ܙܘܘܓܐ
Classical Syriac edit
Etymology edit
From the root ܙ-ܘ-ܓ (z-w-ɡ) related to joining, from Ancient Greek ζυγόν (zugón) or ζεῦγος (zeûgos), from Proto-Indo-European *yugóm (“yoke”). Compare Arabic زَوَاج (zawāj) and Hebrew זִוּוּג (ziwwûḡ).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ܙܘܘܓܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܙܘܘܓܐ)
- marriage, wedding
- matrimony, wedlock
- spouse
- copulation, coition, sexual intercourse
- coupling, cohabitation
Inflection edit
inflection of ܙܘܘܓܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܙܘܘܓ | ܙܘܘܓܝܢ |
| construct | ܙܘܘܓ | ܙܘܘܓܝ |
| emphatic | ܙܘܘܓܐ | ܙܘܘܓܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܙܘܘܓܝ | ܙܘܘܓܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܙܘܘܓܟ | ܙܘܘܓܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܙܘܘܓܟܝ | ܙܘܘܓܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܙܘܘܓܗ | ܙܘܘܓܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܙܘܘܓܗ | ܙܘܘܓܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܙܘܘܓܢ | ܙܘܘܓܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܙܘܘܓܟܘܢ | ܙܘܘܓܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܙܘܘܓܟܝܢ | ܙܘܘܓܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܙܘܘܓܗܘܢ | ܙܘܘܓܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܙܘܘܓܗܝܢ | ܙܘܘܓܝܗܝܢ |
References edit
- “zwwg”, 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. 85b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 112a
- 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. 371a