Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit

 
ܥܙܐ

Etymology edit

From Aramaic עִזָּא (ʿezzā); compare Akkadian 𒍚 ( , enzu [ÙZ]), Arabic عَنْز (ʕanz), Hebrew עֵז (ʿēz), and Ugaritic 𐎓𐎇 (ʿz).

Pronunciation edit

  • (standard) IPA(key): [ʕəz.zɑː]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [ʔəz.zɑː]

Noun edit

ܥܸܙܵܐ (ˁizzām or f (plural ܥܸܙܹ̈ܐ (ˁizzē), feminine ܥܸܙܝܼܬܵܐ (ˁizītā), masculine ܬܲܝܫܵܐ (tayšā))

  1. goat (hardy domesticated ruminant mammal with backward-curving horns and a beard)
    • Matthew 25:33:
      ܒܸܬ ܡܲܟܠܹܐ ܥܸܪ̈ܒܹܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܝܲܡܝܼܢܹܗ، ܘܥܸܙܹ̈ܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܣܸܡܵܠܹܗ.
      bit maklē ʿirbē min yamīnēh, w-ʿizzē min simmālēh.
      And He will set the sheep on His right hand, and the goats on the left.
  2. goat hair

Usage notes edit

In some dialects, this word refers to a female goat, while in others, a male goat. In dialects which this refers to a female goat, a male goat is a ܬܲܝܫܵܐ (tayšā). In dialects which this word refers to a male goat, a female goat is a ܥܸܙܝܼܬܵܐ (ˁizītā).

Inflection edit

See also edit

Proper noun edit

ܥܸܙܵܐ (ˁizzāf

  1. (astronomy) Capella

Classical Syriac edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From the earlier uncontracted form ܥܢܙܐ (ʿenzā(ʾ)). Compare Akkadian 𒍚 ( , enzu [ÙZ]), Arabic عَنْز (ʕanz), Hebrew עֵז (ʿēz), and Ugaritic 𐎓𐎇 (ʿz).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ʕɛzzɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʕɛzze(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun edit

ܥܙܐ (transliteration neededf (plural ܥܙܐ, singular masculine counterpart ܬܝܫܐ)

  1. goat, she-goat

Inflection edit

Proper noun edit

ܥܙܐ (transliteration neededf

  1. (astronomy) Capella

References edit

  • ˁz”, 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, p. 258a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 408b
  • 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. 1089a