ܓܙܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡazzɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ɡazze] (plural)

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

• ܓܢܙܐ (Uncontracted form)
• ܓܐܙܐ

Etymology 2

Root
ܓ ܙ ܙ
2 terms

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡɛzzɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ɡɛzze] (plural)

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

• ܓܙܬܐ

Etymology 3

Root
ܓ ܙ ܙ
2 terms

Compare Arabic جَزَّاز (jazzāz) and Hebrew גַּזָּז (gazzāz).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡɑzɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ɡɑze] (plural)

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

• IPA^(key): [ɡɛzze]

Noun

ܓܙܐ • (transliteration needed)

1. emphatic plural of ܓܙܬܐ

Etymology 5

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡɑzɑ(ʔ)]

Proper noun

ܓܙܐ • (transliteration needed) f

1. Gaza

Alternative forms

• ܥܐܙܐ

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