ܙܘܡܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek ζωμός (zōmós). Compare Hebrew זוֹם (zōm).

Alternative forms

• ܙܘܡܘܣ (zōmōs)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [zomɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [zome] (plural)

Noun

ܙܘܡܐ • (zōmā) m (plural ܙܘܡܐ (zōmē))

1. sauce, broth, juice
2. liquid, fluid

Inflection

    inflection of ܙܘܡܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܙܘܡ	ܙܘܡܝܢ
construct	ܙܘܡ	ܙܘܡܝ
emphatic	ܙܘܡܐ	ܙܘܡܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܙܘܡܝ	ܙܘܡܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܙܘܡܟ	ܙܘܡܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܙܘܡܟܝ	ܙܘܡܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܙܘܡܗ	ܙܘܡܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܙܘܡܗ	ܙܘܡܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܙܘܡܢ	ܙܘܡܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܙܘܡܟܘܢ	ܙܘܡܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܙܘܡܟܝܢ	ܙܘܡܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܙܘܡܗܘܢ	ܙܘܡܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܙܘܡܗܝܢ	ܙܘܡܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [zumɑ], [zɑwmɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [zume], [zɑwme] (plural)

Noun

ܙܘܡܐ • (zawmā, zūmā) m (plural ܙܘܡܐ (zawmā, zūmā))

1. snout

Inflection

    inflection of ܙܘܡܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܙܘܡ	ܙܘܡܝܢ
construct	ܙܘܡ	ܙܘܡܝ
emphatic	ܙܘܡܐ	ܙܘܡܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܙܘܡܝ	ܙܘܡܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܙܘܡܟ	ܙܘܡܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܙܘܡܟܝ	ܙܘܡܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܙܘܡܗ	ܙܘܡܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܙܘܡܗ	ܙܘܡܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܙܘܡܢ	ܙܘܡܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܙܘܡܟܘܢ	ܙܘܡܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܙܘܡܟܝܢ	ܙܘܡܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܙܘܡܗܘܢ	ܙܘܡܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܙܘܡܗܝܢ	ܙܘܡܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

From Middle Persian *zum. Compare from Middle Persian *zumag Arabic زُمَّج (zummaj), Chagatai زمج (zummaj, “steppe eagle, Aquila nipalensis”) known from the Bāburnāma and metathetical Hindi जुमिज़ (jumiz, “steppe eagle, Aquila nipalensis; eastern imperial eagle, Aquila heliaca”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [zumɑ], [zɑwmɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [zume], [zɑwme] (plural)

Noun

ܙܘܡܐ • (zawmā, zūmā) m (plural ܙܘܡܐ (zawmā, zūmā))

1. kind of bird of prey, (possibly) lammergeier

Inflection

    inflection of ܙܘܡܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܙܘܡ	ܙܘܡܝܢ
construct	ܙܘܡ	ܙܘܡܝ
emphatic	ܙܘܡܐ	ܙܘܡܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܙܘܡܝ	ܙܘܡܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܙܘܡܟ	ܙܘܡܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܙܘܡܟܝ	ܙܘܡܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܙܘܡܗ	ܙܘܡܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܙܘܡܗ	ܙܘܡܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܙܘܡܢ	ܙܘܡܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܙܘܡܟܘܢ	ܙܘܡܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܙܘܡܟܝܢ	ܙܘܡܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܙܘܡܗܘܢ	ܙܘܡܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܙܘܡܗܝܢ	ܙܘܡܝܗܝܢ

References

• “zwm³”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-04-03
• “zwm”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-04-03
• “zwm²”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-04-03
• Brockelmann, Carl (1928) Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), 2nd edition, Halle: Max Niemeyer, published 1995, page 192b
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 86a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 113a, 624b
• 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 373a