ὄρυζα
Ἀναβάντα γὰρ εἰς τὴν ἀκρόπολιν, καὶ διὰ τὴν ὑπερβολὴν τῆς λύπης προσκόψαντα τῷ ζῆν, ἑαυτὸν κατακρημνίσαι → For he ascended the acropolis and then, because he was disgusted with life by reason of his excessive grief, cast himself down the height
English (LSJ)
ἡ,
A rice, Oryza sativa, both the plant and the grain, Str.15.1.13, Aristobul.ib.18, Dsc.2.95 ; ὄ. ἑφθή, the food of the Indians, Megasth.28 ; οἶνος ἐξ ὀρύζης Ael.NA13.8:—also ὄρυζον, τό, Thphr. HP4.4.10. (v. ὀρίνδης.)
German (Pape)
[Seite 388] ἡ, u. ὄρυζον, τό, der Reis, die Pflanze u. die Frucht, Theophr., Strab., Diosc.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ὄρυζα: ἡ, τὸ «ῥύζι», τό τε φυτὸν καὶ τὸ σπέρμα, δηλ. ὁ καρπός, Στράβ. 690, 692, Διοσκ. 2. 117· ὀρ. ἑφθή, ἡ τροφὴ τῶν Ἰνδῶν, Μεγασθ. παρ’ Ἀθήν. 153Ε· οἶνος ὀρύζης Αἰλ. π. Ζ. 13. 8· - ὡσαύτως ὄρυζον, τό, Θεοφρ. π. Φυτ. Ἱστ. 4. 4, 10. (Ἐκ ῥίζης τινὸς τῶν Ἀνατολικῶν γλωσσῶν, ἴδε Curt. Gr. Et. σ. 523.)
French (Bailly abrégé)
ης (ἡ) :
riz, plante et graine.
Étymologie: orig. orientale.
Russian (Dvoretsky)
ὄρυζα: ἡ рис Arst., Diod.
Frisk Etymological English
Grammatical information: f.
Meaning: rice (Aristobul. Hist., Megasth., Str.).
Other forms: ὄρυζον n. (Thphr.).
Compounds: ὀρυζο-τροφέω to grow rice (Str.).
Derivatives: Dimin. ὀρύζ-ιον n. (sch.), -ίτης πλακοῦς 'ricecake' (Chrysipp. Tyan.; Redard 90).
Origin: LW [a loanword which is (probably) not of Pre-Greek origin] EastIran.
Etymology: Eaststiran. LW [loanword], cf. Afghan. vrižē f. pl. rice (Morgenstierne Pashto 91 w. more forms), also Skt. vrīhí- m. id.; earlier history unknown. Schrader-Nehring Reallex. 2, 230; further lit. s. ὀρίνδης.
