ܙܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, from Old Persian 𐏀𐎴 (zana-); Compare Parthian [Manichaean needed] (zng /⁠zanag⁠/) and Hebrew זַן (zan).

Alternative forms

• ܐܸܙܢܵܐ (iznā)

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [zənɑː]

Noun

ܙܢܵܐ • (znā) m sg (plural ܙ̈ܢܲܝܵܐ (znayyā))

1. type, kind, sort, form, species

   Synonyms: ܐܵܕ݂ܫܵܐ (āḏšā), ܦܸܨܠܵܐ (piṣlā)

2. method, manner, way, style

   Synonyms: ܐܘܼܪܚܵܐ (urḥā), ܫܒ݂ܝܼܠܵܐ (šḇīlā), ܡܸܨܥܵܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (miṣˁāyūṯā)

3. (rhetoric) idiom, expression, figure of speech

   Synonym: ܦܸܬ݂ܓ݂ܵܡܵܐ (piṯḡāmā)

4. (grammar) mood, case

   ܙܢܵܐ ܦܘܼܫܵܟ݂ܵܝܵܐ ― znā pūšāḵāyā ― conditional mood

   ܙܢܵܐ ܦܵܩܘܿܕ݂ܵܐ ― znā pāqōḏā ― imperative mood

   ܙܢܵܐ ܣܵܝܘܿܡܵܐ ― znā sāyōmā ― indicative mood

   ܙܢܵܐ ܠܵܐ ܡܬܘܼܚܡܵܐ ― znā lā mtuḥmā ― infinitive mood

   ܙܢܵܐ ܬܸܢܘܵܝܵܐ ― znā tinwāyā ― subjunctive mood

Inflection

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Derived terms

• ܒܙܢܵܐ ܕ- (bznā d-)
• ܙܢܵܐ ܥܝܵܕ݂ܵܝܵܐ (znā ˁyāḏāyā, “routine, customs, habits”)
• ܙܢܵܢܵܝܵܐ (znānāyā, “diverse, special”)

Etymology 2

Root
ܙ ܢ ܐ (z n ˀ)
3 terms

From Aramaic זְנָא (zənā); related to Arabic زَنَى (zanā) and Hebrew זָנָה (zaná).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [zaːneː]

Verb

ܙܵܢܹܐ • (zānē)

1. to fornicate, commit adultery
   • c. 2014, ܕܝܬܩܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܒܠܫܢܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ, Aramaic Bible Translation, Inc., Exodus 20:13-16:

     ܠܵܐ ܩܵܛܠܹܬ. ܠܵܐ ܙܵܢܹܝܬ. ܠܵܐ ܓܵܢܒ݂ܹܬ. ܠܵܐ ܝܵܗ݇ܒ݂ܹܬ ܣܵܗܕܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܕܲܓܵܠܬܵܐ ܥܲܠ ܫܒܵܒ݂ܘܼܟ݂.

     lā qāṭlēt. lā zānēt. lā gānḇēt. lā yāḇēt sāhdūṯā daggāltā ˁal šbāḇōḵ.

     You shall not murder. You shall not commit adultery. You shall not steal. You shall not bear false witness against your neighbour.

   • c. 2014, ܕܝܬܩܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܒܠܫܢܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ, Aramaic Bible Translation, Inc., Revelation 17:2:

     ܗ̇ܝ ܕܥܲܡܵܗ̇ ܙܢܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܡܲܠܟܹ̈ܐ ܕܐܲܪܥܵܐ. ܘܪܘܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܥܵܡܘܿܪܹ̈ܐ ܕܐܲܪܥܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܚܲܡܪܵܐ ܕܙܵܢܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܗ̇.

     aya d-ˁammāh znē lhōn malkē d-arˁā. w-rwē lhōn ˁāmōrē d-arˁā min ḥamrā d-zānyūṯāh.

     with whom the kings of the earth committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth were made drunk with the wine of her fornication.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܙܵܢܹܐ

gerund	ܒܸܙܢܵܝܵܐ (biznāyā)
verbal noun	ܙܢܵܝܵܐ (znāyā)
		singular				plural
passive participle	m	ܙܸܢܝܵܐ (zinyā)				ܙܸܢܝܹ̈ܐ (zinyē)
	f	ܙܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (znīṯā)
agent noun	m	ܙܵܢܘܿܝܵܐ (zānōyā)				ܙܵܢܘܿܝܹ̈ܐ (zānōyē)
	f	ܙܵܢܘܿܝܬܵܐ (zānōytā)				ܙܵܢ̈ܘܿܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (zānōyāṯā)
instance noun		ܙܢܵܝܬܵܐ (znāytā)				ܙ̈ܢܵܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (znāyāṯā)
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܙܢܹܐ ܠܝܼ (znē lī)	ܙܢܹܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (znē lōḵ)	ܙܢܹܐ ܠܹܗ (znē lēh)	ܙܢܹܐ ܠܲܢ (znē lan)	ܙܢܹܐ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (znē lāwḵōn)	ܙܢܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ (znē lhōn)
	f		ܙܢܹܐ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (znē lāḵ)	ܙܢܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇ (znē lāh)
non-past	m	ܙܵܢܹܝܢ (zānēn)	ܙܵܢܹܝܬ (zānēt)	ܙܵܢܹܐ (zānē)	ܙܵܢܹܝܚ (zānēḥ)	ܙܵܢܲܝܬܘܿܢ (zānaytōn)	ܙܵܢܝܼ (zānī)
	f	ܙܵܢܝܲܢ (zānyan)	ܙܵܢܝܲܬܝ (zānyat)	ܙܵܢܝܵܐ (zānyā)
imperative	m		ܙܢܝܼ (znī)			ܙܢܲܘ (znaw)
	f		ܙܢܲܝ (znay)
passive past	m	ܙܢܹܝܢ (znēn)	ܙܢܹܝܬ (znēt)	ܙܢܹܐ (znē)	ܙܢܹܝܚ (znēḥ)	ܙܢܲܝܬܘܿܢ (znaytōn)	ܙܢܲܝ (znay)
	f	ܙܸܢܝܲܢ (zinyan)	ܙܸܢܝܲܬܝ (zinyat)	ܙܸܢܝܵܐ (zinyā)

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Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Old Persian 𐏀𐎴 (zana-). Compare Parthian [Manichaean needed] (zng /⁠zanag⁠/) and Hebrew זַן (zan).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [z(ə)nɑ]

Noun

ܙܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܙܢܝܐ)

1. type, kind, sort, form
2. species
3. method, manner, way, style
4. (in the plural) customs, habits
5. reason
6. state, condition
7. quality, qualificative
8. idiom, expression, figure of speech
9. (grammar) mood

Inflection

Inflection of ܙܢܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܙܢ		1st person	ܙܢܝ		ܙܢܢ
	construct	ܙܢ		2nd person	ܙܢܟ	ܙܢܟܝ	ܙܢܟܘܢ	ܙܢܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܙܢܐ		3rd person	ܙܢܗ	ܙܢܗ	ܙܢܗܘܢ	ܙܢܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܙܢܝܢ		1st person	ܙܢܝ		ܙܢܝܢ
	construct	ܙܢܝ		2nd person	ܙܢܝܟ	ܙܢܝܟܝ	ܙܢܝܟܘܢ	ܙܢܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܙܢܝܐ		3rd person	ܙܢܘܗܝ	ܙܢܝܗ	ܙܢܝܗܘܢ	ܙܢܝܗܝܢ

References

• “zn”, 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 90a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 118a
• 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, →ISBN, page 387b