ܙܘܠܚܙܘܐ

ܙܘܠܚܙܘܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܥܘܠܒܐ ܕܙܘܠܚܙܘܐ‎

Etymology

From the construct form of ܙܘܼܠܵܐ‎ (zulā, “tape; ribbon”) +‎ ܚܸܙܘܵܐ‎ (ḥizwā, “vision”), thus “tape of vision,” a neologism.

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [zul.xɪz.wɑː]

Noun

ܙܘܼܠܚܸܙܘܵܐ • (zulḥizwā) m sg (plural ܙܘܼܠܚܸܙܘܹ̈ܐ (zulḥizwē))

1. videotape (wide magnetic tape used for recording visual images for subsequent playback or broadcasting)

   ‏ܥܒ݂ܝܼܕ ܠܲܢ ܙܘܼܠܚܸܙܘܵܐ ܩܵܐ ܕܵܘܝܼܕ ܩܵܐ ܥܹܐܕܵܐ ܕܡܵܘܠܵܕܹܗ ܕܐܸܫܬܝܼ ܫܸܢܹ̈ܐ.‎‎

   ʿḇid lan zulḥizwā qā dāwid qā ʿēdā d-māwlādēh d-ʾištī šinnē.

   We made a video montage of Robbie for his fiftieth birthday.

2. video (short film clip, with or without audio)

   ‏ܚܵܝܪܲܚ ܙܘܼܠܚܸܙܘܹ̈ܐ ܚܲܕܬܹ̈ܐ ܕܝܼܵܝܗܝ ܥܲܠ ܝܘܼܬܝܘܼܒ.‎‎

   ḥāyraḥ zulḥizwē ḥadtē dīyāyh ʿal yutyub.

   Let’s watch their new videos on YouTube.

Inflection

Inflection of ܙܘܼܠܚܸܙܘܵܐ (zulḥizwā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܙܘܼܠܚܸܙܘܝܼ‎ (zulḥizwī)		ܙܘܼܠܚܸܙܘܲܢ‎ (zulḥizwan)
	construct	ܙܘܼܠܚܸܙܘܼ‎ (zulḥizu)	2nd person	ܙܘܼܠܚܸܙܘܘܼܟ݂‎ (zulḥizwuḵ)	ܙܘܼܠܚܸܙܘܵܟ݂ܝ‎ (zulḥizwāḵ)	ܙܘܼܠܚܸܙܘܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ‎ (zulḥizwāwḵon)
	emphatic	ܙܘܼܠܚܸܙܘܵܐ (zulḥizwā)	3rd person	ܙܘܼܠܚܸܙܘܹܗ‎ (zulḥizwēh)	ܙܘܼܠܚܸܙܘܘܿܗ̇‎ (zulḥizwoh)	ܙܘܼܠܚܸܙܘܗܘܿܢ‎ (zulḥizwhon)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܙܘܼܠܚܸܙܘܝܼ̈‎ (zulḥizwī)		ܙܘܼܠܚܸܙܘܲܢ̈‎ (zulḥizwan)
	construct	ܙܘܼܠܚܸܙܘܲܝ̈‎ (zulḥizway)	2nd person	ܙܘܼܠܚܸܙܘܘܼ̈ܟ݂‎ (zulḥizwuḵ)	ܙܘܼܠܚܸܙܘܵܟ݂ܝ̈‎ (zulḥizwāḵ)	ܙܘܼܠܚܸܙܘܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ‎ (zulḥizwāwḵon)
	emphatic	ܙܘܼܠܚܸܙܘܹ̈ܐ (zulḥizwē)	3rd person	ܙܘܼܠܚܸܙܘܘܼ̈ܗܝ‎ (zulḥizwuh)	ܙܘܼܠܚܸܙܘ̈ܘܿܗ̇‎ (zulḥizwoh)	ܙܘܼܠܚܸܙܘܗ̈ܘܿܢ‎ (zulḥizwhon)

See also

• ܙܘܼܠܩܵܠܵܐ‎ (zulqālā, “audiotape”)
• ܦܪܵܣܚܸܙܘܵܐ‎ (prāsḥizwā, “television”)
• ܦܝܼܠܡܵܐ‎ (pilmā, “film, movie”)