ὄρυζα
κακῶς ζῆν κρεῖσσον ἢ καλῶς θανεῖν → better to live ignobly than to die nobly, better to live badly than to die well
English (LSJ)
ἡ, 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.
French (Bailly abrégé)
ης (ἡ) :
riz, plante et graine.
Étymologie: orig. orientale.
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.)
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.
Frisk Etymology German
ὄρυζα: {óruza}
Forms: ὄρυζον n. (Thpnr.)
Grammar: f. (Aristobul. Hist., Megasth., Str. u.a.),
Meaning: Reis;
Composita : ὀρυζοτροφέω Reis bauen (Str.).
Derivative: Davon ὀρύζιον n. Demin. (Sch.), -ίτης πλακοῦς’ Reiskuchen’ (Chrysipp. Tyan.; Redard 90).
Etymology : Ostiran. LW, vgl. afghan. vrižē f. pl. Reis u.a. (Morgenstierne Pashto 91 m. weiteren Formen), dazu noch aind. vrīhí- m. ib.; frühere Geschichte unbekannt. Schrader-Nehring Reallex. 2, 230; weitere Lit. s. ὀρίνδης.
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Mantoulidis Etymological
(=ρύζι). Ἡ προέλευσή της εἶναι ἀνατολική.