ܓܙܪܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܓ-ܙ-ܪ (ɡ-z-r) related to cutting off. Compare Hebrew גָּזָר (gāzār).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡ(ə)zɑrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ɡ(ə)zɑre(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܓܙܪܐ (transliteration needed) m (plural ܓܙܪܐ)

  1. cutting off
  2. circumcision
  3. surgery
  4. deforming, disfiguring
  5. cut, piece, part
  6. flock, herd, fold
  7. (figuratively) monastery, convent
  8. judgement, sentence, decree
  9. execution
Inflection

Etymology 2

From the root ܓ-ܙ-ܪ (ɡ-z-r) related to cutting off. Compare Hebrew גֶּזֶר (gézer).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡɛzrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ɡɛzre(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܓܙܪܐ (transliteration needed) m (plural ܓܙܪܐ)

  1. slit, notch, incision
  2. ablation, excision, amputation
  3. prey
  4. (numismatics) penny, small coin
  5. (dialectal) gift
Inflection

Etymology 3

From the root ܓ-ܙ-ܪ (ɡ-z-r) related to cutting off. Compare Arabic جَزَّار (ǧazzār).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡazzɑrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ɡazzɑre(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܓܙܪܐ (transliteration needed) m (plural ܓܙܪܐ)

  1. circumciser, mohel
Inflection

Etymology 4

From Middle Persian *gazar. Compare Persian گزر (gazar), Armenian գազար (gazar), Arabic جَزْر (ǧazr), and Hebrew גֶּזֶר (gézer).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡɛzzɑrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ɡɛzzɑre(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܓܙܪܐ (gezzārāʾ) m (plural ܓܙܪܐ)

  1. carrot, parsnip
Inflection

References

  • gzr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français : Syriac–English Dictionary, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 46b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pp. 67b-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, pp. 226b-227a
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