ܙܘܝܬܐ
Classical Syriac
FWOTD – 6 December 2017
Etymology
Compare Arabic زَاوِيَة (zāwiya) and Hebrew זָוִית (zāwîṯ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [zɑˈwi.θɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [zɑwˈjɑ.θɑ] (plural)
Noun
ܙܘܝܬܐ • (zāwīṯā) f (plural ܙܘܝܬܐ)
- corner
- Peshitta, 1 Peter 2, 6.
- ܐܡܝܪ ܗܘ ܓܝܪ ܒܟܬܒܐ ܕܗܐ ܣܐܡ ܐܢܐ ܒܨܗܝܘܢ ܟܐܦܐ ܒܚܝܪܬܐ ܘܝܩܝܪܬܐ ܒܪܝܫ ܙܘܝܬܐ
- ʾămīr [h]ū ḡêr ba-ḵəṯāḇā ḏə-hā sāʾem [ʾĕ]nā ḇə-ṣēhyōn kēp̄ā ḇəḥīrtā wə-yaqqīrtā ḇə-rêš zāwīṯā
- For it is said in the Scripture: "Behold, I place in Zion a stone, chosen and precious, at the head of the corner"
- Peshitta, 1 Peter 2, 6.
- (figuratively) corner or clime of earth; quarter of heaven
- (geometry) angle
- small temple, chapel
Inflection
declension of ܙܘܝܬܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܙܘܝ | ܙܘܝܢ |
| construct | ܙܘܝܬ | ܙܘܝܬ |
| emphatic | ܙܘܝܬܐ | ܙܘܝܬܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܙܘܝܬܝ | ܙܘܝܬܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܙܘܝܬܟ | ܙܘܝܬܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܙܘܝܬܟܝ | ܙܘܝܬܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܙܘܝܬܗ | ܙܘܝܬܗ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܙܘܝܬܗ | ܙܘܝܬܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܙܘܝܬܢ | ܙܘܝܬܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܙܘܝܬܟܘܢ | ܙܘܝܬܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܙܘܝܬܟܝܢ | ܙܘܝܬܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܙܘܝܬܗܘܢ | ܙܘܝܬܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܙܘܝܬܗܝܢ | ܙܘܝܬܗܝܢ |
References
- “zwy”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2012-02-17
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 85b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 113a
- 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. 372b