ܙܘܓܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܙ ܘ ܓ (z w g)
4 terms

Inherited from Aramaic זַוְגָּא (zawgā), from Ancient Greek ζεῦγος (zeûgos), from Proto-Indo-European *yugóm (“yoke”); compare also borrowed into Arabic زَوْج (zawj) and Hebrew זוּג (zug).

Pronunciation

(Standard) IPA^(key): [zɑwɡɑː]
(Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [zoʔa]
(Urmia) IPA^(key): [zoːd͡ʒɑː]

Noun

ܙܲܘܓܵܐ • (zawgā) m sg (plural ܙܲܘܓ݂ܹ̈ܐ (zawḡē))

yoke
Synonym: ܢܝܼܪܵܐ (nīrā)
pair, couple, twosome
(poker) pair, two-of-a-kind
(arithmetic) even number
Antonym: ܐܵܦܲܙܓܵܐ (āpazgā)
(grammar) conjugation
Synonym: ܣܘܼܪܥܵܦܵܐ (surˁāpā)
(linguistics) two-stem compound word

Inflection

Inflection of **ܙܲܘܓܵܐ**
	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
	state	form		person	m	f	plural
singular	absolute	ܙܘܿܓ݂ (zōḡ)		1^st person	ܙܲܘܓܝܼ (zawgī)		ܙܲܘܓܲܢ (zawgan)
	construct	ܙܘܿܓ݂ (zōḡ)		2^nd person	ܙܲܘܓܘܼܟ݂ (zawgōḵ)	ܙܲܘܓܵܟ݂ܝ (zawgāḵ)	ܙܲܘܓܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (zawgawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܙܲܘܓܵܐ (zawgā)		3^rd person	ܙܲܘܓܹܗ (zawgēh)	ܙܲܘܓܵܗ̇ (zawgāh)	ܙܲܘܓܗܘܿܢ (zawghōn)
plural	absolute	ܙܲܘܓܝܼ̈ܢ (zawgīn)		1^st person	ܙܲܘܓܝܼ̈ (zawgī)		ܙܲܘܓܲܢ̈ (zawgan)
	construct	ܙܲܘܓܲܝ̈ (zawgay)		2^nd person	ܙܲܘܓܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (zawgōḵ)	ܙܲܘܓܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (zawgāḵ)	ܙܲܘܓܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (zawgawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܙܲܘܓܹ̈ܐ (zawgē)		3^rd person	ܙܲܘܓܘܼ̈ܗܝ (zawgūh)	ܙܲܘܓܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (zawgōh)	ܙܲܘܓܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (zawgayhōn)

Derived terms

ܒܲܪ ܙܲܘܓܵܐ (bar zawgā, “spouse, partner”)
ܙܲܘܓܵܢܵܝܵܐ (zawgānāyā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ζυγόν (zugón) or ζεῦγος (zeûgos), from Proto-Indo-European *yugóm (“yoke”). Compare Arabic زَوْج (zawj) and Hebrew זוּג (zûḡ).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [zawɡɑ] (singular)
IPA^(key): [zawɡe] (plural)

Noun

ܙܘܓܐ • (zawgā) m (plural ܙܘܓܐ)

yoke, pair, couple
two-horse chariot
two-layered garment
balance, scale
Synonym: ܡܣܐܬܐ
(arithmetic) even number
Antonyms: ܐܦܙܓܐ (ʾāp̄azgā, ʾāp̄zəḡā), ܦܪܐ (pārā)
(grammar) conjugation
(linguistics) two-stem compound word

Inflection

Inflection of **ܙܘܓܐ**
	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
	state	form		person	m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܙܘܓ		1^st person	ܙܘܓܝ		ܙܘܓܢ
	construct	ܙܘܓ		2^nd person	ܙܘܓܟ	ܙܘܓܟܝ	ܙܘܓܟܘܢ	ܙܘܓܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܙܘܓܐ		3^rd person	ܙܘܓܗ	ܙܘܓܗ	ܙܘܓܗܘܢ	ܙܘܓܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܙܘܓܝܢ		1^st person	ܙܘܓܝ		ܙܘܓܝܢ
	construct	ܙܘܓܝ		2^nd person	ܙܘܓܝܟ	ܙܘܓܝܟܝ	ܙܘܓܝܟܘܢ	ܙܘܓܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܙܘܓܐ		3^rd person	ܙܘܓܘܗܝ	ܙܘܓܝܗ	ܙܘܓܝܗܘܢ	ܙܘܓܝܗܝܢ

Descendants

→ Old Armenian: զոյգ (zoyg)
- Middle Armenian: զոյգ (zoyg), զուգ (zug), զուկ (zuk)
  - Armenian: զույգ (zuyg), (Kharberd) զօգՙ (zōgʻ), (Zeitun) զըՙք (zəʻkʻ)
- → Old Georgian: ზოგი (zogi)
  - Georgian: ზოგი (zogi)
→ Arabic: زَوْج (zawj)

References

“zwg”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 14 September 2011
Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 85b
Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 111b–112a
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 369b–370a