ܙܥܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Aramaic זָגָא (zāḡā, “chick”), from Middle Persian [script needed] (zʾtk' /⁠zādag⁠/) or [script needed] (zhk' /⁠zahag⁠/); compare also Old Armenian ձագ (jag).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [zɑʕ.jɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [zaj.jɑː]

Noun

ܙܲܥܝܵܐ • (zaˁyā) m (plural ܙܲܥܝܹ̈ܐ (zaˁyē), feminine ܙܵܥܬܵܐ (zāˁtā))

1. offspring, young of an animal

   ܙܲܥܝܹ̈ܐ ܕܐܲܪܝܵܐ ܗܵܕܘܿܣܹ̈ܐ ܝܢܵܐ ܒܘܼܬ ܥܵܠܡܵܐ ܠܚܲܕܸܪ̈ܘܵܢܗܘܿܢ.

   zaˁyē d-aryā hādōsē ìnā būt ˁālmā l-ḥaddirwānhōn.

   The lion's young are curious about the world around them.

   • Matthew 21:5:

     ܐ݇ܡܘܿܪܘܼܢ ܠܒܪܵܬܵܐ ܕܨܸܗܝܘܿܢ، «ܗܵܐ ܡܲܠܟܵܟ݂ܝ ܒܹܐ݇ܬܵܝܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܠܟܸܣܠܵܟ݂ܝ، ܡܲܟܝܼܟ݂ܵܐ ܘܪܟܝܼܒ݂ܵܐ ܥܲܠ ܚܡܵܪܬܵܐ، ܘܥܲܠ ܓ̰ܲܥܫܵܐ ܙܲܥܝܵܐ ܕܚܡܵܪܬܵܐ».

     mōrūn l-brātā d-ṣihyōn, “hā malkāḵ bētāyā ìlēh l-kislāḵ, makīḵā w-rkīḇā ˁal ḥmārtā, w-ˁal jaˁšā zaˁyā d-ḥmārtā”.

     Tell the daughter of Zion, “Behold, your King is coming to you, Lowly, and sitting on a donkey, A colt, the foal of a donkey.”

Proper noun

ܙܲܥܝܵܐ • (zaˁyā) m

1. a male given name
2. a surname transferred from the given name