גזוזטרה
Hebrew
Alternative forms
- גְּזוֹזְרָה (g'zoz'rá)
- כצוצרה
- כסוסטרא
Etymology
From Aramaic גזוזטרא, from Ancient Greek ἐξώστρα (exṓstra).
Noun
גְּזוּזְטְרָה / גְּזֻזְטְרָה • (g'zuzt'rá) f (plural indefinite גְּזוּזְטְרָאוֹת)
- balcony
- a. 217 C.E., Mishnah, Bava Batra 3:8:
- אין מוציאין זיזין וגזוזטראות לרשות הרבים אלא אם רצה כונס לתוך שלו ומוציא לקח חצר ובה זיזין וגזוזטראות הרי זו בחזקתה
- 'ein motsi'ín zizín ug'zuzt'ra'ót lir'shút harabím éla 'im ratsá konés l'tókh sheló umotsí lakákh khatsér uváh zizín ug'zuzt'ra'ót haréi zó b'khezkatáh
- One may not place projections or balconies protruding into public space, but if one wishes, one may move [the wall] further into one's own property and then place them. [If] one bought a courtyard that has projections or balconies, it may be left as it is.
Synonyms
- מִרְפֶּסֶת (mirpéset)
References
- “גזוזטרה” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
Further reading
גזוזטרה on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia he
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