ܙܝܢܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
| Root |
|---|
| ܙ ܝ ܢ (z y n) |
| 2 terms |
From Aramaic זַיְנָא (zaynā), borrowed from Old Iranian *zaina-; compare Hebrew זַיִן (záyin), Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬉𐬥𐬀 (zaēna, “weapon”), Middle Persian zyn' (zēn, “weapon; armor”), Old Armenian զէն (zēn) (a loanword). The sense of “semicolon” is a learned borrowing from Classical Syriac.
Noun
ܙܲܝܢܵܐ • (zaynā) m sg (plural ܙܲܝ̈ܢܹܐ (zaynē))
Inflection
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܙܲܝܢܝܼ (zaynī) |
ܙܲܝܢܲܢ (zaynan) | ||
| construct | ܙܹܝܢ (zēn) |
2nd person | ܙܲܝܢܘܼܟ݂ (zaynūḵ) |
ܙܲܝܢܵܟ݂ܝ (zaynāḵ) |
ܙܲܝܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (zaynāwḵōn) | ||
| emphatic | ܙܲܝܢܵܐ (zaynā) |
3rd person | ܙܲܝܢܹܗ (zaynēh) |
ܙܲܝܢܵܗ̇ (zaynāh) |
ܙܲܝܢܗܘܿܢ (zaynhōn) | ||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܙܲܝܢܝܼ̈ (zaynī) |
ܙܲܝܢܲܢ̈ (zaynan) | ||
| construct | ܙܲܝܢܲܝ̈ (zaynay) |
2nd person | ܙܲܝܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (zaynūḵ) |
ܙܲܝܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (zaynāḵ) |
ܙܲܝܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (zaynāwḵōn) | ||
| emphatic | ܙܲܝ̈ܢܹܐ (zaynē) |
3rd person | ܙܲܝܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (zaynūh) |
ܙܲܝ̈ܢܘܿܗ̇ (zaynōh) |
ܙܲܝܢܗ̈ܘܿܢ (zaynhōn) | ||
Derived terms
- ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܙܲܝ̈ܢܹܐ (bēṯ zaynē, “armory, closet; quiver”)
- ܙܲܝܸܢ (zayyin, “to arm”)
Coordinate terms
- (symbol) ( ؛ )
- (Punctuation) ܦܘܼܚܵܡܵܐ (puḥḥāmā); ܢܘܼܩܙܵܐ (nuqzā, “period, full stop”), ܦܵܪܘܿܫܬܵܐ (pārōštā, “comma”), ܫܘܲܝܹ̈ܐ (šwayyē, “colon”), ܙܲܝ̈ܢܹܐ (zaynē, “semicolon”), ܝܲܕ݂ܥܵܐ ܕܫܘܼܐܵܠܵܐ (yaḏˁā d-šuˀālā, “question mark”), ܝܲܕ݂ܥܵܐ ܕܩܪܵܝܬܵܐ (yaḏˁā d-qrāytā, “exclamation mark”), ܝܲܕ݂ܥܵܐ ܕܡܸܬܬܣܝܼܡܵܢܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (yaḏˁā d-mittsīmānūṯā, “quotation mark”), ܢܵܩܘܿܦܵܐ (nāqōpā, “dash, hyphen”), ܣܛܵܦܵܐ (sṭāpā, “slash”), ܩܸܫܬܵܐ (qištā, “parenthesis, bracket”), ܟܵܘܟ݂ܒ݂ܘܿܢܵܐ (kāwḵḇōnā, “asterisk”), ܓܵܕ݂ܘܿܡܵܐ (gāḏōmā), ܦܵܣܘܿܩܵܐ (pāsōqā), (Category: aii:Punctuation marks)
Classical Syriac
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Iranian *zaina-. Compare Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬉𐬥𐬀 (zaēna, “weapon”), Middle Persian zyn' (zēn, “weapon; armor”), Old Armenian զէն (zēn) (a loanword); see the latter for more.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [zajnɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [zajne(ʔ)] (plural)
Noun
ܙܝܢܐ • (zaynā’) m (plural ܙܝܢܐ)
Inflection
inflection of ܙܝܢܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܙܝܢ | ܙܝܢܝܢ |
| construct | ܙܝܢ | ܙܝܢܝ |
| emphatic | ܙܝܢܐ | ܙܝܢܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܙܝܢܝ | ܙܝܢܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܙܝܢܟ | ܙܝܢܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܙܝܢܟܝ | ܙܝܢܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܙܝܢܗ | ܙܝܢܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܙܝܢܗ | ܙܝܢܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܙܝܢܢ | ܙܝܢܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܙܝܢܟܘܢ | ܙܝܢܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܙܝܢܟܝܢ | ܙܝܢܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܙܝܢܗܘܢ | ܙܝܢܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܙܝܢܗܝܢ | ܙܝܢܝܗܝܢ |
Derived terms
- ܒܝܬ ܙܝܢܐ
References
- “zyn”, 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. 87b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 115a
- 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. 378b
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