ܟܘܙܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
ܟܘܙܐ

Etymology

From Aramaic כּוּזָא (kūzā), from Middle Persian [script needed] (*kūz); compare Manichaean Middle Persian [script needed] (qwz), Persian کوزه (kuza), Old Armenian կուժ (kuž), Arabic كُوز (kūz), and Hebrew כּוּז (kuz).

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [kuːzɑː]

Noun

ܟܘܼܙܵܐ • (kūzā) m sg (plural ܟܘܼܙܹ̈ܐ (kūzē))

  1. (modern) mug, large cup for beverages
  2. (archaic) jug, pitcher, narrow-necked vessel
  3. (dated) liquid measure equalling a quarter bath

Inflection
Inflection of ܟܘܼܙܵܐ (kūzā)
number isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute – 1st person ܟܘܼܙܝܼ
(kūzī)		 ܟܘܼܙܲܢ
(kūzan)
construct ܟܘܼܙ
(kūz)		 2nd person ܟܘܼܙܘܼܟ݂
(kūzūḵ)		 ܟܘܼܙܵܟ݂ܝ
(kūzāḵ)		 ܟܘܼܙܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(kūzāwḵōn)
emphatic ܟܘܼܙܵܐ
(kūzā)		 3rd person ܟܘܼܙܹܗ
(kūzēh)		 ܟܘܼܙܵܗ̇
(kūzāh)		 ܟܘܼܙܗܘܿܢ
(kuzhōn)
plural absolute – 1st person ܟܘܼܙܝܼ̈
(kūzī)		 ܟܘܼܙܲܢ̈
(kūzan)
construct ܟܘܼܙܲܝ̈
(kūzay)		 2nd person ܟܘܼܙܘܼ̈ܟ݂
(kūzūḵ)		 ܟܘܼܙܵܟ݂ܝ̈
(kūzāḵ)		 ܟܘܼܙܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(kūzāwḵōn)
emphatic ܟܘܼܙܹ̈ܐ
(kūzē)		 3rd person ܟܘܼܙܘܼ̈ܗܝ
(kūzūh)		 ܟܘܼܙ̈ܘܿܗ̇
(kūzōh)		 ܟܘܼܙܗ̈ܘܿܢ
(kuzhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Middle Persian [script needed] (*kūz). Compare Manichaean Middle Persian [script needed] (qwz), Persian کوزه (kuza), Old Armenian կուժ (kuž), Arabic كُوز (kūz), and Hebrew כּוּז (kûz).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [kuzɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [kuze(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܟܘܙܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܟܘܙܐ)

  1. jug, pitcher, narrow-necked vessel
  2. pot
  3. liquid measure equalling a quarter bath
Inflection
    inflection of ܟܘܙܐ
state singular plural
absolute ܟܘܙ ܟܘܙܝܢ
construct ܟܘܙ ܟܘܙܝ
emphatic ܟܘܙܐ ܟܘܙܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܟܘܙܝ ܟܘܙܝ
2nd m. sg. (your) ܟܘܙܟ ܟܘܙܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your) ܟܘܙܟܝ ܟܘܙܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his) ܟܘܙܗ ܟܘܙܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her) ܟܘܙܗ ܟܘܙܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our) ܟܘܙܢ ܟܘܙܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your) ܟܘܙܟܘܢ ܟܘܙܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your) ܟܘܙܟܝܢ ܟܘܙܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their) ܟܘܙܗܘܢ ܟܘܙܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their) ܟܘܙܗܝܢ ܟܘܙܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܟ-ܘ-ܙ (k-w-z) related to being timid.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [k(ə)wɑzɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܟܘܙܐ • (transliteration needed) m (uncountable)

  1. bashfulness, shrinking modesty
Inflection
    declension of ܟܘܙܐ
state singular (uncountable)
absolute ܟܘܙ
construct ܟܘܙ
emphatic ܟܘܙܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܟܘܙܝ
2nd m. sg. (your) ܟܘܙܟ
2nd f. sg. (your) ܟܘܙܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his) ܟܘܙܗ
3rd f. sg. (her) ܟܘܙܗ
1st c. pl. (our) ܟܘܙܢ
2nd m. pl. (your) ܟܘܙܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your) ܟܘܙܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their) ܟܘܙܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their) ܟܘܙܗܝܢ

References
  • “kwz”, 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, p. 152b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 207b
  • 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, p. 604a-b
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