ገውዝ

Amharic

Etymology

From Aramaic גוזא / ܓܘܙܐ (gawzā).

Noun

ገውዝ • (gäwz)

1. nut in general (even nutmeg)
   • 1962, Amharic Bible, Songs of Solomon 6:11:

     የወንዙን ዳር ልምላሜ አይ ዘንድ፥ ወይኑ አብቦ ሮማኑም አፍርቶ እንደ ሆነ እመለከት ዘንድ ወደ ገውዝ ገነት ወረድሁ

     yäwänzun dar ləmlame ʾäy zänd: wäynu ʾäbbo romanum ʾäfrəto ʾəndä honä ʾəmäläkät zänd wädä gäwz gänät wärädhu

     I went down into the garden of nuts to see the fruits of the valley, and to see whether the vine flourished, and the pomegranates budded.

Ge'ez

Etymology

Borrowed from Aramaic גוזא / ܓܘܙܐ (gawzā).

Noun

ገውዝ • (gäwz)

1. walnut
2. nut in general (because the walnut isn’t really known in Ethiopia)
3. odoriferous substance from hard plant products, perfume

References

• Dillmann, August (1865) “ገውዝ”, in Lexicon linguae aethiopicae cum indice latino (in Latin), Leipzig: T. O. Weigel, column 1185
• Leslau, Wolf (1991) “ገውዝ”, in Comparative Dictionary of Geʿez (Classical Ethiopic), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 207b
• Nöldeke, Theodor (1910) Neue Beiträge zur semitischen Sprachwissenschaft‎^[1] (in German), Straßburg: Karl J. Trübner, page 43