ܙܝܢ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Ultimately derived from Phoenician 𐤆𐤉𐤍 (zyn, literally “sword”); compare Hebrew זַיִן (záyin), Arabic زَاي (zāy) and Ancient Greek ζῆτᾰ (zêta).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [zenː]

Noun

ܙܹܝܢ • (zēn) f

1. zayin (the seventh letter of the Assyrian alphabet and Syriac script)

Coordinate terms

• (symbol) ܙ
• (Assyrian letter names) ܐܵܠܲܦ (ālap), ܒܹܝܬ݂ (bēṯ), ܓܵܡܲܠ (gāmal), ܕܵܠܲܬ݂ (dālaṯ), ܗܹܐ (hē), ܘܲܘ (waw), ܙܹܝܢ (zēn), ܚܹܝܬ݂ (ḥēṯ), ܛܹܝܬ݂ (ṭēṯ), ܝܘܿܕ݂ (yōḏ), ܟܲܦ (kap), ܠܵܡܲܕ݂ (lāmaḏ), ܡܝܼܡ (mīm), ܢܘܼܢ (nūn), ܣܸܡܟܲܬ݂ (simkaṯ), ܥܹܐ (ˁē), ܦܹܐ (pē), ܨܵܕ݂ܹܐ (ṣāḏē), ܩܘܿܦ (qōp), ܪܹܝܫ (rēš), ܫܝܼܢ (šīn), ܬܲܘ (taw), ^{(Category: aii:Syriac letter names)}

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [zenː]

Noun

ܙܹܝܢ • (zēn) m (plural ܙܲܝܢܲܝ̈ (zaynay))

1. singular construct state of ܙܲܝܢܵܐ (zaynā, “weapon”)