ܓܙܬܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology
From the root ܓ-ܙ-ܙ (ɡ-z-z) related to shearing. Compare Arabic جِزَّة (jizza), Hebrew גִּזָּה (gizzâ) and Akkadian 𒄀𒄑𒍝𒌅 (gi-iz-za-tu /gizzatu/, “shearing”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɡɛzz(ə)θɑ]
Noun
ܓܙܬܐ • (gezzəṯā) f (plural ܓܙܐ (gezzē))
- wool, fleece
Inflection
declension of ܓܙܬܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܓܙܐ | ܓܙܝܢ |
| construct | ܓܙܬ | ܓܙܝ |
| emphatic | ܓܙܬܐ | ܓܙܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܓܙܬܝ | ܓܙܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܓܙܬܟ | ܓܙܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܓܙܬܟܝ | ܓܙܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܓܙܬܗ | ܓܙܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܓܙܬܗ | ܓܙܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܓܙܬܢ | ܓܙܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܓܙܬܟܘܢ | ܓܙܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܓܙܬܟܝܢ | ܓܙܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܓܙܬܗܘܢ | ܓܙܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܓܙܬܗܝܢ | ܓܙܝܗܝܢ |
Descendants
- → Old Armenian: գզաթ (gzatʿ)
- → Armenian: գզաթ (gzatʿ) (learned)
References
- “gzh”, 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 45b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 67a–68a
- 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, page 227a