ܓܪܣܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

1. asp, venomous snake

Inflection

    inflection of ܓܪܣܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܓܪܣ	ܓܪܣܝܢ
construct	ܓܪܣ	ܓܪܣܝ
emphatic	ܓܪܣܐ	ܓܪܣܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܓܪܣܝ	ܓܪܣܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܓܪܣܟ	ܓܪܣܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܓܪܣܟܝ	ܓܪܣܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܓܪܣܗ	ܓܪܣܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܓܪܣܗ	ܓܪܣܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܓܪܣܢ	ܓܪܣܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܓܪܣܟܘܢ	ܓܪܣܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܓܪܣܟܝܢ	ܓܪܣܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܓܪܣܗܘܢ	ܓܪܣܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܓܪܣܗܝܢ	ܓܪܣܝܗܝܢ

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

    declension of ܓܪܣܐ

state	singular (uncountable)
absolute	ܓܪܣ
construct	ܓܪܣ
emphatic	ܓܪܣܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܓܪܣܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܓܪܣܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܓܪܣܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܓܪܣܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܓܪܣܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܓܪܣܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܓܪܣܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܓܪܣܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܓܪܣܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܓܪܣܗܝܢ

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