ܙܓܘܓܝܬܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
From Aramaic זְגוּגִיתָא (zḡūḡīṯā), from Akkadian 𒍝𒅗𒅗𒌈 (/zakukītu/), from 𒍪𒆪𒌑 (/zukû/, “a kind of frit used in glass-making”, literally “clarity, clear, clean, refined or pure substance”); compare Arabic زُجَاجَة (zujāja) and Hebrew זְגוּגִית (zgugít).
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [zɣoːɣiːθɑ]
Noun
ܙܓ݂ܘܿܓ݂ܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ • (zḡōḡīṯā) f (plural ܙܓ݂ܘܿܓ݂ܝܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (zḡōḡyāṯē))
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܙܓ݂ܘܿܓ݂ܝܼ (zḡōḡī) | 1st person | ܙܓ݂ܘܿܓ݂ܝܼܬ݂ܝܼ (zḡōḡīṯī) | ܙܓ݂ܘܿܓ݂ܝܼܬ݂ܲܢ (zḡōḡīṯan) | |||
| construct | ܙܓ݂ܘܿܓ݂ܝܼܬ݂ (zḡōḡīṯ) | 2nd person | ܙܓ݂ܘܿܓ݂ܝܼܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (zḡōḡīṯōḵ) | ܙܓ݂ܘܿܓ݂ܝܼܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (zḡōḡīṯāḵ) | ܙܓ݂ܘܿܓ݂ܝܼܬ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (zḡōḡīṯawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܙܓ݂ܘܿܓ݂ܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (zḡōḡīṯā) | 3rd person | ܙܓ݂ܘܿܓ݂ܝܼܬ݂ܹܗ (zḡōḡīṯēh) | ܙܓ݂ܘܿܓ݂ܝܼܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (zḡōḡīṯāh) | ܙܓ݂ܘܿܓ݂ܝܼܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (zḡōḡīṯhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܙܓ݂ܘܿܓ݂ܝܵܢ̈ (zḡōḡyān) | 1st person | ܙܓ݂ܘܿܓ݂ܝܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (zḡōḡyāṯī) | ܙܓ݂ܘܿܓ݂ܝܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (zḡōḡyāṯan) | |||
| construct | ܙܓ݂ܘܿܓ݂ܝܵܬ݂̈ (zḡōḡyāṯ) | 2nd person | ܙܓ݂ܘܿܓ݂ܝܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (zḡōḡyāṯōḵ) | ܙܓ݂ܘܿܓ݂ܝܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (zḡōḡyāṯāḵ) | ܙܓ݂ܘܿܓ݂ܝܵܬ݂ܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (zḡōḡyāṯawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܙܓ݂ܘܿܓ݂ܝ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (zḡōḡyāṯā) | 3rd person | ܙܓ݂ܘܿܓ݂ܝ̈ܵܬ݂ܹܗ (zḡōḡyāṯēh) | ܙܓ݂ܘܿܓ݂ܝ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (zḡōḡyāṯāh) | ܙܓ݂ܘܿܓ݂ܝܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (zḡōḡyāṯhōn) | |||
Derived terms
- ܙܓ݂ܘܿܓ݂ܵܝܵܐ (zḡōḡāyā, “glassy, made of glass”)
- ܙܓ݂ܘܿܓ݂ܝܵܬ ܥܲܝ̈ܢܹܐ (zḡōḡyāt ˁaynē, “eyeglasses”)
- ܙܲܓܵܓ݂ܵܐ (zaggāḡā, “glassmaker, glazier”)
Classical Syriac
Etymology
Compare Akkadian 𒍝𒅗𒅗𒌈 (/zakakatu/, “glass, glaze, gloss”), Arabic زُجَاجَة (zujāja), and Hebrew זְגוּגִית (zəḡûḡîṯ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [z(ə)ɣuɣiθɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [z(ə)ɣuɣjɑθɑ] (plural)
Noun
ܙܓܘܓܝܬܐ • (zgūgītā) f (plural ܙܓܘܓܝܬܐ)
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܙܓܘܓܝ | 1st person | ܙܓܘܓܝܬܝ | ܙܓܘܓܝܬܢ | |||
| construct | ܙܓܘܓܝܬ | 2nd person | ܙܓܘܓܝܬܟ | ܙܓܘܓܝܬܟܝ | ܙܓܘܓܝܬܟܘܢ | ܙܓܘܓܝܬܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܙܓܘܓܝܬܐ | 3rd person | ܙܓܘܓܝܬܗ | ܙܓܘܓܝܬܗ | ܙܓܘܓܝܬܗܘܢ | ܙܓܘܓܝܬܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܙܓܘܓܝܢ | 1st person | ܙܓܘܓܝܬܝ | ܙܓܘܓܝܬܢ | |||
| construct | ܙܓܘܓܝܬ | 2nd person | ܙܓܘܓܝܬܟ | ܙܓܘܓܝܬܟܝ | ܙܓܘܓܝܬܟܘܢ | ܙܓܘܓܝܬܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܙܓܘܓܝܬܐ | 3rd person | ܙܓܘܓܝܬܗ | ܙܓܘܓܝܬܗ | ܙܓܘܓܝܬܗܘܢ | ܙܓܘܓܝܬܗܝܢ | ||
References
- “zgwgy”, 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, page 84a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 110a
- 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, →ISBN, pages 364b–365a