ܙܘܠܒܢܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
From Aramaic זוּלְבָּנָא (zulbānā); related to Mishnaic Hebrew זוּבָּן (zubbān, “the bag that contains a male animal's member”) and Tigrinya / Tigre ዝባን (zəban, “back”), all of unknown origin, and possibly by dissimilation to Tigre and Ge'ez ዘነብ (zänäb, “tail”).
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): [zul.bɑːnɑː]
Noun
ܙܘܼܠܒܵܢܵܐ • (zulbānā) m (plural ܙܘܼܠܒܵܢܹ̈ܐ (zulbānē))
- (anatomy) penis, phallus (especially of an animal)
Inflection
Inflection of ܙܘܼܠܒܵܢܵܐ (zulbānā)
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܙܘܼܠܒܵܢܝܼ (zulbānī) | ܙܘܼܠܒܵܢܲܢ (zulbānan) | ||
| construct | ܙܘܼܠܒܵܢ (zulbān) | 2nd person | ܙܘܼܠܒܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (zulbānuḵ) | ܙܘܼܠܒܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (zulbānāḵ) | ܙܘܼܠܒܵܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (zulbānāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܙܘܼܠܒܵܢܵܐ (zulbānā) | 3rd person | ܙܘܼܠܒܵܢܹܗ (zulbānēh) | ܙܘܼܠܒܵܢܘܿܗ̇ (zulbānoh) | ܙܘܼܠܒܵܢܗܘܿܢ (zulbānhon) | ||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܙܘܼܠܒܵܢܝܼ̈ (zulbānī) | ܙܘܼܠܒܵܢܲܢ̈ (zulbānan) | ||
| construct | ܙܘܼܠܒܵܢܲܝ̈ (zulbānay) | 2nd person | ܙܘܼܠܒܵܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (zulbānuḵ) | ܙܘܼܠܒܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (zulbānāḵ) | ܙܘܼܠܒܵܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (zulbānāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܙܘܼܠܒܵܢܹ̈ܐ (zulbānē) | 3rd person | ܙܘܼܠܒܵܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (zulbānuh) | ܙܘܼܠܒܵܢ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (zulbānoh) | ܙܘܼܠܒܵܢܗ̈ܘܿܢ (zulbānhon) | ||
Derived terms
- ܙܘܼܠܒܵܢܵܝܵܐ (zulbānāyā, “penile”)
Classical Syriac
Alternative forms
- ܙܠܽܘܒܳܢܳܐ (zəlūbānā)
Etymology
Without definite answer. Compares to Mishnaic Hebrew זוּבָּן (zubbān, “the bag that contains a male animal's member”) and Tigrinya / Tigre ዝባን (zəban, “back”), all of unknown origin, and possibly by dissimilation to Tigre and Ge'ez ዘነብ (zänäb, “tail”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /zulbɑnɑ/ (singular)
- IPA(key): /zulbɑne/ (plural)
Noun
ܙܘܽܠܒܳܢܳܐ • (zulbānā) m
- male member especially of an animal
Inflection
inflection of ܙܘܠܒܢܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܙܘܠܒܢ | ܙܘܠܒܢܝܢ |
| construct | ܙܘܠܒܢ | ܙܘܠܒܢܝ |
| emphatic | ܙܘܠܒܢܐ | ܙܘܠܒܢܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܙܘܠܒܢܝ | ܙܘܠܒܢܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܙܘܠܒܢܟ | ܙܘܠܒܢܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܙܘܠܒܢܟܝ | ܙܘܠܒܢܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܙܘܠܒܢܗ | ܙܘܠܒܢܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܙܘܠܒܢܗ | ܙܘܠܒܢܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܙܘܠܒܢܢ | ܙܘܠܒܢܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܙܘܠܒܢܟܘܢ | ܙܘܠܒܢܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܙܘܠܒܢܟܝܢ | ܙܘܠܒܢܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܙܘܠܒܢܗܘܢ | ܙܘܠܒܢܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܙܘܠܒܢܗܝܢ | ܙܘܠܒܢܝܗܝܢ |
References
- “zwlbnˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- Brockelmann, Carl (1928) Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), 2nd edition, Halle: Max Niemeyer, published 1995, page 197a
- Jastrow, Marcus (1903) A Dictionary of the Targumim, the Talmud Babli and Yerushalmi, and the Midrashic Literature, London, New York: Luzac & Co., G.P. Putnam's Sons, page 383a