ܓܙܐ

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Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

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
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 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
Alternative forms

Etymology 2

Root
ܓ-ܙ-ܙ
2 terms

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

Pronunciation

Noun

ܓܙܐ • (transliteration needed) m (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

Noun

ܓܙܐ • (transliteration needed) m (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

Noun

ܓܙܐ • (transliteration needed)

  1. emphatic plural of ܓܙܬܐ

Etymology 5

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

Pronunciation

Proper noun

ܓܙܐ • (transliteration needed) f

  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, 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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