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إوز

Meaning

goose

Translations

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʔi.wazz/
Etymology

Borrowed from Aramaic אֲוׇוזָּא (ʾăwazzā), from Akkadian 𒊻𒄷 (ūsum, “duck”), related to Sumerian 𒊻𒄷 (uz, “wild duck, waterfowl”) with uncertain mutual borrowing direction, likely all onomatopoeic in origin; cognates with Hebrew אֲוָז (ʾăwāz) and Classical Syriac ܘܰܙܳܐ (wazzā), Ugaritic 𐎜𐎇 (ủz).

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