ܥܐܙܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- ܓܵܙܵܐ (gāzā)
Etymology
[edit]Compare Hebrew עַזָּה ('áza), Arabic غَزَّة (ḡazza) and Ancient Greek Γάζα (Gáza).
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]ܥܵܐܙܵܐ • (ˁāzā) f
- Gaza, Gaza City (a city in Palestine)
- I Kings 4:24:
- ܡܸܛܠ ܕܗ̇ܘ ܫܲܠܘܼܛܹܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܟܠܹܗ ܗ̇ܘ ܓܹܒܵܐ ܕܢܲܗܪܵܐ، ܡ̣ܢ ܬܸܦܣܲܚ ܘܗܲܠ ܥܵܐܙܵܐ، ܒܟܠܵܝܗܝ ܡܲܠܟܹ̈ܐ ܕܗ̇ܘ ܓܹܒܵܐ ܕܢܲܗܪܵܐ. ܘܫܠܵܡܵܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܐܸܠܹܗ ܡ̣ܢ ܟܠܵܝܗܝ ܓܹܒܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܚܵܕܸܪ̈ܘܵܢܹܐ.
- miṭṭul d-awa šalūṭē ìwā kullēh awa gēbā d-nahrā, min tipsaḥ w-hal ˁāzā, b-kullāyh malkē d-awa gēbā d-nahrā. w-šlāmā ìwā illēh min kullāyh gēbānē min ḥādirwānē.
- For he had dominion over all the region on this side of the River from Tiphsah even to Gaza, namely over all the kings on this side of River; and he had peace on every side all around him.
- I Kings 4:24:
Derived terms
[edit]- ܥܵܐܙܵܝܵܐ (ˁāzāyā, “Gazan”)
- ܩܸܛܥܵܐ ܕܥܵܐܙܵܐ (qiṭˁā dˁāzā, “the Gaza Strip”)