ܓܪܣܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Probably from an Iranian source. Compare Persian گرزه (garza).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡɑrsɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ɡɑrse] (plural)

Noun

ܓܪܣܐ • (gārsā) m (plural ܓܪܣܐ (gārsē))

  1. asp, venomous snake
Inflection

Etymology 2

From the root ܓ-ܪ-ܣ (ɡ-r-s) related to grinding or mashing.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡɑrsɑ]

Noun

ܓܪܣܐ • (gārsā) m (uncountable)

  1. meal, flour
  2. oatmeal, spelt
Inflection

References

  • grs”, 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 54b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 78b-79a
  • Sokoloff, Michael (2009) “262b”, in 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
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