ܙܠܓܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology
From the root ܙ-ܠ-ܓ (z-l-ɡ), related to shining.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈzɛl.ɡɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [ˈzɛl.ɡe] (plural), IPA(key): [ˈzɛl.ɣe] (plural, Eastern Syriac)
Noun
ܙܠܓܐ • (zelgā) m (plural ܙܠܓܐ)
- (of light) shine, brilliance, radiance; ray
- (of fire) glow, brightness
- (astronomy, in the plural) meteors
- (figuratively) splendor/splendour
- (figuratively) comment, gloss
Inflection
inflection of ܙܠܓܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܙܠܓ | ܙܠܓܝܢ |
| construct | ܙܠܓ | ܙܠܓܝ |
| emphatic | ܙܠܓܐ | ܙܠܓܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܙܠܓܝ | ܙܠܓܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܙܠܓܟ | ܙܠܓܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܙܠܓܟܝ | ܙܠܓܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܙܠܓܗ | ܙܠܓܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܙܠܓܗ | ܙܠܓܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܙܠܓܢ | ܙܠܓܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܙܠܓܟܘܢ | ܙܠܓܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܙܠܓܟܝܢ | ܙܠܓܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܙܠܓܗܘܢ | ܙܠܓܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܙܠܓܗܝܢ | ܙܠܓܝܗܝܢ |
References
- “zlg”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2018-10-17
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 88b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 116b
- 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 381b