ܓܘܙܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܓܘܙܐ

Etymology

Inherited from Aramaic [Term?], from Middle Persian 𐭢𐭥𐭦 (gwc /⁠gōz⁠/, “walnut”); compare Arabic جَوْز (jawz), Persian گوز (gowz) and Hebrew אֱגוֹז (egóz).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ɡawzaː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒoːzaː]

Noun

ܓܲܘܙܵܐ • (gawzā) m sg (plural ܓܲܘܙܹ̈ܐ (gawzē))

1. walnut
   • c. 2014, ܕܝܬܩܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܒܠܫܢܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ, Aramaic Bible Translation, Inc., Song of Solomon 6:11:

     ܠܓܲܢܬ݂ܵܐ ܕܓܲܘܙܹ̈ܐ ܨܠܹܐ ܠܝܼ ܠܸܚܙܵܝܵܐ ܝܲܪ̈ܩܹܐ ܕܪܵܓ݂ܘܿܠܵܐ؛ ܠܸܚܙܵܝܵܐ ܐܸܢ ܡܒܘܼܪܛܸܢ ܠܵܗ̇ ܓܸܦܬ݂ܵܐ، ܘܐܸܢ ܦܩܝܼܚ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܐܲܪ̈ܡܘܿܢܹܐ.

     l-ganṯā d-gawzē ṣlē lī liḥzāyā yarqē d-rāḡōlā; liḥzāyā in mburṭin lāh gipṯā, w-in pqīḥ lhōn armōnē.

     I went down into the garden of nuts, to look at the green plants of the valley; to see whether the vine budded, and the pomegranates were in flower.

2. (by extension) any nut (hard-shelled seed)

Inflection

Inflection of ܓܲܘܙܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	ܓܘܿܙ (gōz)		1st person	ܓܲܘܙܝܼ (gawzī)		ܓܲܘܙܲܢ (gawzan)
	construct	ܓܘܿܙ (gōz)		2nd person	ܓܲܘܙܘܼܟ݂ (gawzōḵ)	ܓܲܘܙܵܟ݂ܝ (gawzāḵ)	ܓܲܘܙܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gawzawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܓܲܘܙܵܐ (gawzā)		3rd person	ܓܲܘܙܹܗ (gawzēh)	ܓܲܘܙܵܗ̇ (gawzāh)	ܓܲܘܙܗܘܿܢ (gawzhōn)
plural	absolute	ܓܲܘܙܝܼ̈ܢ (gawzīn)		1st person	ܓܲܘܙܝܼ̈ (gawzī)		ܓܲܘܙܲܢ̈ (gawzan)
	construct	ܓܲܘܙܲܝ̈ (gawzay)		2nd person	ܓܲܘܙܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (gawzōḵ)	ܓܲܘܙܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (gawzāḵ)	ܓܲܘܙܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gawzawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܓܲܘܙܹ̈ܐ (gawzē)		3rd person	ܓܲܘܙܘܼ̈ܗܝ (gawzūh)	ܓܲܘܙܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (gawzōh)	ܓܲܘܙܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (gawzayhōn)

Hyponyms

• ܓܘܿܙ ܐܲܪܥܵܐ (gōz arˁā, “peanut”, literally “walnut of the ground”)
• ܓܘܿܙ ܒܸܣܡܹ̈ܐ (gōz bismē, “nutmeg”, literally “walnut of incense”)
• ܓܘܿܙ ܗܦܵܟ݂ܬܵܐ (gōz hpāḵtā, “nux vomica”, literally “walnut of vomit”)
• ܓܘܿܙ ܗܸܢܕܘܼ (gōz hindū, “nutmeg; coconut”, literally “walnut of India”)
• ܓܘܿܙ ܡܲܠܟܵܐ (gōz malkā, “walnut”, literally “walnut of the king”)

Derived terms

• ܓܲܘܙܵܢܵܐ (gawzānā, “nutty”)
• ܬܵܒ݂ܘܿܪ ܓܲܘܙܹ̈ܐ (tāḇōr gawzē, “nutcracker”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Middle Persian 𐭢𐭥𐭦 (gwc /⁠gōz⁠/, “walnut”). Compare Arabic جَوْز (jawz) and Hebrew אֱגוֹז (ʾĕḡôz).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡawzɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ɡawze] (plural)

Noun

ܓܘܙܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܓܘܙܐ)

1. nut (tree and fruit; especially walnut)

Inflection

Inflection of ܓܘܙܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܓܘܙ		1st person	ܓܘܙܝ		ܓܘܙܢ
	construct	ܓܘܙ		2nd person	ܓܘܙܟ	ܓܘܙܟܝ	ܓܘܙܟܘܢ	ܓܘܙܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܓܘܙܐ		3rd person	ܓܘܙܗ	ܓܘܙܗ	ܓܘܙܗܘܢ	ܓܘܙܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܓܘܙܝܢ		1st person	ܓܘܙܝ		ܓܘܙܝܢ
	construct	ܓܘܙܝ		2nd person	ܓܘܙܝܟ	ܓܘܙܝܟܝ	ܓܘܙܝܟܘܢ	ܓܘܙܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܓܘܙܐ		3rd person	ܓܘܙܘܗܝ	ܓܘܙܝܗ	ܓܘܙܝܗܘܢ	ܓܘܙܝܗܝܢ

See also

• ܓܘܙܬܐ

References

• “gwz”, 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 44b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903), A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 63a
• 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, →ISBN, page 213a