ܚܙܝܪܢ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Aramaic חְזִירָן (ḥzīrān), from חְזִירָא (ḥzīrā’, “boar”), by association of Sirius, which rises in the summer, with the boar-god Ninurta; compare also borrowed into Arabic حَزِيرَان (ḥazīrān). Compare ܚܙܘܼܪܵܐ (ḥzūrā, “pig”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [xziːraːn.]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [ħɪziːran]

Proper noun

ܚܙܝܼܪܵܢ • (ḥzīrān) m

1. The third month of the Assyrian calendar
2. June (sixth month of the Gregorian calendar of thirty days)

Coordinate terms

Gregorian calendar months in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic · ܝܲܪ̈ܚܹܐ ܕܣܘܼܪܓܵܕ݂ܵܐ ܡܵܘܠܵܕ݂ܵܝܵܐ (yarḥē d-surgāḏā māwlāḏāyā) (layout · text)
January	February	March	April
ܟܵܢܘܿܢ ܬܪܲܝܵܢܵܐ (kānōn trayyānā)	ܫܒ݂ܵܛ (šḇāṭ)	ܐܵܕ݂ܵܪ (āḏār)	ܢܝܼܣܵܢ (nīsān)
May	June	July	August
ܐܝܼܵܪ (īyār)	ܚܙܝܼܪܵܢ (ḥzīrān)	ܬܵܡܘܿܙ (tāmōz)	ܐܵܒ (āb), ܛܲܒܵܚ (ṭabbāḥ)
September	October	November	December
ܐܝܼܠܘܿܠ (īlōl)	ܬܸܫܪܝܼܢ ܩܲܕ݇ܡܵܝܵܐ (tišrīn qammāyā)	ܬܸܫܪܝܼܢ ܬܪܲܝܵܢܵܐ (tišrīn trayyānā)	ܟܵܢܘܿܢ ܩܲܕ݇ܡܵܝܵܐ (kānōn qammāyā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From ܚܙܝܪܐ (ḥzīrā’, “boar”), by association of Sirius, which rises in the summer, with the boar-god Ninurta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ħ(ə)zirɑn]

Noun

ܚܙܝܪܢ • (ḥzīrān)

1. June

Gregorian calendar months in Classical Syriac · ܣܘܪܓܕܐ ܓܪܝܓܘܪܝܐ (layout · text)
January	February	March	April
ܟܢܘܢ ܒ (kānūn b)	ܫܒܛ (šḇāṭ)	ܐܕܪ (ʾādār)	ܢܝܣܢ (nīsān)
May	June	July	August
ܐܝܪ (ʾayyār)	ܚܙܝܪܢ (ḥzīrān)	ܬܡܘܙ (tammūz)	ܐܒ (ʾāb), ܐܘܓܘܣܛܘܣ
September	October	November	December
ܐܝܠܘܠ (ʾīlūl)	ܬܫܪܝܢ ܐ (tešrīn ʾ)	ܬܫܪܝܢ ܒ (tešrīn b)	ܟܢܘܢ ܐ (kānūn ʾ)

Descendants

• Arabic: حزيران (ḥazīrān)
  • Ottoman Turkish: حزیران (haziran)
    • Turkish: haziran
    • Northern Kurdish: xezîran

See also

• ܓܘܡܕܐ (Islamic Calendar)
• ܡܗܟܝܪ (Egyptian Calendar)
• ܣܦܶܢܕܰܪܡܰܕ (Zoroastrian Calendar)

References

• ܚܙܝܪܢ on syriacdictionary.net
• “ḥzyrn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Brockelmann, Carl (1928) Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), 2nd edition, Halle: Max Niemeyer, published 1995, page 226
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 137
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 101

Further reading

ܚܙܝܪܢ on the Aramaic Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^arc

Turoyo

Etymology

From Aramaic ܚܙܝܪܢ (ḥəzīrān).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ħzirən/

Noun

ܚܙܝܪܷܢ • (ḥzirën) m

1. June

See also

Gregorian calendar months in Turoyo · ܝܰܪܚܶܐ (yarḥe) (layout · text)
January	February	March	April
ܟܳܢܘܢ ܚܰܪܳܝܳܐ (konun ḥaroyo)	ܐܷܫܘܷܛ (ëšwëṭ)	ܐܳܕ݂ܰܪ (oḏar)	ܢܝܣܷܢ (nisën)
May	June	July	August
ܐܝـܝܰܪ (iyar)	ܚܙܝܪܷܢ (ḥzirën)	ܬܰܡܷܙ (tamëz)	ܐܳܒ (ob), ܛܷܒܒܰܟ݂ (ṭëbbax)
September	October	November	December
ܐܝܠܷܢ (ilën)	ܬܷܫܪܷܢ ܩܰܡܳܝܳܐ (tëšrën qamoyo)	ܬܷܫܪܷܢ ܚܰܪܳܝܳܐ (tëšrën ḥaroyo)	ܟܳܢܘܢ ܩܰܡܳܝܳܐ (konun qamoyo)