Classical Syriac

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Aramaic אָוָוזָא (ʾăwazzā), from Akkadian 𒊻𒄷 (ūsum, duck), from Sumerian 𒊻𒄷 (uz, wild duck).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ܘܙܐ (wazzām (plural ܘܙܐ (wazzē), singular feminine counterpart ܘܙܬܐ (wazzəṯā))

  1. goose, gander

Inflection

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Inflection of ܘܙܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܘܙ 1st person ܘܙܝ ܘܙܢ
construct ܘܙ 2nd person ܘܙܟ ܘܙܟܝ ܘܙܟܘܢ ܘܙܟܝܢ
emphatic ܘܙܐ 3rd person ܘܙܗ ܘܙܗ ܘܙܗܘܢ ܘܙܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܘܙܝܢ 1st person ܘܙܝ ܘܙܝܢ
construct ܘܙܝ 2nd person ܘܙܝܟ ܘܙܝܟܝ ܘܙܝܟܘܢ ܘܙܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܘܙܐ 3rd person ܘܙܘܗܝ ܘܙܝܗ ܘܙܝܗܘܢ ܘܙܝܗܝܢ

References

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  • wzˀ”, 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 81b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 107b
  • 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, page 357b