ܓܙܪܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܓ ܙ ܪ (g z r)
5 terms

Inherited from Aramaic [Term?]; compare Arabic جَزِيرَة (jazīra). The name of the place is a shortening of ܓܵܙܲܪܬܵܐ ܕܒܹܝܬ݂ ܙܲܒ݂ܕܲܝ (gāzartā d-bēṯ zaḇday, Zabdicene) and adapted to Turoyo ܓܳܙܰܪܬܳܐ (gozarto)

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ɡɑːzartɑː]

Noun

ܓܵܙܲܪܬܵܐ • (gāzartāf (plural ܓܵܙܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (gāzrāṯā) or ܓܵܙܲܪ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (gāzaryāṯā))

  1. (geography) island

Inflection

Inflection of ܓܵܙܲܪܬܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܓܵܙܪܵܐ (gāzrā) 1st person ܓܵܙܲܪܬܝܼ (gāzartī) ܓܵܙܲܪܬܲܢ (gāzartan)
construct ܓܵܙܪܲܬ݂ (gāzraṯ) 2nd person ܓܵܙܲܪܬܘܼܟ݂ (gāzartōḵ) ܓܵܙܲܪܬܵܟ݂ܝ (gāzartāḵ) ܓܵܙܲܪܬܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gāzartawḵōn)
emphatic ܓܵܙܲܪܬܵܐ (gāzartā) 3rd person ܓܵܙܲܪܬܹܗ (gāzartēh) ܓܵܙܲܪܬܵܗ̇ (gāzartāh) ܓܵܙܲܪܬܗܘܿܢ (gāzarthōn)
plural absolute ܓܵܙܪ̈ܵܢ (gāzrān) 1st person ܓܵܙܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܝܼ (gāzrāṯī) ܓܵܙܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܲܢ (gāzrāṯan)
construct ܓܵܙܪ̈ܵܬ݂ (gāzrāṯ) 2nd person ܓܵܙܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (gāzrāṯōḵ) ܓܵܙܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (gāzrāṯāḵ) ܓܵܙܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gāzrāṯawḵōn)
emphatic ܓܵܙܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (gāzrāṯā) 3rd person ܓܵܙܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܹܗ (gāzrāṯēh) ܓܵܙܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (gāzrāṯāh) ܓܵܙܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (gāzrāṯhōn)

Derived terms

  • ܓܵܙܲܪܬܵܝܵܐ (gāzartāyā)
  • ܓܵܙܪܘܿܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (gāzrōnīṯā)
  • ܕܡܘܼܬ݂ ܓܵܙܲܪܬܵܐ (dmūṯ gāzartā, peninsular)
  • ܟܘܼܢܵܫ ܓܵܙܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (kūnāš gāzrāṯā, archipelago)

Proper noun

ܓܵܙܲܪܬܵܐ • (gāzartāf

  1. Gizre (a historically Assyrian city in south-eastern Turkey)
  2. (by extension) al-Hasakah (a governorate of Syria)

Descendants

  • Arabic: جَزِيْرَة ٱبْن عُمَر (jaziyra(t) bn ʕumar) (calque)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Root
ܓ ܙ ܪ
5 terms

Compare Arabic جَزِيرَة (jazīra).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡɑzartɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ɡɑzrɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܓܙܪܬܐ • (gāzartāf (plural ܓܙܪܬܐ)

  1. (geography) island

Inflection

Inflection of ܓܙܪܬܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܓܙܪܐ 1st person ܓܙܪܬܝ ܓܙܪܬܢ
construct ܓܙܪܬ 2nd person ܓܙܪܬܟ ܓܙܪܬܟܝ ܓܙܪܬܟܘܢ ܓܙܪܬܟܝܢ
emphatic ܓܙܪܬܐ 3rd person ܓܙܪܬܗ ܓܙܪܬܗ ܓܙܪܬܗܘܢ ܓܙܪܬܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܓܙܪܢ 1st person ܓܙܪܬܢ ܓܙܪܬܢ
construct ܓܙܪܬ 2nd person ܓܙܪܬܟ ܓܙܪܬܟܝ ܓܙܪܬܟܘܢ ܓܙܪܬܟܝܢ
emphatic ܓܙܪܬܐ 3rd person ܓܙܪܬܗ ܓܙܪܬܗ ܓܙܪܬܗܘܢ ܓܙܪܬܗܝܢ

Derived terms

See also

  • ܓܘܙܪܐ

References

  • gzrh”, 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 46b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903), A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 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, →ISBN, page 227a