ܓܪܣܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Probably from an Iranian source. Compare Persian گرزه (garza).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡɑrsɑ] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [ɡɑrse] (in the plural)

Noun

ܓܪܣܐ • (gārsā) m (plural ܓܪܣܐ (gārsē))

1. asp, venomous snake

Inflection

Inflection of ܓܪܣܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܓܪܣ		1st person	ܓܪܣܝ		ܓܪܣܢ
	construct	ܓܪܣ		2nd person	ܓܪܣܟ	ܓܪܣܟܝ	ܓܪܣܟܘܢ	ܓܪܣܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܓܪܣܐ		3rd person	ܓܪܣܗ	ܓܪܣܗ	ܓܪܣܗܘܢ	ܓܪܣܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܓܪܣܝܢ		1st person	ܓܪܣܝ		ܓܪܣܝܢ
	construct	ܓܪܣܝ		2nd person	ܓܪܣܝܟ	ܓܪܣܝܟܝ	ܓܪܣܝܟܘܢ	ܓܪܣܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܓܪܣܐ		3rd person	ܓܪܣܘܗܝ	ܓܪܣܝܗ	ܓܪܣܝܗܘܢ	ܓܪܣܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Root
ܓ-ܪ-ܣ
2 terms

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡɑrsɑ]

Noun

ܓܪܣܐ • (gārsā) m(uncountable)

1. meal, flour
2. oatmeal, spelt

Inflection

Inflection of ܓܪܣܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܓܪܣ		1st person	ܓܪܣܝ		ܓܪܣܢ
	construct	ܓܪܣ		2nd person	ܓܪܣܟ	ܓܪܣܟܝ	ܓܪܣܟܘܢ	ܓܪܣܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܓܪܣܐ		3rd person	ܓܪܣܗ	ܓܪܣܗ	ܓܪܣܗܘܢ	ܓܪܣܗܝܢ

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