ܓܙܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the earlier uncontracted form ܓܢܙܐ (ganzā(ʾ)), from Old Persian *ganza-. Compare Persian گنج (ganj), Old Armenian գանձ (ganj), Hebrew גֵּנֶז (gḗnez), Ancient Greek γάζα (gáza), and Latin gaza.

Alternative forms

• Uncontracted form: ܓܢܙܐ
• ܓܐܙܐ

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ɡazzɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA: [ɡazze(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܓܙܐ m (emphatic plural ܓܙܐ)

1. treasure, treasury
2. (figuratively, Christianity) Eucharist

Inflection

    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

Etymology 2

From the root ܓ-ܙ-ܙ (IPA: /ɡ-z-z/) related to shearing. Compare Arabic جَزّ (ǧazz) and Hebrew גֵּז (gēz).

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ɡɛzzɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA: [ɡɛzze(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܓܙܐ m (emphatic plural ܓܙܐ)

1. mowing, shearing

Inflection

    declension 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

• ܓܙܬܐ

Etymology 3

From the root ܓ-ܙ-ܙ (IPA: /ɡ-z-z/) related to shearing. Compare Arabic جَزَّاز (ǧazzāz) and Hebrew גַּזָּז (gazzāz).

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ɡɑzɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA: [ɡɑze(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܓܙܐ m (emphatic plural ܓܙܐ)

1. mower, shearer (especially of wool)

Inflection

    declension 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

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ɡɛzze(ʔ)]

Noun

ܓܙܐ

1. emphatic plural of ܓܙܬܐ

Etymology 5

Compare Ancient Greek Γάζα (Gáza) and Arabic غزة (Ġazza(t)).

Alternative forms

• ܥܐܙܐ

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ɡɑzɑ(ʔ)]

Proper noun

ܓܙܐ f

1. Gaza

References

• "gnz" in the Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon.
• "gz" in the Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon.
• Louis Costaz, Syriac-English Dictionary, 1963, pp. 45b-46a, 406a
• Jessie Payne Smith, A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of Robert Payne Smith, 1902, p. 67a
• Michael Sokoloff, A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, 2009, p. 223b