گرزه

See also: كرزة

Persian

Etymology 1

From گرز (gorz, “mace”) +‎ ـه (-e). The snake's name is because of its large head. Compare Classical Syriac ܓܪܣܐ (gārsā), an Iranian borrowing.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ɡur.ˈza/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡʊɾ.zä]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡʊɾ.zä]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ɡʊɾ.zä]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ɡuɾ.zä]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡ̥oɹ.ze]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡuɾ.zä]

Readings
Classical reading?	gurza
Dari reading?	gurza
Iranian reading?	gorze
Tajik reading?	gurza

Noun

گُرزه • (gorze)

1. (weaponry) large wooden club; mace
2. (anatomy) penis
3. large-headed serpent

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: gürzə
  • → Armenian: գյուրզա (gyurza)
• → Russian: гюрза́ (gjurzá) (via Turkic)

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892), “گرزه”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul

Etymology 2

See Arabic جُرَذ (juraḏ, “rat”).

Noun

گَرزه • (garze)

1. (obsolete, rare) rat
   • a. 941, Rudaki, ‌unknown title:

     آهو از دام اندرون آواز داد
     پاسخ گرزه بدانش باز داد

     âhû az dâm andarûn âvâz dâd
     pâsux-i garza bidâniš bâz dâd

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)