Classical Syriac

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [g(ə)zɑrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [g(ə)zɑre(ʔ)] (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): [gɛzrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [gɛzre(ʔ)] (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 ‎(ǧazzār).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [gazzɑrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [gazzɑre(ʔ)] (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 جَزْر ‎(ǧazr), and Hebrew גֶּזֶר ‎(gézer).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [gɛzzɑrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [gɛzzɑre(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܓܙܪܐ • ‎(gezzārāʾ) m ‎(plural ܓܙܪܐ)

1. carrot, parsnip

Inflection

References

• “gzr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français : Syriac–English Dictionary, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 46b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pp. 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, pp. 226b-227a