ܙܘܥܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit
Root |
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ܙ ܘ ܥ (z w ˁ) |
8 terms |
Etymology edit
From Aramaic זַוְעָא (zawˁā); compare Hebrew זִיעַ (zía', “flutter, tremor”) with the sense of “vowel diacritic” a semantic loan from Arabic حَرَكَة (ḥaraka).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ܙܵܘܥܵܐ • (zāwˁā) m sg (plural ܙܵܘܥܹ̈ܐ (zāwˁē) or ܙܵܘܥܵܢܹ̈ܐ (zāwˁānē))
- movement, motion, moving
- tumult, uprising, sedition, rebellion
- terror, impulse, vibration
- (grammar, orthography) vowel diacritic
- Synonym: ܢܘܼܩܙܵܐ (nuqzā)
- (modern, politics) movement
Inflection edit
Inflection of ܙܵܘܥܵܐ (zāwˁā)
number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
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state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
m | f | ||||||
singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܙܵܘܥܝܼ (zāwˁī) |
ܙܵܘܥܲܢ (zāwˁan) | ||
construct | ܙܘܿܥ (zōˁ) |
2nd person | ܙܵܘܥܘܼܟ݂ (zāwˁūḵ) |
ܙܵܘܥܵܟ݂ܝ (zāwˁāḵ) |
ܙܵܘܥܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (zāwˁāwḵōn) | ||
emphatic | ܙܵܘܥܵܐ (zāwˁā) |
3rd person | ܙܵܘܥܹܗ (zāwˁēh) |
ܙܵܘܥܵܗ̇ (zāwˁāh) |
ܙܵܘܥܗܘܿܢ (zāwˁhōn) | ||
plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܙܵܘܥܝܼ̈ (zāwˁī) |
ܙܵܘܥܲܢ̈ (zāwˁan) | ||
construct | ܙܵܘܥܲܝ̈ (zāwˁay) |
2nd person | ܙܵܘܥܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (zāwˁūḵ) |
ܙܵܘܥܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (zāwˁāḵ) |
ܙܵܘܥܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (zāwˁāwḵōn) | ||
emphatic | ܙܵܘܥܹ̈ܐ (zāwˁē) |
3rd person | ܙܵܘܥܘܼ̈ܗܝ (zāwˁūh) |
ܙܵܘܥ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (zāwˁōh) |
ܙܵܘܥܗ̈ܘܿܢ (zāwˁhōn) |
Derived terms edit
- ܙܲܝܸܥ (zayyiˁ, “to punctuate, vocalise”)
- ܙܵܘܥܵܐ ܡܚܲܝܕܵܐ (zāwˁā mḥaydā, “diphtong”)
- ܙܵܘܥܵܢܵܝܵܐ (zāwˁānāyā, “kinetic, pertaining to the Zawaa”)
See also edit
- (Vowels) ܙܵܘܥܹ̈ܐ (zāwˁē); ܦܬ݂ܵܚܵܐ (pṯāḥā, “a”, literally “opening”), ܙܩܵܦܵܐ (zqāpā, “ā”, literally “erecting”), ܙܠܵܡܵܐ ܦܫܝܼܩܵܐ (zlāmā pšīqā, “i, e”, literally “easy slanting”), ܙܠܵܡܵܐ ܩܸܫܝܵܐ (zlāmā qišyā, “ē”, literally “hard slanting”), ܪܘܵܚܵܐ (rwāḥā, “ō”, literally “expanding”), ܪܒ݂ܵܨܵܐ (rḇāṣā, “ū”, literally “pressing”), ܚܒ݂ܵܨܵܐ (ḥḇāṣā, “ī”, literally “thronging”),
- ܙܵܐܹܥ (zāˀēˁ, “to move, be in motion”)
- ܡܲܙܝܸܥ (mazyiˁ, “to move, set in motion”)
Classical Syriac edit
Etymology edit
From the root ܙ-ܘ-ܥ (z-w-ʿ) related to moving. Compare Hebrew זִיעַ (zîaʿ). The sense of "vowel diacritic" is a calque of Arabic حَرَكَة (ḥaraka).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ܙܘܥܐ • (zawˁā) m (plural ܙܘܥܢܐ or ܙܘܥܐ)
- shaking, trembling
- vibration
- moving, motion, movement
- earthquake
- commotion, agitation
- tumult, uprising, sedition, rebellion
- terror
- impulse
- (grammar, orthography) vowel diacritic
- (modern, politics) movement
Inflection edit
declension of ܙܘܥܐ
state | singular | plural |
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absolute | ܙܘܥ | ܙܘܥܢܝܢ ,ܙܘܥܝܢ |
construct | ܙܘܥ | ܙܘܥܢܝ ,ܙܘܥܝ |
emphatic | ܙܘܥܐ | ܙܘܥܢܐ ,ܙܘܥܐ |
possessive forms | ||
1st c. sg. (my) | ܙܘܥܝ | ܙܘܥܢܝ ,ܙܘܥܝ |
2nd m. sg. (your) | ܙܘܥܟ | ܙܘܥܢܝܟ ,ܙܘܥܝܟ |
2nd f. sg. (your) | ܙܘܥܟܝ | ܙܘܥܢܝܟܝ ,ܙܘܥܝܟܝ |
3rd m. sg. (his) | ܙܘܥܗ | ܙܘܥܢܘܗܝ ,ܙܘܥܘܗܝ |
3rd f. sg. (her) | ܙܘܥܗ | ܙܘܥܢܝܗ ,ܙܘܥܝܗ |
1st c. pl. (our) | ܙܘܥܢ | ܙܘܥܢܝܢ ,ܙܘܥܝܢ |
2nd m. pl. (your) | ܙܘܥܟܘܢ | ܙܘܥܢܝܟܘܢ ,ܙܘܥܝܟܘܢ |
2nd f. pl. (your) | ܙܘܥܟܝܢ | ܙܘܥܢܝܟܝܢ ,ܙܘܥܝܟܝܢ |
3rd m. pl. (their) | ܙܘܥܗܘܢ | ܙܘܥܢܝܗܘܢ ,ܙܘܥܝܗܘܢ |
3rd f. pl. (their) | ܙܘܥܗܝܢ | ܙܘܥܢܝܗܝܢ ,ܙܘܥܝܗܝܢ |
References edit
- “zwˁ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 86b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 114a
- Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana, Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, page 374b