گرزه

گرزه

See also: كرزة‎

Persian

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ɡuɾza/

• (Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /ɡʊɾza/

• (Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /ɡoɾze/

• (Tajik) IPA^(key): /ɡuɾza/

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

     āhū az dām andarūn āvāz dād
     pāsux-i garza bidāniš bāz dād

     (please add an English translation of this quote)