ܙܢܐ

ܙܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

From Aramaic זְנָא‎ (zənā), from Old Persian 𐏀𐎴 (zana-); Compare Parthian [Manichaean needed] (zng /zanag/) and Hebrew זַן‎ (zan).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [zə.nɑː]

Noun

ܙܢܵܐ • (znā) m sg (plural ܙܢܲܝܹ̈ܐ‎ (znayyē))

1. type, kind, sort, form
2. species
3. method, manner, way, style
4. idiom, expression, figure of speech
5. (grammar) mood

Inflection

Inflection of ܙܢܵܐ (znā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܙܢܝܼ‎ (znī)		ܙܢܲܢ‎ (znan)
	construct	ܙܸܢ‎ (zin)	2nd person	ܙܢܘܼܟ݂‎ (znuḵ)	ܙܢܵܟ݂ܝ‎ (znāḵ)	ܙܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ‎ (znāwḵon)
	emphatic	ܙܢܵܐ (znā)	3rd person	ܙܢܹܗ‎ (znēh)	ܙܢܘܿܗ̇‎ (znoh)	ܙܢܗܘܿܢ‎ (znhon)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܙܢܲܝܝܼ̈‎ (znayī)		ܙܢܲܝܲܢ̈‎ (znayyan)
	construct	ܙܢܲܝ̈‎ (znay)	2nd person	ܙܢܲܝܘܼ̈ܟ݂‎ (znayuḵ)	ܙܢܲܝܵܟ݂ܝ̈‎ (znayyāḵ)	ܙܢܲܝܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ‎ (znayyāwḵon)
	emphatic	ܙܢܲܝܹ̈ܐ‎ (znayyē)	3rd person	ܙܢܲܝܘܼ̈ܗܝ‎ (znayuh)	ܙܢܲܝ̈ܘܿܗ̇‎ (znayoh)	ܙܢܲܝܗ̈ܘܿܢ‎ (znayhon)

Derived terms

• ܙܢܵܢܵܝܵܐ‎ (znānāyā, “diverse, special”)
• ܙܢܵܢܵܝܘܼܬܵܐ‎ (znānāyutā, “diversity”)

Etymology 2

Root
ܙ ܢ ܐ‎ (z n ʾ)
1 term

From Aramaic זְנָא‎ (zənā); related to Arabic زَنَى‎ (zanā) and Hebrew זָנָה‎‎ (zaná).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [zaːneː]

Verb

ܙܵܢܹܐ • (zānē) (present participle ܙܢܵܝܵܐ‎ (znāyā), past participle ܙܸܢܝܵܐ‎ (zinyā))

1. to fornicate, commit adultery
   • Exodus 20:13-16:

     ‏ܠܵܐ ܩܵܛܠܹܬ. ܠܵܐ ܙܵܢܹܝܬ. ܠܵܐ ܓܵܢܒ݂ܹܬ. ܠܵܐ ܝܵܗ݇ܒ݂ܹܬ ܣܵܗܕܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܕܲܓܵܠܬܵܐ ܥܲܠ ܫܒܵܒ݂ܘܼܟ݂.‎‎

     lā qāṭlēt. lā zānēt. lā gānḇēt. lā yāḇēt sāhduṯā daggāltā ʿal šbāḇuḵ.

     You shall not murder. You shall not commit adultery. You shall not steal. You shall not bear false witness against your neighbour.

   • Revelation 17:2

     ‏ܗ̇ܝ ܕܥܲܡܘܿܗ̇ ܙܢܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܡܲܠܟܹ̈ܐ ܕܐܲܪܥܵܐ. ܘܪܘܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܥܵܡܪ̈ܵܢܹܐ ܕܐܲܪܥܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܚܲܡܪܵܐ ܕܙܵܢܝܘܼܬܘܿܗ̇.‎‎

     ay d-ʿamoh znē lhon malkē d-ʾarʿā. w-rwē lhon ʿāmrānē d-ʾarʿā min ḥamrā d-zānyutoh.

     with whom the kings of the earth committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth were made drunk with the wine of her fornication.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܙܵܢܹܐ (zānē)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܙܢܹܐ ܠܝܼ‎ (znē lī)	ܙܢܹܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂‎ (znē luḵ)	ܙܢܹܐ ܠܹܗ‎ (znē lēh)	ܙܢܹܐ ܠܲܢ‎ (znē lan)	ܙܢܹܐ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ‎ (znē lāwḵon)	ܙܢܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ‎ (znē lhon)
	f		ܙܢܹܐ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ‎ (znē lāḵ)	ܙܢܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇‎ (znē lāh)
non-past	m	ܙܵܢܹܝܢ‎ (zānēn)	ܙܵܢܹܝܬ‎ (zānēt)	ܙܵܢܹܐ (zānē)	ܙܵܢܲܚ‎ (zānaḥ)	ܙܵܢܹܝܬܘܿܢ‎ (zānēton)	ܙܵܢܝܼ‎ (zānī)
	f	ܙܵܢܝܵܢ‎ (zānyān)	ܙܵܢܝܵܬܝ‎ (zānyāt)	ܙܵܢܝܵܐ‎ (zānyā)
imperative	m		ܙܢܝܼ‎ (znī)			ܙܢܹܝܡܘܼܢ‎ (znēmun)
	f		ܙܢܹܐ (znē)

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Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Old Persian 𐏀𐎴 (zana-). Compare Parthian [Manichaean needed] (zng /zanag/) and Hebrew זַן‎ (zan).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [z(ə)nɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܙܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܙܢܝܐ‎)

1. type, kind, sort, form
2. species
3. method, manner, way, style
4. (in the plural) customs, habits
5. reason
6. state, condition
7. quality, qualificative
8. idiom, expression, figure of speech
9. (grammar) mood

Inflection

    declension of ܙܢܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܙܢ‎	ܙܢܝܢ‎
construct	ܙܢ‎	ܙܢܝ‎
emphatic	ܙܢܐ	ܙܢܝܐ‎
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܙܢܝ‎	ܙܢܝ‎
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܙܢܟ‎	ܙܢܝܟ‎
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܙܢܟܝ‎	ܙܢܝܟܝ‎
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܙܢܗ‎	ܙܢܘܗܝ‎
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܙܢܗ‎	ܙܢܝܗ‎
1st c. pl. (our)	ܙܢܢ‎	ܙܢܝܢ‎
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܙܢܟܘܢ‎	ܙܢܝܟܘܢ‎
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܙܢܟܝܢ‎	ܙܢܝܟܝܢ‎
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܙܢܗܘܢ‎	ܙܢܝܗܘܢ‎
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܙܢܗܝܢ‎	ܙܢܝܗܝܢ‎

References

• “zn”, 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. 90a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 118a
• 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. 387b