ܙܓܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
From the earlier unassimilated form ܙܢܓܐ (zangā), from Middle Persian 𐭦𐭭𐭢 (zang); compare Persian زنگ (zang).
Alternative forms
- ܙܢܓܐ (zangā) (unassimilated form)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈzaɡ.ɡɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [ˈzaɡ.ɡe] (plural)
Noun
ܙܓܐ • (zaggā) m (plural ܙܓܐ)
- cymbal, bell
- mortar (used with a pestle)
Inflection
inflection of ܙܓܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܙܓ | ܙܓܝܢ |
| construct | ܙܓ | ܙܓܝ |
| emphatic | ܙܓܐ | ܙܓܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܙܓܝ | ܙܓܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܙܓܟ | ܙܓܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܙܓܟܝ | ܙܓܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܙܓܗ | ܙܓܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܙܓܗ | ܙܓܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܙܓܢ | ܙܓܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܙܓܟܘܢ | ܙܓܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܙܓܟܝܢ | ܙܓܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܙܓܗܘܢ | ܙܓܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܙܓܗܝܢ | ܙܓܝܗܝܢ |
See also
- ܢܩܘܫܐ (nāqōšā)
Etymology 2
From Middle Persian [script needed] (zʾtk' /zādag/) or [script needed] (zhk' /zahag/); compare also Old Armenian ձագ (jag).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈzɑ(ɡ).ɡɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [ˈzɑ(ɡ).ɡe] (plural)
Noun
ܙܓܐ • (zāggā) m (plural ܙܓܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܙܓܬܐ)
- chick (young chicken)
- Synonym: ܦܪܘܓܐ
Inflection
inflection of ܙܓܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܙܓ | ܙܓܝܢ |
| construct | ܙܓ | ܙܓܝ |
| emphatic | ܙܓܐ | ܙܓܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܙܓܝ | ܙܓܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܙܓܟ | ܙܓܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܙܓܟܝ | ܙܓܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܙܓܗ | ܙܓܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܙܓܗ | ܙܓܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܙܓܢ | ܙܓܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܙܓܟܘܢ | ܙܓܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܙܓܟܝܢ | ܙܓܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܙܓܗܘܢ | ܙܓܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܙܓܗܝܢ | ܙܓܝܗܝܢ |
Further reading
- “zg”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-05-22
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 84a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 110a
- 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 364a-b