ܩܘܙܐ

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

Etymology

Ultimately from Iranian *kūz. Compare Old Armenian կուզ (kuz).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [quzɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [quze] (plural)

Noun

ܩܘܙܐ • (qūzā) m (plural ܩܘܙܐ (qūzē))

  1. weasel or mongoose
    Synonyms: ܓܘܡܪܪܐ (gumrārā), ܟܟܘܫܬܐ (kāḵūštā)

Inflection

References

  • qwz”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2012-03-21
  • Brockelmann, Carl (1928) Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), 2nd edition, Halle: Max Niemeyer, published 1995, page 651a
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 311b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 493a
  • Payne Smith, Robert (1879–1901) Thesaurus Syriacus (in Latin), Oxford: Clarendon Press, column 3514
  • 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 1326a
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