ܙܢܩܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From ܙܢܩ (zənaq, “to cast out”).

Root
ܙ ܢ ܩ
1 term

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [z(ə)nɑqɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [z(ə)nɑqe] (plural)

Noun

ܙܢܩܐ • (zənāqā) m (plural ܙܢܩܐ (zənāqē))

1. (uncountable) archery
2. (uncountable) shooting, throwing, casting (especially of arrows)
3. (countable, astronomy) comet, meteor

Inflection

    inflection of ܙܢܩܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܙܢܩ	ܙܢܩܝܢ
construct	ܙܢܩ	ܙܢܩܝ
emphatic	ܙܢܩܐ	ܙܢܩܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܙܢܩܝ	ܙܢܩܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܙܢܩܟ	ܙܢܩܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܙܢܩܟܝ	ܙܢܩܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܙܢܩܗ	ܙܢܩܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܙܢܩܗ	ܙܢܩܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܙܢܩܢ	ܙܢܩܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܙܢܩܟܘܢ	ܙܢܩܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܙܢܩܟܝܢ	ܙܢܩܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܙܢܩܗܘܢ	ܙܢܩܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܙܢܩܗܝܢ	ܙܢܩܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From ܙܢܩ (zənaq, “to bind”).

Root
ܙ ܢ ܩ
1 term

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [zanqɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [zanqe] (plural)

Noun

ܙܢܩܐ • (zanqā) m (plural ܙܢܩܐ (zanqē))

1. bit, bridle

Inflection

    inflection of ܙܢܩܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܙܢܩ	ܙܢܩܝܢ
construct	ܙܢܩ	ܙܢܩܝ
emphatic	ܙܢܩܐ	ܙܢܩܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܙܢܩܝ	ܙܢܩܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܙܢܩܟ	ܙܢܩܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܙܢܩܟܝ	ܙܢܩܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܙܢܩܗ	ܙܢܩܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܙܢܩܗ	ܙܢܩܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܙܢܩܢ	ܙܢܩܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܙܢܩܟܘܢ	ܙܢܩܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܙܢܩܟܝܢ	ܙܢܩܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܙܢܩܗܘܢ	ܙܢܩܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܙܢܩܗܝܢ	ܙܢܩܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

A Northwestern Iranian borrowing equivalent to Persian زنخ (zanax).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [zanqɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [zanqe] (plural)

Noun

ܙܢܩܐ • (zanqā) m (plural ܙܢܩܐ (zanqē))

1. chin

Inflection

    inflection of ܙܢܩܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܙܢܩ	ܙܢܩܝܢ
construct	ܙܢܩ	ܙܢܩܝ
emphatic	ܙܢܩܐ	ܙܢܩܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܙܢܩܝ	ܙܢܩܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܙܢܩܟ	ܙܢܩܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܙܢܩܟܝ	ܙܢܩܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܙܢܩܗ	ܙܢܩܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܙܢܩܗ	ܙܢܩܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܙܢܩܢ	ܙܢܩܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܙܢܩܟܘܢ	ܙܢܩܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܙܢܩܟܝܢ	ܙܢܩܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܙܢܩܗܘܢ	ܙܢܩܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܙܢܩܗܝܢ	ܙܢܩܝܗܝܢ

See also

• ܕܩܢܐ (daqnā)
• ܟܠܙܘܙܐ (kəlāzūzā)

Etymology 4

From the same Parthian source as Latin zancha. Also wholly borrowed as a compound in Classical Syriac ܒܪܙܢܩܐ (barzanqā, “greave; bracelet”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [zanqɑ], [zɑnqɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [zanqe], [zɑnqe] (plural)

Noun

ܙܢܩܐ • (zanqā, zānqā) m (plural ܙܢܩܐ (zanqē, zānqē))

1. long boot

Inflection

    inflection of ܙܢܩܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܙܢܩ	ܙܢܩܝܢ
construct	ܙܢܩ	ܙܢܩܝ
emphatic	ܙܢܩܐ	ܙܢܩܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܙܢܩܝ	ܙܢܩܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܙܢܩܟ	ܙܢܩܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܙܢܩܟܝ	ܙܢܩܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܙܢܩܗ	ܙܢܩܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܙܢܩܗ	ܙܢܩܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܙܢܩܢ	ܙܢܩܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܙܢܩܟܘܢ	ܙܢܩܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܙܢܩܟܝܢ	ܙܢܩܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܙܢܩܗܘܢ	ܙܢܩܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܙܢܩܗܝܢ	ܙܢܩܝܗܝܢ

References

• “znq”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “znq²”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “znq³”, 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 201b
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 90a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 118b, 624b
• 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 389b