ܟܘܙܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܟܘܙܐ

Etymology

From Aramaic כּוּזָא (kūzā), from Middle Persian [script needed] (*kūz); compare Manichaean Middle Persian [script needed] (qwz), Persian کوزه (kuza), Old Armenian կուժ (kuž), Arabic كُوز (kūz), and Hebrew כּוּז (kuz).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [kuːzɑː]

Noun

ܟܘܼܙܵܐ • (kūzā) m sg (plural ܟܘܼܙܹ̈ܐ (kūzē))

1. (modern) mug, large cup for beverages
2. (archaic) jug, pitcher, narrow-necked vessel
3. (dated) liquid measure equalling a quarter bath

Inflection

Inflection of ܟܘܼܙܵܐ (kūzā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܟܘܼܙܝܼ (kūzī)		ܟܘܼܙܲܢ (kūzan)
	construct	ܟܘܼܙ (kūz)	2nd person	ܟܘܼܙܘܼܟ݂ (kūzūḵ)	ܟܘܼܙܵܟ݂ܝ (kūzāḵ)	ܟܘܼܙܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kūzāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܟܘܼܙܵܐ (kūzā)	3rd person	ܟܘܼܙܹܗ (kūzēh)	ܟܘܼܙܵܗ̇ (kūzāh)	ܟܘܼܙܗܘܿܢ (kuzhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܟܘܼܙܝܼ̈ (kūzī)		ܟܘܼܙܲܢ̈ (kūzan)
	construct	ܟܘܼܙܲܝ̈ (kūzay)	2nd person	ܟܘܼܙܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (kūzūḵ)	ܟܘܼܙܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (kūzāḵ)	ܟܘܼܙܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kūzāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܟܘܼܙܹ̈ܐ (kūzē)	3rd person	ܟܘܼܙܘܼ̈ܗܝ (kūzūh)	ܟܘܼܙ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (kūzōh)	ܟܘܼܙܗ̈ܘܿܢ (kuzhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Middle Persian [script needed] (*kūz). Compare Manichaean Middle Persian [script needed] (qwz), Persian کوزه (kuza), Old Armenian կուժ (kuž), Arabic كُوز (kūz), and Hebrew כּוּז (kûz).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kuzɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [kuze(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܟܘܙܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܟܘܙܐ)

1. jug, pitcher, narrow-necked vessel
2. pot
3. liquid measure equalling a quarter bath

Inflection

    inflection of ܟܘܙܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܟܘܙ	ܟܘܙܝܢ
construct	ܟܘܙ	ܟܘܙܝ
emphatic	ܟܘܙܐ	ܟܘܙܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܟܘܙܝ	ܟܘܙܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܟܘܙܟ	ܟܘܙܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܟܘܙܟܝ	ܟܘܙܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܟܘܙܗ	ܟܘܙܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܟܘܙܗ	ܟܘܙܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܟܘܙܢ	ܟܘܙܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܟܘܙܟܘܢ	ܟܘܙܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܟܘܙܟܝܢ	ܟܘܙܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܟܘܙܗܘܢ	ܟܘܙܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܟܘܙܗܝܢ	ܟܘܙܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܟ-ܘ-ܙ (k-w-z) related to being timid.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [k(ə)wɑzɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܟܘܙܐ • (transliteration needed) m (uncountable)

1. bashfulness, shrinking modesty

Inflection

    declension of ܟܘܙܐ

state	singular (uncountable)
absolute	ܟܘܙ
construct	ܟܘܙ
emphatic	ܟܘܙܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܟܘܙܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܟܘܙܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܟܘܙܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܟܘܙܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܟܘܙܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܟܘܙܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܟܘܙܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܟܘܙܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܟܘܙܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܟܘܙܗܝܢ

References

• “kwz”, 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. 152b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 207b
• 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. 604a-b