ܙܒܢܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

A loanword from an indeterminate source. Ultimately from Proto-Semitic *zaman-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [zavnɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [zavne(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܙܒܢܐ • (zaḇnā) c (plural ܙܒܢܐ)

1. time
2. temporality, ephemerality
3. caducity, fragility
4. epoch, era, age
5. occasion, moment, instance
6. season
7. (grammar) tense

Usage notes

Usually, the sense of "moment" or "instance" is feminine while all other senses are masculine.

Inflection

    declension of ܙܒܢܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܙܒܢ	ܙܒܢܝܢ
construct	ܙܒܢ	ܙܒܢܝ
emphatic	ܙܒܢܐ	ܙܒܢܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܙܒܢܝ	ܙܒܢܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܙܒܢܟ	ܙܒܢܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܙܒܢܟܝ	ܙܒܢܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܙܒܢܗ	ܙܒܢܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܙܒܢܗ	ܙܒܢܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܙܒܢܢ	ܙܒܢܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܙܒܢܟܘܢ	ܙܒܢܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܙܒܢܟܝܢ	ܙܒܢܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܙܒܢܗܘܢ	ܙܒܢܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܙܒܢܗܝܢ	ܙܒܢܝܗܝܢ

See also

• ܙܒܢܬܐ‎

Etymology 2

From the root ܙ-ܒ-ܢ‎ (z-b-n) related to purchasing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [z(ə)vɑnɑ(ʔ)], [zɛvnɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [z(ə)vɑne(ʔ)], [zɛvne(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܙܒܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܙܒܢܐ)

1. purchasing, purchase
2. merchandise

Inflection

    declension of ܙܒܢܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܙܒܢ	ܙܒܢܝܢ
construct	ܙܒܢ	ܙܒܢܝ
emphatic	ܙܒܢܐ	ܙܒܢܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܙܒܢܝ	ܙܒܢܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܙܒܢܟ	ܙܒܢܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܙܒܢܟܝ	ܙܒܢܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܙܒܢܗ	ܙܒܢܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܙܒܢܗ	ܙܒܢܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܙܒܢܢ	ܙܒܢܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܙܒܢܟܘܢ	ܙܒܢܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܙܒܢܟܝܢ	ܙܒܢܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܙܒܢܗܘܢ	ܙܒܢܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܙܒܢܗܝܢ	ܙܒܢܝܗܝܢ

See also

• ܙܘܒܢܐ‎

References

• “zbn”, 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. 83b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pp. 109b-110a
• 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. 363a-b