גזא

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Aramaic

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Alternative forms

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Etymology 1

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Likely from Old Median *ganǰam (treasure). Compare Compare Persian گنج (ganj), Old Armenian գանձ (ganj), Hebrew גֵּנֶז (gḗnez), Ancient Greek γάζα (gáza), Classical Syriac ܓܙܐ (gazzā), and Latin gaza.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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גזא (transliteration neededm (plural גזא)

  1. treasure, treasury

Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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גזא (transliteration needed)

  1. Gaza

Etymology 3

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Pronunciation 1

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Noun
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גזא (transliteration neededm (plural גזא, singular feminine counterpart גזתא)

  1. mowing, shearing

Pronunciation 2

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Noun
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גזא (transliteration neededm (plural גזא)

  1. mower, shearer

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Noun
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גזא (transliteration neededf pl (singular גזתא)

  1. wool, fleeces

References

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  • gz”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Jastrow, Marcus (1903) A Dictionary of the Targumim, the Talmud Babli and Yerushalmi, and the Midrashic Literature, London, New York: Luzac & Co., G.P. Putnam's Sons
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press