Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Old Iranian. Compare Jewish Babylonian Aramaic זַרְדָּא (zarədā), Avestan 𐬰𐬭𐬁𐬜𐬀 (zrāδa), Arabic زَرَد (zarad), Middle Persian zlyh (zrēy, zrēh), Persian زره (zere), Old Armenian զրահ (zrah).

Pronunciation edit

  • (standard) IPA(key): [zar.dɑː]

Noun edit

ܙܲܪܕܵܐ (zardām sg (plural ܙܲܪ̈ܕܹܐ (zardē))

  1. chain mail coat
Inflection edit

Etymology 2 edit

Borrowed from Persian زرد (zard).

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

ܙܲܪܕܹܐ (zardē)

  1. (dialectal) yellow
    Synonyms: ܫܥܘܿܬ݂ܵܐ (šˁōṯā), ܙܵܪܓܵܐ (zārgā)

References edit

Classical Syriac edit

Etymology edit

From Old Iranian. Compare Jewish Babylonian Aramaic זַרְדָּא (zarədā), Avestan 𐬰𐬭𐬁𐬜𐬀 (zrāδa), Arabic زَرَد (zarad), Middle Persian zlyh (zrēy, zrēh), Persian زره (zere), Old Armenian զրահ (zrah).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [zar(ə)dɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [zar(ə)de] (plural)

Noun edit

ܙܪܕܐ (zarədām (plural ܙܪܕܐ (zarədē))

  1. chain mail coat

Inflection edit

References edit

  • zrdˀ”, 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 92a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 120b
  • 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 397a