Classical Syriac edit

Etymology edit

From the root ܓ-ܙ-ܪ (ɡ-z-r) related to cutting off.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ɡ(ə)zurtɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ɡ(ə)zurɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun edit

ܓܙܘܪܬܐ (transliteration neededf (plural ܓܙܘܪܬܐ)

  1. cutting off
  2. circumcision
  3. (anatomy) foreskin, prepuce
    Synonyms: ܓܠܥܬܐ, ܥܘܪܠܘܬܐ

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References edit

  • gzwrh”, 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, p. 46b
  • 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. 224a