ܓܙܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

ܓܙܪ̈ܐ

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

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [ɡiz.zɑːrɑː]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [d͡ʒiz.zɑːrɑː]

Noun

ܓܸܙܵܪܵܐ • (gizara) m (plural ܓܸܙܵܪܹ̈ܐ (gizare))

  1. carrot: a tapering orange-coloured root eaten as a vegetable.

Declension

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] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ɡ(ə)zɑre] (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] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ɡɛzre] (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 (jazzār).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡazzɑrɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ɡazzɑre] (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 جَزَر (jazar), and Hebrew גֶּזֶר (gézer).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ܓܙܪܐ • (gezzārā) m (plural ܓܙܪܐ)

  1. carrot
    Synonym: ܚܘܪܦܣܐ
  2. parsnip
Inflection

References

  • gzr”, 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 46b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 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, pages 226b-227a
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