ܙܢܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܙ ܢ ܐ (z n ˀ)
3 terms

Etymology 1

Derived from the active participle of ܙܵܢܹܐ (zānē, “to commit adultery”); compare Arabic زَانٍ (zānin).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [zɑːnjɑː]

Noun

ܙܵܢܝܵܐ • (zānyā) m sg (plural ܙܵܢܝܹ̈ܐ (zānyē), feminine ܙܵܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (zānīṯā))

1. fornicator, adulterer
2. prostitute, rake, philanderer

   Synonyms: ܐܵܣܘܿܛܵܐ (āsōṭā), ܦܲܚܙܵܐ (paḥzā), ܓܲܝܵܪܵܐ (gayyārā), ܙܲܠܝܼܠܵܐ (zalīlā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܙܵܢܝܵܐ (zānyā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܙܵܢܝܝܼ (zānyī)		ܙܵܢܝܲܢ (zānyan)
	construct	ܙܵܢܹܐ (zānē)	2nd person	ܙܵܢܝܘܼܟ݂ (zānyūḵ)	ܙܵܢܝܵܟ݂ܝ (zānyāḵ)	ܙܵܢܝܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (zānyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܙܵܢܝܵܐ (zānyā)	3rd person	ܙܵܢܝܹܗ (zānyēh)	ܙܵܢܝܵܗ̇ (zānyāh)	ܙܵܢܝܗܘܿܢ (zānihōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܙܵܢܝܝܼ̈ (zānyī)		ܙܵܢܝܲܢ̈ (zānyan)
	construct	ܙܵܢܝܲܝ̈ (zānyay)	2nd person	ܙܵܢܝܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (zānyūḵ)	ܙܵܢܝܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (zānyāḵ)	ܙܵܢܝܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (zānyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܙܵܢܝܹ̈ܐ (zānyē)	3rd person	ܙܵܢܝܘܼ̈ܗܝ (zānyūh)	ܙܵܢܝ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (zānyōh)	ܙܵܢܝܗ̈ܘܿܢ (zānihōn)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [zənɑːjɑː]

Verb

ܙܢܵܝܵܐ • (znāyā)

1. present participle of ܙܵܢܹܐ (zānē, “to commit adultery”)

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [zɪn.jɑː]

Verb

ܙܸܢܝܵܐ • (zinyā) (feminine ܙܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (znīṯā), plural ܚܝܼܹ̈ܐ (zinyē))

1. past participle of ܙܵܢܹܐ (zānē, “to commit adultery”)

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [znajjeː]

Noun

ܙ̈ܢܲܝܹܐ • (znayyē) m

1. plural of ܙܢܵܐ (znā, “type, species, mood”)