ܚܙܝܪܐ
Classical Syriac
Alternative forms
- ܚܙܘܪܐ
Etymology
Compare Akkadian 𒄷𒍣𒊏 (ḫuzīru), Arabic خِنْزِير (ḵinzīr), Ugaritic 𐎃𐎐𐎇𐎗 (ḫnzr), and Hebrew חֲזִיר (ḥăzîr).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ħ(ə)zirɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [ħ(ə)zire(ʔ)] (plural)
Noun
ܚܙܝܪܐ • (ħzīrā’) m (plural ܚܙܝܪܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܚܙܝܪܬܐ)
- pig, swine, hog
Inflection
inflection of ܚܙܝܪܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܚܙܝܪ | ܚܙܝܪܝܢ |
| construct | ܚܙܝܪ | ܚܙܝܪܝ |
| emphatic | ܚܙܝܪܐ | ܚܙܝܪܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܚܙܝܪܝ | ܚܙܝܪܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܚܙܝܪܟ | ܚܙܝܪܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܚܙܝܪܟܝ | ܚܙܝܪܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܚܙܝܪܗ | ܚܙܝܪܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܚܙܝܪܗ | ܚܙܝܪܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܚܙܝܪܢ | ܚܙܝܪܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܚܙܝܪܟܘܢ | ܚܙܝܪܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܚܙܝܪܟܝܢ | ܚܙܝܪܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܚܙܝܪܗܘܢ | ܚܙܝܪܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܚܙܝܪܗܝܢ | ܚܙܝܪܝܗܝܢ |
Derived terms
- ܚܙܝܪܝܐ
- ܚܙܝܪܘܬܐ
References
- “ḥzyr”, 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. 101b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 136b
- 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. 439b