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Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
Probably from an Iranian source. Compare Persian گرزه (garza).
Pronunciation
Noun
ܓܪܣܐ • (gārsā) m (plural ܓܪܣܐ (gārsē))
- asp, venomous snake
Inflection
Etymology 2
From the root ܓ-ܪ-ܣ (ɡ-r-s) related to grinding or mashing.
Pronunciation
Noun
ܓܪܣܐ • (gārsā) m(uncountable)
- meal, flour
- oatmeal, spelt
Inflection
References
- “grs”, 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 54b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 78b-79a
- Sokoloff, Michael (2009) “262b”, in 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