ܟܘܙܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܟܘܙܐ

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [kuːzɑː]

Noun

ܟܘܼܙܵܐ • (kūzā) m 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

Inflection of ܟܘܼܙܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person			ܟܘܼܙܲܢ (kūzan)
	construct	ܟܘܼܙ (kūz)		2nd person	ܟܘܼܙܘܼܟ݂ (kūzūḵ)	ܟܘܼܙܵܟ݂ܝ (kūzāḵ)	ܟܘܼܙܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kūzāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܟܘܼܙܵܐ (kūzā)		3rd person	ܟܘܼܙܹܗ (kūzēh)	ܟܘܼܙܵܗ̇ (kūzāh)	ܟܘܼܙܗܘܿܢ (kuzhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܟܘܼܙܝܼ̈ (kūzī)		ܟܘܼܙܲܢ̈ (kūzan)
	construct	ܟܘܼܙܲܝ̈ (kūzay)		2nd person	ܟܘܼܙܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (kūzūḵ)	ܟܘܼܙܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (kūzāḵ)	ܟܘܼܙܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kūzāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܟܘܼܙܹ̈ܐ (kūzē)		3rd person	ܟܘܼܙܘܼ̈ܗܝ (kūzūh)	ܟܘܼܙ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (kūzōh)	ܟܘܼܙܗ̈ܘܿܢ (kuzhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kuzɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [kuze(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܟܘܙܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܟܘܙܐ)

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

Inflection

Inflection of ܟܘܙܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܟܘܙ		1st person	ܟܘܙܝ		ܟܘܙܢ
	construct	ܟܘܙ		2nd person	ܟܘܙܟ	ܟܘܙܟܝ	ܟܘܙܟܘܢ	ܟܘܙܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܟܘܙܐ		3rd person	ܟܘܙܗ	ܟܘܙܗ	ܟܘܙܗܘܢ	ܟܘܙܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܟܘܙܝܢ		1st person	ܟܘܙܝ		ܟܘܙܝܢ
	construct	ܟܘܙܝ		2nd person	ܟܘܙܝܟ	ܟܘܙܝܟܝ	ܟܘܙܝܟܘܢ	ܟܘܙܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܟܘܙܐ		3rd person	ܟܘܙܘܗܝ	ܟܘܙܝܗ	ܟܘܙܝܗܘܢ	ܟܘܙܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܟ-ܘ-ܙ related to being timid.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [k(ə)wɑzɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܟܘܙܐ • (transliteration needed) m(uncountable)

1. bashfulness, shrinking modesty

Inflection

Inflection of ܟܘܙܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܟܘܙ		1st person	ܟܘܙܝ		ܟܘܙܢ
	construct	ܟܘܙ		2nd person	ܟܘܙܟ	ܟܘܙܟܝ	ܟܘܙܟܘܢ	ܟܘܙܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܟܘܙܐ		3rd person	ܟܘܙܗ	ܟܘܙܗ	ܟܘܙܗܘܢ	ܟܘܙܗܝܢ

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