ܩܘܙܐ

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

• ܩܘܘܙܐ (quwāzā)

Etymology

Ultimately from Iranian *kūz. Compare Old Armenian կուզ (kuz).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [quzɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [quze] (plural)

Noun

ܩܘܙܐ • (qūzā) m (plural ܩܘܙܐ (qūzē))

1. weasel or mongoose

   Synonyms: ܓܘܡܪܪܐ (gumrārā), ܟܟܘܫܬܐ (kāḵūštā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܘܙܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܩܘܙ		1st person	ܩܘܙܝ		ܩܘܙܢ
	construct	ܩܘܙ		2nd person	ܩܘܙܟ	ܩܘܙܟܝ	ܩܘܙܟܘܢ	ܩܘܙܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܘܙܐ		3rd person	ܩܘܙܗ	ܩܘܙܗ	ܩܘܙܗܘܢ	ܩܘܙܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܩܘܙܝܢ		1st person	ܩܘܙܝ		ܩܘܙܝܢ
	construct	ܩܘܙܝ		2nd person	ܩܘܙܝܟ	ܩܘܙܝܟܝ	ܩܘܙܝܟܘܢ	ܩܘܙܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܘܙܐ		3rd person	ܩܘܙܘܗܝ	ܩܘܙܝܗ	ܩܘܙܝܗܘܢ	ܩܘܙܝܗܝܢ

References

• “qwz”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2012-03-21
• Brockelmann, Carl (1928) Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), 2nd edition, Halle: Max Niemeyer, published 1995, page 651a
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 311b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 493a
• Payne Smith, Robert (1879–1901) Thesaurus Syriacus (in Latin), Oxford: Clarendon Press, column 3514
• 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, page 1326a