ܓܙܐ
Classical Syriac edit
Etymology 1 edit
From the earlier uncontracted form ܓܢܙܐ (ganzā), from Old Persian [script needed] (*ganza-). Compare Persian گنج (ganj), Old Armenian գանձ (ganj), Hebrew גֵּנֶז (gḗnez), Ancient Greek γάζα (gáza), and Latin gaza.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ܓܙܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܓܙܐ)
- treasure, treasury
- Synonym: ܐܘܨܪܐ
- (figuratively, Christianity) Eucharist
Inflection edit
declension of ܓܙܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܓܢܙ | ܓܙܝܢ |
| construct | ܓܢܙ | ܓܙܝ |
| emphatic | ܓܙܐ | ܓܙܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܓܙܝ | ܓܙܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܓܙܟ | ܓܙܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܓܙܟܝ | ܓܙܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܓܙܗ | ܓܙܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܓܙܗ | ܓܙܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܓܙܢ | ܓܙܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܓܙܟܘܢ | ܓܙܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܓܙܟܝܢ | ܓܙܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܓܙܗܘܢ | ܓܙܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܓܙܗܝܢ | ܓܙܝܗܝܢ |
Alternative forms edit
Etymology 2 edit
From the root ܓ-ܙ-ܙ (ɡ-z-z) related to shearing. Compare Arabic جَزّ (jazz) and Hebrew גֵּז (gēz).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ܓܙܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܓܙܐ)
Inflection edit
inflection of ܓܙܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܓܙ | ܓܙܝܢ |
| construct | ܓܙ | ܓܙܝ |
| emphatic | ܓܙܐ | ܓܙܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܓܙܝ | ܓܙܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܓܙܟ | ܓܙܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܓܙܟܝ | ܓܙܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܓܙܗ | ܓܙܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܓܙܗ | ܓܙܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܓܙܢ | ܓܙܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܓܙܟܘܢ | ܓܙܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܓܙܟܝܢ | ܓܙܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܓܙܗܘܢ | ܓܙܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܓܙܗܝܢ | ܓܙܝܗܝܢ |
See also edit
Etymology 3 edit
From the root ܓ-ܙ-ܙ (ɡ-z-z) related to shearing. Compare Arabic جَزَّاز (jazzāz) and Hebrew גַּזָּז (gazzāz).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ܓܙܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܓܙܐ)
Inflection edit
inflection of ܓܙܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܓܙ | ܓܙܝܢ |
| construct | ܓܙ | ܓܙܝ |
| emphatic | ܓܙܐ | ܓܙܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܓܙܝ | ܓܙܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܓܙܟ | ܓܙܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܓܙܟܝ | ܓܙܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܓܙܗ | ܓܙܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܓܙܗ | ܓܙܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܓܙܢ | ܓܙܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܓܙܟܘܢ | ܓܙܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܓܙܟܝܢ | ܓܙܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܓܙܗܘܢ | ܓܙܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܓܙܗܝܢ | ܓܙܝܗܝܢ |
Etymology 4 edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ܓܙܐ • (transliteration needed)
Etymology 5 edit
Compare Ancient Greek Γάζα (Gáza) and Arabic غَزَّة (ḡazza).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
ܓܙܐ • (transliteration needed) f
Alternative forms edit
References edit
- “gnz”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- “gz”, 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, pp. 45b-46a, 406a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 67a
- 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. 223b