ܓܪܣܐ
Classical Syriac
editEtymology 1
editProbably from an Iranian source. Compare Persian گرزه (garza).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editܓܪܣܐ • (gārsā) m (plural ܓܪܣܐ (gārsē))
Inflection
edit inflection of ܓܪܣܐ
state | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
absolute | ܓܪܣ | ܓܪܣܝܢ |
construct | ܓܪܣ | ܓܪܣܝ |
emphatic | ܓܪܣܐ | ܓܪܣܐ |
possessive forms | ||
1st c. sg. (my) | ܓܪܣܝ | ܓܪܣܝ |
2nd m. sg. (your) | ܓܪܣܟ | ܓܪܣܝܟ |
2nd f. sg. (your) | ܓܪܣܟܝ | ܓܪܣܝܟܝ |
3rd m. sg. (his) | ܓܪܣܗ | ܓܪܣܘܗܝ |
3rd f. sg. (her) | ܓܪܣܗ | ܓܪܣܝܗ |
1st c. pl. (our) | ܓܪܣܢ | ܓܪܣܝܢ |
2nd m. pl. (your) | ܓܪܣܟܘܢ | ܓܪܣܝܟܘܢ |
2nd f. pl. (your) | ܓܪܣܟܝܢ | ܓܪܣܝܟܝܢ |
3rd m. pl. (their) | ܓܪܣܗܘܢ | ܓܪܣܝܗܘܢ |
3rd f. pl. (their) | ܓܪܣܗܝܢ | ܓܪܣܝܗܝܢ |
Etymology 2
editFrom the root ܓ-ܪ-ܣ (ɡ-r-s) related to grinding or mashing.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editܓܪܣܐ • (gārsā) m(uncountable)
Inflection
edit declension of ܓܪܣܐ
state | singular (uncountable) |
---|---|
absolute | ܓܪܣ |
construct | ܓܪܣ |
emphatic | ܓܪܣܐ |
possessive forms | |
1st c. sg. (my) | ܓܪܣܝ |
2nd m. sg. (your) | ܓܪܣܟ |
2nd f. sg. (your) | ܓܪܣܟܝ |
3rd m. sg. (his) | ܓܪܣܗ |
3rd f. sg. (her) | ܓܪܣܗ |
1st c. pl. (our) | ܓܪܣܢ |
2nd m. pl. (your) | ܓܪܣܟܘܢ |
2nd f. pl. (your) | ܓܪܣܟܝܢ |
3rd m. pl. (their) | ܓܪܣܗܘܢ |
3rd f. pl. (their) | ܓܪܣܗܝܢ |
References
edit- “grs”, 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 54b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 78b-79a
- Sokoloff, Michael (2009) “262b”, in 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