ܝܘܙܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology
An Iranian borrowing. Compare Middle Persian ywc (/yōz/) and see there for more.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [jozɑ(ʔ)], [jawzɑ(ʔ)]
Noun
ܝܘܙܐ • (yōzāʾ, yawzāʾ) m (plural ܝܘܙܘܬܐ)
- cheetah, leopard, panther
Inflection
declension of ܝܘܙܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܝܘܙ | ܝܘܙܘܢ |
| construct | ܝܘܙ | ܝܘܙܘܬ |
| emphatic | ܝܘܙܐ | ܝܘܙܘܬܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܝܘܙܝ | ܝܘܙܘܬܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܝܘܙܟ | ܝܘܙܘܬܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܝܘܙܟܝ | ܝܘܙܘܬܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܝܘܙܗ | ܝܘܙܘܬܗ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܝܘܙܗ | ܝܘܙܘܬܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܝܘܙܢ | ܝܘܙܘܬܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܝܘܙܟܘܢ | ܝܘܙܘܬܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܝܘܙܟܝܢ | ܝܘܙܘܬܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܝܘܙܗܘܢ | ܝܘܙܘܬܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܝܘܙܗܝܢ | ܝܘܙܘܬܗܝܢ |
References
- “ywzˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2012-08-21
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 189b
- 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. 568b