ܙܝܩܐ
Classical Syriac edit
Etymology edit
From Akkadian 𒍣𒄿𒄣 (/zîqu, zīqīqu/, “breeze, blast of air; storm, wind; ghost”), where also 𒄑𒍣𒋡 (/zâqu/, “to blow”). Also Jewish Palestinian Aramaic, Jewish Literary Aramaic, Jewish Babylonian Aramaic זִיקָא (zīqā).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [ˈzi.qɑ]
- (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈzi.qɑ]
- (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈzi.qo]
Noun edit
ܙܝܩܐ • (zīqā) m (plural ܙܝܩܐ (zīqē))
- storm, tempest
- gust, gale, strong wind
- (astronomy) comet, meteor, shooting star
- (figuratively) radiancy
- (mythology) a type of demon
Inflection edit
inflection of ܙܝܩܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܙܝܩ | ܙܝܩܝܢ |
| construct | ܙܝܩ | ܙܝܩܝ |
| emphatic | ܙܝܩܐ | ܙܝܩܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܙܝܩܝ | ܙܝܩܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܙܝܩܟ | ܙܝܩܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܙܝܩܟܝ | ܙܝܩܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܙܝܩܗ | ܙܝܩܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܙܝܩܗ | ܙܝܩܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܙܝܩܢ | ܙܝܩܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܙܝܩܟܘܢ | ܙܝܩܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܙܝܩܟܝܢ | ܙܝܩܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܙܝܩܗܘܢ | ܙܝܩܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܙܝܩܗܝܢ | ܙܝܩܝܗܝܢ |
Descendants edit
See also edit
- ܙܝܩܬܐ (zīqtā)
References edit
- “zyq2”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2019-02-13
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 87b
- Payne Margoliouth, Jessie (1927) Supplement to the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, S.T.P., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 110b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 115a
- Sokoloff, Michael (2002) A Dictionary of Jewish Babylonian Aramaic of the Talmudic and Geonic periods, Ramat Gan: Bar Ilan University, page 411a
- 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 379b
- Zimmern, Heinrich (1915) Akkadische Fremdwörter als Beweis für babylonischen Kultureinfluss (in German), Leipzig: A. Edelmann, page 45