ܡܘܙܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܡܘܙܐ

Etymology

From Middle Persian [script needed] (mwc /⁠mōz⁠/), from Sanskrit मौच (mauca). Compare Persian موز (moz), Arabic مَوْز (mawz), Hebrew מוֹז (môz), and Turkish muz.

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [muːzɑː]

Noun

ܡܘܼܙܵܐ • (mūzā) m (plural ܡܘܼܙܹ̈ܐ (mūzē))

1. banana (fruit and tree)

Declension

Inflection of ܡܘܼܙܵܐ (mūzā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܡܘܼܙܝܼ (mūzī)		ܡܘܼܙܲܢ (mūzan)
	construct	ܡܘܼܙ (mūz)	2nd person	ܡܘܼܙܘܼܟ݂ (mūzūḵ)	ܡܘܼܙܵܟ݂ܝ (mūzāḵ)	ܡܘܼܙܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mūzāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܘܼܙܵܐ (mūzā)	3rd person	ܡܘܼܙܹܗ (mūzēh)	ܡܘܼܙܵܗ̇ (mūzāh)	ܡܘܼܙܗܘܿܢ (muzhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܡܘܼܙܝܼ̈ (mūzī)		ܡܘܼܙܲܢ̈ (mūzan)
	construct	ܡܘܼܙܲܝ̈ (mūzay)	2nd person	ܡܘܼܙܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (mūzūḵ)	ܡܘܼܙܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (mūzāḵ)	ܡܘܼܙܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mūzāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܘܼܙܹ̈ܐ (mūzē)	3rd person	ܡܘܼܙܘܼ̈ܗܝ (mūzūh)	ܡܘܼܙ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (mūzōh)	ܡܘܼܙܗ̈ܘܿܢ (muzhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

ܡܘܙ̈ܐ

From Middle Persian [script needed] (mwc /⁠mōz⁠/). Compare Persian موز (moz), Arabic مَوْز (mawz), and Hebrew מוֹז (môz).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [muzɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [muze(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܡܘܙܐ • (mūzā) m (plural ܡܘܙܐ)

1. banana
2. Musa × paradisiaca

Inflection

    inflection of ܡܘܙܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܡܘܙ	ܡܘܙܝܢ
construct	ܡܘܙ	ܡܘܙܝ
emphatic	ܡܘܙܐ	ܡܘܙܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܡܘܙܝ	ܡܘܙܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܡܘܙܟ	ܡܘܙܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܡܘܙܟܝ	ܡܘܙܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܡܘܙܗ	ܡܘܙܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܡܘܙܗ	ܡܘܙܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܡܘܙܢ	ܡܘܙܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܡܘܙܟܘܢ	ܡܘܙܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܡܘܙܟܝܢ	ܡܘܙܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܡܘܙܗܘܢ	ܡܘܙܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܡܘܙܗܝܢ	ܡܘܙܝܗܝܢ

References

• “mwzˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• 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, p. 723a