ܓܙܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the earlier uncontracted form ܓܢܙܐ‎ (ganzā), from Old Persian [script needed] (*ganza-). Compare Persian گنج‎ (ganj), Old Armenian գանձ (ganj), Hebrew גֵּנֶז‎ (gḗnez), Ancient Greek γάζα (gáza), and Latin gaza.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡazzɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ɡazze] (plural)

Noun

ܓܙܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܓܙܐ)

1. treasure, treasury

   Synonym: ܐܘܨܪܐ‎

2. (figuratively, Christianity) Eucharist

   Synonyms: ܩܘܪܒܢܐ‎, ܓܡܘܪܬܐ‎, ܦܪܝܣܬܐ‎, ܬܘܕܝܬܐ‎, ܩܘܕܫܐ‎, ܒܘܟܪܐ‎, ܦܓܪܐ‎, ܩܘܪܒܐ‎

Inflection

    declension of ܓܙܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܓܢܙ‎	ܓܙܝܢ‎
construct	ܓܢܙ‎	ܓܙܝ‎
emphatic	ܓܙܐ	ܓܙܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܓܙܝ‎	ܓܙܝ‎
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܓܙܟ‎	ܓܙܝܟ‎
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܓܙܟܝ‎	ܓܙܝܟܝ‎
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܓܙܗ‎	ܓܙܘܗܝ‎
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܓܙܗ‎	ܓܙܝܗ‎
1st c. pl. (our)	ܓܙܢ‎	ܓܙܝܢ‎
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܓܙܟܘܢ‎	ܓܙܝܟܘܢ‎
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܓܙܟܝܢ‎	ܓܙܝܟܝܢ‎
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܓܙܗܘܢ‎	ܓܙܝܗܘܢ‎
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܓܙܗܝܢ‎	ܓܙܝܗܝܢ‎

Alternative forms

• ܓܢܙܐ‎ (Uncontracted form)
• ܓܐܙܐ‎

Etymology 2

From the root ܓ-ܙ-ܙ‎ (ɡ-z-z) related to shearing. Compare Arabic جَزّ‎ (jazz) and Hebrew גֵּז‎ (gēz).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡɛzzɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ɡɛzze] (plural)

Noun

ܓܙܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܓܙܐ)

1. mowing, shearing

Inflection

    inflection of ܓܙܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܓܙ‎	ܓܙܝܢ‎
construct	ܓܙ‎	ܓܙܝ‎
emphatic	ܓܙܐ	ܓܙܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܓܙܝ‎	ܓܙܝ‎
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܓܙܟ‎	ܓܙܝܟ‎
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܓܙܟܝ‎	ܓܙܝܟܝ‎
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܓܙܗ‎	ܓܙܘܗܝ‎
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܓܙܗ‎	ܓܙܝܗ‎
1st c. pl. (our)	ܓܙܢ‎	ܓܙܝܢ‎
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܓܙܟܘܢ‎	ܓܙܝܟܘܢ‎
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܓܙܟܝܢ‎	ܓܙܝܟܝܢ‎
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܓܙܗܘܢ‎	ܓܙܝܗܘܢ‎
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܓܙܗܝܢ‎	ܓܙܝܗܝܢ‎

See also

• ܓܙܬܐ‎

Etymology 3

From the root ܓ-ܙ-ܙ‎ (ɡ-z-z) related to shearing. Compare Arabic جَزَّاز‎ (jazzāz) and Hebrew גַּזָּז‎ (gazzāz).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡɑzɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ɡɑze] (plural)

Noun

ܓܙܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܓܙܐ)

1. mower, shearer (especially of wool)

Inflection

    inflection of ܓܙܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܓܙ‎	ܓܙܝܢ‎
construct	ܓܙ‎	ܓܙܝ‎
emphatic	ܓܙܐ	ܓܙܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܓܙܝ‎	ܓܙܝ‎
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܓܙܟ‎	ܓܙܝܟ‎
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܓܙܟܝ‎	ܓܙܝܟܝ‎
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܓܙܗ‎	ܓܙܘܗܝ‎
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܓܙܗ‎	ܓܙܝܗ‎
1st c. pl. (our)	ܓܙܢ‎	ܓܙܝܢ‎
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܓܙܟܘܢ‎	ܓܙܝܟܘܢ‎
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܓܙܟܝܢ‎	ܓܙܝܟܝܢ‎
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܓܙܗܘܢ‎	ܓܙܝܗܘܢ‎
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܓܙܗܝܢ‎	ܓܙܝܗܝܢ‎

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡɛzze]

Noun

ܓܙܐ • (transliteration needed)

1. emphatic plural of ܓܙܬܐ‎

Etymology 5

Compare Ancient Greek Γάζα (Gáza) and Arabic غَزَّة‎ (ḡazza).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡɑzɑ(ʔ)]

Proper noun

ܓܙܐ • (transliteration needed) f

1. Gaza

Alternative forms

• ܥܐܙܐ‎

References

• “gnz”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “gz”, 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, pp. 45b-46a, 406a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 67a
• 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. 223b