گرزه

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See also: كرزة

Persian

Etymology 1

From (gorz, “mace”) +‎ (-e), because of the snake's large head. Compare Classical Syriac ܓܪܣܐ (gārsā), an Iranian borrowing.

Pronunciation

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(Dari, formal) IPA^(key):
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(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key):

Readings
Classical reading^?	gurza
Dari reading^?	gurza
Iranian reading^?	gorze
Tajik reading^?	gurza

Noun

گُرزه • (gorze)

(weaponry) large wooden club; mace
(anatomy) penis
large-headed serpent

Descendants

→ Azerbaijani: gürzə
- → Armenian: գյուրզա (gyurza)
→ Russian: гюрза́ (gjurzá) (via Turkic)

References

Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “گرزه”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul

Etymology 2

See Arabic جُرَذ (juraḏ, “rat”).

Noun

گَرزه • (garze)

(obsolete, rare) rat
- a. 941, Rudaki, ‌unknown title:
  آهو از دام اندرون آواز داد
  پاسخ گرزه بدانش باز داد
  âhû az dâm andarûn âvâz dâd
  pâsux-i garza bidâniš bâz dâd
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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