ܙܪܕܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

From Old Iranian. Compare Jewish Babylonian Aramaic זַרְדָּא (zarədā), Avestan 𐬰𐬭𐬁𐬜𐬀 (zrāδa), Arabic زَرَد (zarad), Middle Persian zlyh (zrēy, zrēh), Persian زره (zere), Old Armenian զրահ (zrah).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [zar.dɑː]

Noun

ܙܲܪܕܵܐ • (zardā) m sg (plural ܙܲܪ̈ܕܹܐ (zardē))

1. chain mail coat

Inflection

Inflection of ܙܲܪܕܵܐ (zardā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܙܲܪܕܝܼ (zardī)		ܙܲܪܕܲܢ (zardan)
	construct	ܙܲܪܕ (zard)	2nd person	ܙܲܪܕܘܼܟ݂ (zardūḵ)	ܙܲܪܕܵܟ݂ܝ (zardāḵ)	ܙܲܪܕܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (zardāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܙܲܪܕܵܐ (zardā)	3rd person	ܙܲܪܕܹܗ (zardēh)	ܙܲܪܕܵܗ̇ (zardāh)	ܙܲܪܕܗܘܿܢ (zardhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܙܲܪ̈ܕܝܼ (zardī)		ܙܲܪ̈ܕܲܢ (zardan)
	construct	ܙܲܪ̈ܕܲܝ (zarday)	2nd person	ܙܲܪ̈ܕܘܼܟ݂ (zardūḵ)	ܙܲܪ̈ܕܵܟ݂ܝ (zardāḵ)	ܙܲܪ̈ܕܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (zardāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܙܲܪ̈ܕܹܐ (zardē)	3rd person	ܙܲܪ̈ܕܘܼܗܝ (zardūh)	ܙܲܪ̈ܕܘܿܗ̇ (zardōh)	ܙܲܪ̈ܕܗܘܿܢ (zardhōn)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Persian زرد (zard).

Pronunciation

• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [zar.de]

Adjective

ܙܲܪܕܹܐ • (zardē)

1. (dialectal) yellow

   Synonyms: ܫܥܘܿܬ݂ܵܐ (šˁōṯā), ܙܵܪܓܵܐ (zārgā)

References

• “ܙܪܕܐ”, in Sureth Dictionary, Association Assyrophile de France, 2021 December 9 (last accessed)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Old Iranian. Compare Jewish Babylonian Aramaic זַרְדָּא (zarədā), Avestan 𐬰𐬭𐬁𐬜𐬀 (zrāδa), Arabic زَرَد (zarad), Middle Persian zlyh (zrēy, zrēh), Persian زره (zere), Old Armenian զրահ (zrah).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [zar(ə)dɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [zar(ə)de] (plural)

Noun

ܙܪܕܐ • (zarədā) m (plural ܙܪܕܐ (zarədē))

1. chain mail coat

Inflection

    inflection of ܙܪܕܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܙܪܕ	ܙܪܕܝܢ
construct	ܙܪܕ	ܙܪܕܝ
emphatic	ܙܪܕܐ	ܙܪܕܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܙܪܕܝ	ܙܪܕܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܙܪܕܟ	ܙܪܕܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܙܪܕܟܝ	ܙܪܕܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܙܪܕܗ	ܙܪܕܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܙܪܕܗ	ܙܪܕܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܙܪܕܢ	ܙܪܕܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܙܪܕܟܘܢ	ܙܪܕܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܙܪܕܟܝܢ	ܙܪܕܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܙܪܕܗܘܢ	ܙܪܕܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܙܪܕܗܝܢ	ܙܪܕܝܗܝܢ

References

• “zrdˀ”, 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 92a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 120b
• 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 397a