ܙܘܥܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܙ ܘ ܥ (z w ˁ)
8 terms

Etymology

From Aramaic זַוְעָא (zawˁā); compare Hebrew זִיעַ (zía', “flutter, tremor”) with the sense of “vowel diacritic” a semantic loan from Arabic حَرَكَة (ḥaraka).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [zɑwʕɑː]

Noun

ܙܵܘܥܵܐ • (zāwˁā) m sg (plural ܙܵܘܥܹ̈ܐ (zāwˁē) or ܙܵܘܥܵܢܹ̈ܐ (zāwˁānē))

1. movement, motion, moving
2. tumult, uprising, sedition, rebellion
3. terror, impulse, vibration
4. (grammar, orthography) vowel diacritic

   Synonym: ܢܘܼܩܙܵܐ (nuqzā)

5. (modern, politics) movement

Inflection

Inflection of ܙܵܘܥܵܐ (zāwˁā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܙܵܘܥܝܼ (zāwˁī)		ܙܵܘܥܲܢ (zāwˁan)
	construct	ܙܘܿܥ (zōˁ)	2nd person	ܙܵܘܥܘܼܟ݂ (zāwˁūḵ)	ܙܵܘܥܵܟ݂ܝ (zāwˁāḵ)	ܙܵܘܥܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (zāwˁāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܙܵܘܥܵܐ (zāwˁā)	3rd person	ܙܵܘܥܹܗ (zāwˁēh)	ܙܵܘܥܵܗ̇ (zāwˁāh)	ܙܵܘܥܗܘܿܢ (zāwˁhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܙܵܘܥܝܼ̈ (zāwˁī)		ܙܵܘܥܲܢ̈ (zāwˁan)
	construct	ܙܵܘܥܲܝ̈ (zāwˁay)	2nd person	ܙܵܘܥܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (zāwˁūḵ)	ܙܵܘܥܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (zāwˁāḵ)	ܙܵܘܥܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (zāwˁāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܙܵܘܥܹ̈ܐ (zāwˁē)	3rd person	ܙܵܘܥܘܼ̈ܗܝ (zāwˁūh)	ܙܵܘܥ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (zāwˁōh)	ܙܵܘܥܗ̈ܘܿܢ (zāwˁhōn)

Derived terms

• ܙܲܝܸܥ (zayyiˁ, “to punctuate, vocalise”)
• ܙܵܘܥܵܐ ܡܚܲܝܕܵܐ (zāwˁā mḥaydā, “diphtong”)
• ܙܵܘܥܵܢܵܝܵܐ (zāwˁānāyā, “kinetic, pertaining to the Zawaa”)

 

See also

• (Vowels) ܙܵܘܥܹ̈ܐ (zāwˁē); ܦܬ݂ܵܚܵܐ (pṯāḥā, “a”, literally “opening”), ܙܩܵܦܵܐ (zqāpā, “ā”, literally “erecting”), ܙܠܵܡܵܐ ܦܫܝܼܩܵܐ (zlāmā pšīqā, “i, e”, literally “easy slanting”), ܙܠܵܡܵܐ ܩܸܫܝܵܐ (zlāmā qišyā, “ē”, literally “hard slanting”), ܪܘܵܚܵܐ (rwāḥā, “ō”, literally “expanding”), ܪܒ݂ܵܨܵܐ (rḇāṣā, “ū”, literally “pressing”), ܚܒ݂ܵܨܵܐ (ḥḇāṣā, “ī”, literally “thronging”),
• ܙܵܐܹܥ (zāˀēˁ, “to move, be in motion”)
• ܡܲܙܝܸܥ (mazyiˁ, “to move, set in motion”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܙ-ܘ-ܥ (z-w-ʿ) related to moving. Compare Hebrew זִיעַ (zîaʿ). The sense of "vowel diacritic" is a calque of Arabic حَرَكَة (ḥaraka).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [zawʕɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [zawʕe], [zawʕɑne] (plural)

Noun

ܙܘܥܐ • (zawˁā) m (plural ܙܘܥܢܐ or ܙܘܥܐ)

1. shaking, trembling
2. vibration
3. moving, motion, movement
4. earthquake
5. commotion, agitation
6. tumult, uprising, sedition, rebellion
7. terror
8. impulse
9. (grammar, orthography) vowel diacritic

   Synonyms: ܦܘܚܡܝܐ, ܢܘܩܙܐ

10. (modern, politics) movement

Inflection

    declension of ܙܘܥܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܙܘܥ	ܙܘܥܢܝܢ ,ܙܘܥܝܢ
construct	ܙܘܥ	ܙܘܥܢܝ ,ܙܘܥܝ
emphatic	ܙܘܥܐ	ܙܘܥܢܐ ,ܙܘܥܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܙܘܥܝ	ܙܘܥܢܝ ,ܙܘܥܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܙܘܥܟ	ܙܘܥܢܝܟ ,ܙܘܥܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܙܘܥܟܝ	ܙܘܥܢܝܟܝ ,ܙܘܥܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܙܘܥܗ	ܙܘܥܢܘܗܝ ,ܙܘܥܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܙܘܥܗ	ܙܘܥܢܝܗ ,ܙܘܥܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܙܘܥܢ	ܙܘܥܢܝܢ ,ܙܘܥܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܙܘܥܟܘܢ	ܙܘܥܢܝܟܘܢ ,ܙܘܥܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܙܘܥܟܝܢ	ܙܘܥܢܝܟܝܢ ,ܙܘܥܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܙܘܥܗܘܢ	ܙܘܥܢܝܗܘܢ ,ܙܘܥܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܙܘܥܗܝܢ	ܙܘܥܢܝܗܝܢ ,ܙܘܥܝܗܝܢ

References

• “zwˁ”, 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, page 86b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 114a
• 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 374b