ܓܙܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

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

• IPA^(key): [ɡazzɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ɡazze] (plural)

Noun

ܓܙܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܓܙܐ)

1. treasure, treasury

   Synonym: ܐܘܨܪܐ

2. (figuratively, Christianity) Eucharist

   Synonyms: ܩܘܪܒܢܐ, ܓܡܘܪܬܐ, ܦܪܝܣܬܐ, ܬܘܕܝܬܐ, ܩܘܕܫܐ, ܒܘܟܪܐ, ܦܓܪܐ, ܩܘܪܒܐ

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

Alternative forms

• ܓܢܙܐ (Uncontracted form)
• ܓܐܙܐ

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡɛzzɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ɡɛzze] (plural)

Noun

ܓܙܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܓܙܐ)

1. mowing, shearing

Inflection

    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

• ܓܙܬܐ

Etymology 3

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡɑzɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ɡɑze] (plural)

Noun

ܓܙܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܓܙܐ)

1. mower, shearer (especially of wool)

Inflection

    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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡɛzze]

Noun

ܓܙܐ • (transliteration needed)

1. emphatic plural of ܓܙܬܐ

Etymology 5

Compare Ancient Greek Γάζα (Gáza) and Arabic غَزَّة (ḡazza).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡɑzɑ(ʔ)]

Proper noun

ܓܙܐ • (transliteration needed) f

1. Gaza

Alternative forms

• ܥܐܙܐ

References

• “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