ܥܐܙܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Alternative forms

• ܓܵܙܵܐ (gāzā)

Etymology

Compare Hebrew עַזָּה ('áza), Arabic غَزَّة (ḡazza) and Ancient Greek Γάζα (Gáza).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ʕɑːʔzɑː]

Proper noun

ܥܵܐܙܵܐ • (ˁāzā) f

1. 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.

Derived terms

• ܥܵܐܙܵܝܵܐ (ˁāzāyā, “Gazan”)
• ܩܸܛܥܵܐ ܕܥܵܐܙܵܐ (qiṭˁā dˁāzā, “the Gaza Strip”)