ܥܙܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܥܙܐ

Etymology

From Aramaic עִזָּא (ʿezzā); compare Akkadian 𒍚 (, enzu [ÙZ]), Arabic عَنْز (ʕanz), Hebrew עֵז (ʿēz), and Ugaritic 𐎓𐎇 (ʿz).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʕəz.zɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [ʔəz.zɑː]

Noun

ܥܸܙܵܐ • (ˁizzā) m or f (plural ܥܸܙܹ̈ܐ (ˁizzē), feminine ܥܸܙܝܼܬܵܐ (ˁizītā), masculine ܬܲܝܫܵܐ (tayšā))

1. goat (hardy domesticated ruminant mammal with backward-curving horns and a beard)
   • Matthew 25:33:

     ܒܸܬ ܡܲܟܠܹܐ ܥܸܪ̈ܒܹܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܝܲܡܝܼܢܹܗ، ܘܥܸܙܹ̈ܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܣܸܡܵܠܹܗ.

     bit maklē ʿirbē min yamīnēh, w-ʿizzē min simmālēh.

     And He will set the sheep on His right hand, and the goats on the left.

2. goat hair

Usage notes

In some dialects, this word refers to a female goat, while in others, a male goat. In dialects which this refers to a female goat, a male goat is a ܬܲܝܫܵܐ (tayšā). In dialects which this word refers to a male goat, a female goat is a ܥܸܙܝܼܬܵܐ (ˁizītā).

Inflection

Inflection of ܥܸܙܵܐ (ˁizzā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܥܸܙܝܼ (ˁizī)		ܥܸܙܲܢ (ˁizzan)
	construct	ܥܸܙ (ˁiz)	2nd person	ܥܸܙܘܼܟ݂ (ˁizūḵ)	ܥܸܙܵܟ݂ܝ (ˁizzāḵ)	ܥܸܙܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ˁizzāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܥܸܙܵܐ (ˁizzā)	3rd person	ܥܸܙܹܗ (ˁizzēh)	ܥܸܙܵܗ̇ (ˁizzāh)	ܥܸܙܗܘܿܢ (ˁizhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܥܸܙܝܼ̈ (ˁizī)		ܥܸܙܲܢ̈ (ˁizzan)
	construct	ܥܸܙܲܝ̈ (ˁizzay)	2nd person	ܥܸܙܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ˁizūḵ)	ܥܸܙܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ˁizzāḵ)	ܥܸܙܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ˁizzāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܥܸܙܹ̈ܐ (ˁizzē)	3rd person	ܥܸܙܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ˁizūh)	ܥܸܙ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ˁizzōh)	ܥܸܙܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ˁizhōn)

See also

• ܬܲܝܫܵܐ (tayšā)

Proper noun

ܥܸܙܵܐ • (ˁizzā) f

1. (astronomy) Capella

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

• Uncontracted form: ܥܢܙܐ

Etymology

From the earlier uncontracted form ܥܢܙܐ (ʿenzā(ʾ)). Compare Akkadian 𒍚 (, enzu [ÙZ]), Arabic عَنْز (ʕanz), Hebrew עֵז (ʿēz), and Ugaritic 𐎓𐎇 (ʿz).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʕɛzzɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʕɛzze(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܥܙܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܥܙܐ, singular masculine counterpart ܬܝܫܐ)

1. goat, she-goat

Inflection

    declension of ܥܙܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܥܢܙ	ܥܙܝܢ
construct	ܥܢܙ	ܥܙܝ
emphatic	ܥܙܐ	ܥܙܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܥܙܝ	ܥܙܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܥܙܟ	ܥܙܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܥܙܟܝ	ܥܙܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܥܙܗ	ܥܙܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܥܙܗ	ܥܙܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܥܙܢ	ܥܙܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܥܙܟܘܢ	ܥܙܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܥܙܟܝܢ	ܥܙܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܥܙܗܘܢ	ܥܙܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܥܙܗܝܢ	ܥܙܝܗܝܢ

Proper noun

ܥܙܐ • (transliteration needed) f

1. (astronomy) Capella

References

• “ˁz”, 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. 258a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 408b
• 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, p. 1089a