ܙܗܪܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
From the root ܙ-ܗ-ܪ (z-h-r) related to cautioning.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [z(ə)hɑrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [z(ə)hɑre(ʔ)] (plural)
Noun
ܙܗܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܙܗܪܐ)
- caution, wariness, circumspection
Inflection
inflection of ܙܗܪܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܙܗܪ | ܙܗܪܝܢ |
| construct | ܙܗܪ | ܙܗܪܝ |
| emphatic | ܙܗܪܐ | ܙܗܪܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܙܗܪܝ | ܙܗܪܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܙܗܪܟ | ܙܗܪܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܙܗܪܟܝ | ܙܗܪܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܙܗܪܗ | ܙܗܪܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܙܗܪܗ | ܙܗܪܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܙܗܪܢ | ܙܗܪܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܙܗܪܟܘܢ | ܙܗܪܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܙܗܪܟܝܢ | ܙܗܪܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܙܗܪܗܘܢ | ܙܗܪܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܙܗܪܗܝܢ | ܙܗܪܝܗܝܢ |
Etymology 2
From the root ܙ-ܗ-ܪ (z-h-r) related to shining. Compare Arabic زَهْر (zahr) and Hebrew זֹהַר (zṓhar).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [zahrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [zahre(ʔ)] (plural)
Noun
ܙܗܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܙܗܪܐ)
- light, brightness, brilliance, flashing, splendour
- (botany) fully-bloomed flower
Inflection
inflection of ܙܗܪܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܙܗܪ | ܙܗܪܝܢ |
| construct | ܙܗܪ | ܙܗܪܝ |
| emphatic | ܙܗܪܐ | ܙܗܪܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܙܗܪܝ | ܙܗܪܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܙܗܪܟ | ܙܗܪܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܙܗܪܟܝ | ܙܗܪܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܙܗܪܗ | ܙܗܪܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܙܗܪܗ | ܙܗܪܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܙܗܪܢ | ܙܗܪܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܙܗܪܟܘܢ | ܙܗܪܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܙܗܪܟܝܢ | ܙܗܪܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܙܗܪܗܘܢ | ܙܗܪܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܙܗܪܗܝܢ | ܙܗܪܝܗܝܢ |
Etymology 3
From Middle Persian [script needed] (zʾhl /zahr/). Compare Persian زهر (zahr).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [zahrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [zahre(ʔ)] (plural)
Noun
ܙܗܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܙܗܪܐ)
- poison, venom
- Synonym: ܣܡܐ
Inflection
inflection of ܙܗܪܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܙܗܪ | ܙܗܪܝܢ |
| construct | ܙܗܪ | ܙܗܪܝ |
| emphatic | ܙܗܪܐ | ܙܗܪܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܙܗܪܝ | ܙܗܪܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܙܗܪܟ | ܙܗܪܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܙܗܪܟܝ | ܙܗܪܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܙܗܪܗ | ܙܗܪܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܙܗܪܗ | ܙܗܪܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܙܗܪܢ | ܙܗܪܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܙܗܪܟܘܢ | ܙܗܪܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܙܗܪܟܝܢ | ܙܗܪܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܙܗܪܗܘܢ | ܙܗܪܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܙܗܪܗܝܢ | ܙܗܪܝܗܝܢ |
Further reading
- “zhr”, 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. 85a, b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 111b
- 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. 368b