ܙܓܘܓܝܬܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
From Aramaic זְגוּגִיתָא (zḡūḡīṯā), from Akkadian 𒍝𒅗𒅗𒌈 (/zakukītu/), from 𒍪𒆪𒌑 (/zukû/, “a kind of frit used in glass-making”, literally “clarity, clear, clean, refined or pure substance”); compare Arabic زُجَاجَة (zujāja), زُجَاج (zujāj), Hebrew זְגוּגִית (zgugit) and זְכוּכִית (zkhukhít).
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): [zɣoːɣiːtɑ]
- (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [zɣoːɣiːθɑ]
Noun
ܙܓ݂ܘܿܓ݂ܝܼܬܵܐ • (zḡoḡītā) f (plural ܙܓ݂ܘܿܓ݂ܝܵܬܹ̈ܐ (zḡoḡyātē))
- glass (transparent, rigid and brittle substance)
- ܟܠ ܟܵܘܬܵܐ ܚܲܕܬܬܵܐ ܥܒ݂ܝܼܕܬܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܡ̣ܢ ܙܓ݂ܘܿܓ݂ܝܼܬܵܐ
- kul kāwtā ḥadttā ʿḇidtā ìlāh min zḡoḡītā
- All modern windows are made out of glass.
- glass vessel
Inflection
Inflection of ܙܓ݂ܘܿܓ݂ܝܼܬܵܐ (zḡoḡītā)
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܙܓ݂ܘܿܓ݂ܝܼܬܝܼ (zḡoḡitī) | ܙܓ݂ܘܿܓ݂ܝܼܬܲܢ (zḡoḡītan) | ||
| construct | ܙܓ݂ܘܿܓ݂ܝܼܬ (zḡoḡit) | 2nd person | ܙܓ݂ܘܿܓ݂ܝܼܬܘܼܟ݂ (zḡoḡituḵ) | ܙܓ݂ܘܿܓ݂ܝܼܬܵܟ݂ܝ (zḡoḡītāḵ) | ܙܓ݂ܘܿܓ݂ܝܼܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (zḡoḡītāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܙܓ݂ܘܿܓ݂ܝܼܬܵܐ (zḡoḡītā) | 3rd person | ܙܓ݂ܘܿܓ݂ܝܼܬܹܗ (zḡoḡītēh) | ܙܓ݂ܘܿܓ݂ܝܼܬܘܿܗ̇ (zḡoḡitoh) | ܙܓ݂ܘܿܓ݂ܝܼܬܗܘܿܢ (zḡoḡithon) | ||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܙܓ݂ܘܿܓ݂ܝܵܬܝܼ̈ (zḡoḡyātī) | ܙܓ݂ܘܿܓ݂ܝܵܬܲܢ̈ (zḡoḡyātan) | ||
| construct | ܙܓ݂ܘܿܓ݂ܝܵܬ̈ (zḡoḡyāt) | 2nd person | ܙܓ݂ܘܿܓ݂ܝܵܬܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (zḡoḡyātuḵ) | ܙܓ݂ܘܿܓ݂ܝܵܬܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (zḡoḡyātāḵ) | ܙܓ݂ܘܿܓ݂ܝܵܬܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (zḡoḡyātāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܙܓ݂ܘܿܓ݂ܝܵܬܹ̈ܐ (zḡoḡyātē) | 3rd person | ܙܓ݂ܘܿܓ݂ܝܵܬܘܼ̈ܗܝ (zḡoḡyātuh) | ܙܓ݂ܘܿܓ݂ܝܵܬ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (zḡoḡyātoh) | ܙܓ݂ܘܿܓ݂ܝܵܬܗ̈ܘܿܢ (zḡoḡyāthon) | ||
Derived terms
- ܙܓ݂ܘܿܓ݂ܵܝܵܐ (zḡoḡāyā, “glassy”)
- ܙܓ݂ܘܿܓ݂ܵܢܵܐ (zḡoḡānā, “glassmaker”)
Classical Syriac
Etymology
Compare Akkadian 𒍝𒅗𒅗𒌈 (/zakakatu/, “glass, glaze, gloss”), Arabic زُجَاجَة (zujāja), and Hebrew זְגוּגִית (zəḡûḡîṯ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [z(ə)ɣuɣiθɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [z(ə)ɣuɣjɑθɑ] (plural)
Noun
ܙܓܘܓܝܬܐ • (zgūgītā) f (plural ܙܓܘܓܝܬܐ)
- glass (substance)
- (by extension) any vessel made of glass
- (pathology) eye disease
Inflection
declension of ܙܓܘܓܝܬܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܙܓܘܓܝ | ܙܓܘܓܝܢ |
| construct | ܙܓܘܓܝܬ | ܙܓܘܓܝܬ |
| emphatic | ܙܓܘܓܝܬܐ | ܙܓܘܓܝܬܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܙܓܘܓܝܬܝ | ܙܓܘܓܝܬܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܙܓܘܓܝܬܟ | ܙܓܘܓܝܬܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܙܓܘܓܝܬܟܝ | ܙܓܘܓܝܬܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܙܓܘܓܝܬܗ | ܙܓܘܓܝܬܗ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܙܓܘܓܝܬܗ | ܙܓܘܓܝܬܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܙܓܘܓܝܬܢ | ܙܓܘܓܝܬܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܙܓܘܓܝܬܟܘܢ | ܙܓܘܓܝܬܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܙܓܘܓܝܬܟܝܢ | ܙܓܘܓܝܬܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܙܓܘܓܝܬܗܘܢ | ܙܓܘܓܝܬܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܙܓܘܓܝܬܗܝܢ | ܙܓܘܓܝܬܗܝܢ |
References
- “zgwgy”, 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, 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 364b-365a