ܙܘܠܒܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Aramaic זוּלְבָּנָא (zulbānā); related to Mishnaic Hebrew זוּבָּן (zubbān, “the bag that contains a male animal's member”) and Tigrinya / Tigre ዝባን (zəban, “back”), all of unknown origin, and possibly by dissimilation to Tigre and Ge'ez ዘነብ (zänäb, “tail”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [zul.bɑːnɑː]

Noun

ܙܘܼܠܒܵܢܵܐ • (zulbānā) m (plural ܙܘܼܠܒܵܢܹ̈ܐ (zulbānē))

1. (anatomy) penis, phallus (especially of an animal)

Inflection

Inflection of ܙܘܼܠܒܵܢܵܐ (zulbānā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܙܘܼܠܒܵܢܝܼ (zulbānī)		ܙܘܼܠܒܵܢܲܢ (zulbānan)
	construct	ܙܘܼܠܒܵܢ (zulbān)	2nd person	ܙܘܼܠܒܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (zulbānūḵ)	ܙܘܼܠܒܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (zulbānāḵ)	ܙܘܼܠܒܵܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (zulbānāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܙܘܼܠܒܵܢܵܐ (zulbānā)	3rd person	ܙܘܼܠܒܵܢܹܗ (zulbānēh)	ܙܘܼܠܒܵܢܵܗ̇ (zulbānāh)	ܙܘܼܠܒܵܢܗܘܿܢ (zulbānhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܙܘܼܠܒܵܢܝܼ̈ (zulbānī)		ܙܘܼܠܒܵܢܲܢ̈ (zulbānan)
	construct	ܙܘܼܠܒܵܢܲܝ̈ (zulbānay)	2nd person	ܙܘܼܠܒܵܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (zulbānūḵ)	ܙܘܼܠܒܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (zulbānāḵ)	ܙܘܼܠܒܵܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (zulbānāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܙܘܼܠܒܵܢܹ̈ܐ (zulbānē)	3rd person	ܙܘܼܠܒܵܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (zulbānūh)	ܙܘܼܠܒܵܢ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (zulbānōh)	ܙܘܼܠܒܵܢܗ̈ܘܿܢ (zulbānhōn)

Derived terms

• ܙܘܼܠܒܵܢܵܝܵܐ (zulbānāyā, “penile”)

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

• ܙܠܽܘܒܳܢܳܐ (zəlūbānā)

Etymology

Without definite answer. Compares to Mishnaic Hebrew זוּבָּן (zubbān, “the bag that contains a male animal's member”) and Tigrinya / Tigre ዝባን (zəban, “back”), all of unknown origin, and possibly by dissimilation to Tigre and Ge'ez ዘነብ (zänäb, “tail”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zulbɑnɑ/ (singular)
• IPA^(key): /zulbɑne/ (plural)

Noun

ܙܘܽܠܒܳܢܳܐ • (zulbānā) m

1. male member especially of an animal

Inflection

    inflection of ܙܘܠܒܢܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܙܘܠܒܢ	ܙܘܠܒܢܝܢ
construct	ܙܘܠܒܢ	ܙܘܠܒܢܝ
emphatic	ܙܘܠܒܢܐ	ܙܘܠܒܢܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܙܘܠܒܢܝ	ܙܘܠܒܢܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܙܘܠܒܢܟ	ܙܘܠܒܢܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܙܘܠܒܢܟܝ	ܙܘܠܒܢܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܙܘܠܒܢܗ	ܙܘܠܒܢܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܙܘܠܒܢܗ	ܙܘܠܒܢܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܙܘܠܒܢܢ	ܙܘܠܒܢܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܙܘܠܒܢܟܘܢ	ܙܘܠܒܢܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܙܘܠܒܢܟܝܢ	ܙܘܠܒܢܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܙܘܠܒܢܗܘܢ	ܙܘܠܒܢܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܙܘܠܒܢܗܝܢ	ܙܘܠܒܢܝܗܝܢ

References

• “zwlbnˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Brockelmann, Carl (1928) Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), 2nd edition, Halle: Max Niemeyer, published 1995, page 197a
• Jastrow, Marcus (1903) A Dictionary of the Targumim, the Talmud Babli and Yerushalmi, and the Midrashic Literature, London, New York: Luzac & Co., G.P. Putnam's Sons, page 383a