ܚܙܝܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܚ-ܙ-ܐ (ḥ-z-ʾ) related to seeing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ħ(ə)zɑjɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܚܙܝܐ • (transliteration needed) m(uncountable)

1. seeing, sight, vision
2. recovery from blindness

Inflection

    declension of ܚܙܝܐ

state	singular (uncountable)
absolute	ܚܙܝ
construct	ܚܙܝ
emphatic	ܚܙܝܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܚܙܝܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܚܙܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܚܙܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܚܙܝܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܚܙܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܚܙܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܚܙܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܚܙܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܚܙܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܚܙܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܚ-ܙ-ܐ (ḥ-z-ʾ) related to seeing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ħɛzjɑ(ʔ)] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [ħɛzje(ʔ)] (in the plural)

Noun

ܚܙܝܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܚܙܝܐ)

1. (nautical) prow

Inflection

    inflection of ܚܙܝܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܚܙܝ	ܚܙܝܝܢ
construct	ܚܙܝ	ܚܙܝܝ
emphatic	ܚܙܝܐ	ܚܙܝܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܚܙܝܝ	ܚܙܝܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܚܙܝܟ	ܚܙܝܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܚܙܝܟܝ	ܚܙܝܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܚܙܝܗ	ܚܙܝܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܚܙܝܗ	ܚܙܝܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܚܙܝܢ	ܚܙܝܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܚܙܝܟܘܢ	ܚܙܝܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܚܙܝܟܝܢ	ܚܙܝܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܚܙܝܗܘܢ	ܚܙܝܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܚܙܝܗܝܢ	ܚܙܝܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

From the root ܚ-ܙ-ܐ (ḥ-z-ʾ) related to seeing. Compare Hebrew חֹזֶה (ḥōzê).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ħazzɑjɑ(ʔ)] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [ħazzɑje(ʔ)] (in the plural)

Noun

ܚܙܝܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܚܙܝܐ)

1. observer, spectator, onlooker
2. eyewitness
3. seer, prophet

Inflection

    inflection of ܚܙܝܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܚܙܝ	ܚܙܝܝܢ
construct	ܚܙܝ	ܚܙܝܝ
emphatic	ܚܙܝܐ	ܚܙܝܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܚܙܝܝ	ܚܙܝܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܚܙܝܟ	ܚܙܝܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܚܙܝܟܝ	ܚܙܝܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܚܙܝܗ	ܚܙܝܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܚܙܝܗ	ܚܙܝܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܚܙܝܢ	ܚܙܝܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܚܙܝܟܘܢ	ܚܙܝܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܚܙܝܟܝܢ	ܚܙܝܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܚܙܝܗܘܢ	ܚܙܝܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܚܙܝܗܝܢ	ܚܙܝܝܗܝܢ

References

• “ḥzy”, 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, p. 101a, b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 136b
• 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, pp. 438b-439a