گرزه

See also: كرزة

Persian

Etymology 1

From (gorz, “mace”) +‎ (-e), because of the snake's large head. Compare Classical Syriac ܓܪܣܐ (gārsā), an Iranian borrowing.

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ɡuɾ.ˈza/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡʊɾ.zä]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ɡʊɾ.zä]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ɡuɾ.zä]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡ̥oɹ.ze]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡuɾ.zä]

Readings
Classical reading^?	gurza
Dari reading^?	gurza
Iranian reading^?	gorze
Tajik reading^?	gurza

Noun

گُرزه • (gorze)

(weaponry) large wooden club; mace
(anatomy) penis
large-headed serpent

Descendants

→ Azerbaijani: gürzə
- → Armenian: գյուրզա (gyurza)
→ Russian: гюрза́ (gjurzá) (via Turkic)

References

Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “گرزه”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul

Etymology 2

See Arabic جُرَذ (juraḏ, “rat”).

Noun

گَرزه • (garze)

(obsolete, rare) rat
- a. 941, Rudaki, ‌unknown title:
  آهو از دام اندرون آواز داد
  پاسخ گرزه بدانش باز داد
  âhû az dâm andarûn âvâz dâd
  pâsux-i garza bidâniš bâz dâd
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)