ܓܙܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

ܓܙܪ̈ܐ

From Middle Persian *gazar. Compare Persian گزر (gazar), Armenian գազար (gazar), Arabic جَزَر (jazar), and Hebrew גֶּזֶר (gézer).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ɡiz.zɑːrɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒiz.zɑːrɑː]

Noun

ܓܸܙܵܪܵܐ • (gizara) m (plural ܓܸܙܵܪܹ̈ܐ (gizare))

1. carrot: a tapering orange-coloured root eaten as a vegetable.

Declension

Inflection of ܓܸܙܵܪܵܐ (gizzārā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܓܸܙܵܪܝܼ (gizzārī)		ܓܸܙܵܪܲܢ (gizzāran)
	construct	ܓܸܙܵܪ (gizzār)	2nd person	ܓܸܙܵܪܘܼܟ݂ (gizzārūḵ)	ܓܸܙܵܪܵܟ݂ܝ (gizzārāḵ)	ܓܸܙܵܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gizzārāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܓܸܙܵܪܵܐ (gizzārā)	3rd person	ܓܸܙܵܪܹܗ (gizzārēh)	ܓܸܙܵܪܵܗ̇ (gizzārāh)	ܓܸܙܵܪܗܘܿܢ (gizzārhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܓܸܙܵܪ̈ܝܼ (gizzārī)		ܓܸܙܵܪ̈ܲܢ (gizzāran)
	construct	ܓܸܙܵܪ̈ܲܝ (gizzāray)	2nd person	ܓܸܙܵܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (gizzārūḵ)	ܓܸܙܵܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (gizzārāḵ)	ܓܸܙܵܪ̈ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gizzārāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܓܸܙܵܪܹ̈ܐ (gizzārē)	3rd person	ܓܸܙܵܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (gizzārūh)	ܓܸܙܵܪ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (gizzārōh)	ܓܸܙܵܪ̈ܗܘܿܢ (gizzārhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡ(ə)zɑrɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ɡ(ə)zɑre] (plural)

Noun

ܓܙܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܓܙܪܐ)

1. cutting off
2. circumcision
3. surgery
4. deforming, disfiguring
5. cut, piece, part
6. flock, herd, fold
7. (figuratively) monastery, convent
8. judgement, sentence, decree
9. execution

Inflection

    inflection of ܓܙܪܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܓܙܪ	ܓܙܪܝܢ
construct	ܓܙܪ	ܓܙܪܝ
emphatic	ܓܙܪܐ	ܓܙܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܓܙܪܝ	ܓܙܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܓܙܪܟ	ܓܙܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܓܙܪܟܝ	ܓܙܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܓܙܪܗ	ܓܙܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܓܙܪܗ	ܓܙܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܓܙܪܢ	ܓܙܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܓܙܪܟܘܢ	ܓܙܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܓܙܪܟܝܢ	ܓܙܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܓܙܪܗܘܢ	ܓܙܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܓܙܪܗܝܢ	ܓܙܪܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡɛzrɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ɡɛzre] (plural)

Noun

ܓܙܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܓܙܪܐ)

1. slit, notch, incision
2. ablation, excision, amputation
3. prey
4. (numismatics) penny, small coin
5. (dialectal) gift

Inflection

    inflection of ܓܙܪܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܓܙܪ	ܓܙܪܝܢ
construct	ܓܙܪ	ܓܙܪܝ
emphatic	ܓܙܪܐ	ܓܙܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܓܙܪܝ	ܓܙܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܓܙܪܟ	ܓܙܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܓܙܪܟܝ	ܓܙܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܓܙܪܗ	ܓܙܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܓܙܪܗ	ܓܙܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܓܙܪܢ	ܓܙܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܓܙܪܟܘܢ	ܓܙܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܓܙܪܟܝܢ	ܓܙܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܓܙܪܗܘܢ	ܓܙܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܓܙܪܗܝܢ	ܓܙܪܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡazzɑrɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ɡazzɑre] (plural)

Noun

ܓܙܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܓܙܪܐ)

1. circumciser, mohel

Inflection

    inflection of ܓܙܪܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܓܙܪ	ܓܙܪܝܢ
construct	ܓܙܪ	ܓܙܪܝ
emphatic	ܓܙܪܐ	ܓܙܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܓܙܪܝ	ܓܙܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܓܙܪܟ	ܓܙܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܓܙܪܟܝ	ܓܙܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܓܙܪܗ	ܓܙܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܓܙܪܗ	ܓܙܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܓܙܪܢ	ܓܙܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܓܙܪܟܘܢ	ܓܙܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܓܙܪܟܝܢ	ܓܙܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܓܙܪܗܘܢ	ܓܙܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܓܙܪܗܝܢ	ܓܙܪܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 4

From Middle Persian *gazar. Compare Persian گزر (gazar), Armenian գազար (gazar), Arabic جَزَر (jazar), and Hebrew גֶּזֶר (gézer).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡɛzzɑrɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ɡɛzzɑre] (plural)

Noun

ܓܙܪܐ • (gezzārā) m (plural ܓܙܪܐ)

1. carrot

   Synonym: ܚܘܪܦܣܐ

2. parsnip

Inflection

    inflection of ܓܙܪܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܓܙܪ	ܓܙܪܝܢ
construct	ܓܙܪ	ܓܙܪܝ
emphatic	ܓܙܪܐ	ܓܙܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܓܙܪܝ	ܓܙܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܓܙܪܟ	ܓܙܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܓܙܪܟܝ	ܓܙܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܓܙܪܗ	ܓܙܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܓܙܪܗ	ܓܙܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܓܙܪܢ	ܓܙܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܓܙܪܟܘܢ	ܓܙܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܓܙܪܟܝܢ	ܓܙܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܓܙܪܗܘܢ	ܓܙܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܓܙܪܗܝܢ	ܓܙܪܝܗܝܢ

References

• “gzr”, 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, page 46b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 67b-68a
• 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, pages 226b-227a