אווז
Appearance
Hebrew
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א־ו־ז (ʾ-w-z) |
Etymology
[edit]Compare Aramaic אווזא, Classical Syriac ܘܲܙܵܐ (wazzā), Arabic إِوَزّ (ʔiwazz).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]אווז / אַוָּז \ אֲוָז • (aváz) m (plural indefinite אווזים / אַוָּזִים \ אֲוָזִים, singular construct אווז / אַוַּז \ אֲוַז־, plural construct אווזי / אַוָּזֵי \ אֲוָזֵי־, feminine counterpart אווזה / אַוָּזָה \ אֲוָזָה) [pattern: קַטָּל]
- goose
- a. 425 C.E., Jerusalem Talmud, Avodah Zarah 4:
- רִבִּי בָּא בְשֵׁם רִבִּי שְׁמוּאֵל אַװָז עִם אַװַז מִדְבָּר כִּלְאַיִם זֶה בְזֶה.
- Ríbi Ba v-shém ríbi Shmuél: aváz 'im aváz midbár kiláyim zeh v-zeh.
- R. Ba in the name of R. Shmuel said: A goose and a desert goose are different species.
Usage notes
[edit]- The vowelization for all forms of this word varies, it is spelled with either a patákh (אַ) or a khatáf-patákh (אֲ) under the alef. The forms with full patákh place a dagésh in the vav.
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- “אווז” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
Further reading
[edit]- אווז on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia he