From the root ܓ-ܙ-ܙ‎ (ɡ-z-z) related to shearing. Compare Arabic جَزَّاز‎ (jazzāz) and Hebrew גַּזָּז‎ (gazzāz).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ܓܙܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܓܙܐ)

  1. mower, shearer (especially of wool)
Inflection

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(ʔ)]

Proper noun

ܓܙܐ • (transliteration needed) f

  1. Gaza
Alternative forms
  • ܥܐܙܐ‎

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, pp. 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, p. 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, p. 223b
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