ܟܘܙܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܟܘܙܐ

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

Noun

ܟܘܙܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܟܘܙܐ)

  1. jug, pitcher, narrow-necked vessel
  2. pot
  3. liquid measure equalling a quarter bath
Inflection

Etymology 2

From the root ܟ-ܘ-ܙ (k-w-z) related to being timid.

Pronunciation

Noun

ܟܘܙܐ (transliteration neededm(uncountable)

  1. bashfulness, shrinking modesty
Inflection

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, p. 152b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 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, p. 604a-b