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ܓܘܙܥܐ

ܓܘܙܥܐ

Classical Syriac

Noun

ܓܘܙܥܐ (gūzʿā) f (plural ܓܘܙܥܐ)

  1. trunk, stump
  2. rod, staff, stick
    • Peshitta, Jeremiah 48:17:
      ܐܬܕܠܚܿܘܼ ܘܙܥܼܘ ܟܘܠ ܕܚܕܪ̈ܘܗܝ ܘܟܠ ܕܝܕܥܿܝܢ ܫܡܗ ܐܡܼܪܘ܂ ܐܝܟܢܐܼ ܐܬܬܒܪ ܚܘܛܪܐ ܥܫܝܢܐ ܘܓܘܙܥܐ ܕܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ܂
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  3. (grammar) stem, root, lemma

Inflection

Irregular absolute and construct singular with a varying Waw.

Usage notes

This word is rarely masculine.

Derived terms

  • ܓܘܙܥܢܝܐ (gūzʿānāyā)

References

  • gwz(”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2015-09-19
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français : Syriac–English Dictionary, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 44b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 63b
  • 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. 213a