ܙܥܝܐ

ܙܥܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Aramaic זָגָא‎ (zāḡā, “chick”), from Middle Persian [script needed] (zʾtk' /zādag/) or [script needed] (zhk' /zahag/); compare also Old Armenian ձագ (jag).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [zɑʕ.jɑː]
• (Urmian) IPA^(key): [zaj.jɑː]

Noun

ܙܲܥܝܵܐ • (zaʿyā) m (plural ܙܲܥܝܹ̈ܐ (zaʿyē), feminine ܙܵܥܬܵܐ‎ (zāʿtā))

1. offspring, young of an animal

   ‏ܙܲܥܝܹ̈ܐ ܕܐܲܪܝܵܐ ܗܵܕܘܿܣܹ̈ܐ ܝܢܵܐ ܒܘܼܬ ܥܵܠܡܵܐ ܠܚܲܕܸܪ̈ܘܵܢܗܘܿܢ.‎‎

   zaʿyē d-ʾaryā hādosē ìnā but ʿālmā l-ḥaddirwānhon.

   The lion's young are curious about the world around them.

   • Matthew 21:5:

     ‏ܐ݇ܡܘܿܪܘܼܢ ܠܒܪܵܬܵܐ ܕܨܸܗܝܘܿܢ، «ܗܵܐ ܡܲܠܟܵܟ݂ܝ ܒܹܐ݇ܬܵܝܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܠܟܸܣܠܵܟ݂ܝ، ܡܲܟܝܼܟ݂ܵܐ ܘܪܟܝܼܒ݂ܵܐ ܥܲܠ ܚܡܵܪܬܵܐ، ܘܥܲܠ ܓ̰ܲܥܫܵܐ ܙܲܥܝܵܐ ܕܚܡܵܪܬܵܐ».‎‎

     morun l-brātā d-ṣihyon, “hā malkāḵ bētāyā ìlēh l-kislāḵ, makīḵā w-rkīḇā ʿal ḥmārtā, w-ʿal jaʿšā zaʿyā d-ḥmārtā”.

     Tell the daughter of Zion, “Behold, your King is coming to you, Lowly, and sitting on a donkey, A colt, the foal of a donkey.”

Proper noun

ܙܲܥܝܵܐ • (zaʿyā) m

1. a male given name
2. a surname transferred from the given name