ܙܟܘܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܙ ܟ ܐ (z k ˀ)
5 terms

From Aramaic זָכוּתָא (zāḵūṯā), By surface analysis, ܙܵܟ݂ܹܐ (zāḵē, “to be aquitted; to defeat”) +‎ -ܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (-ūṯā, the abstract noun ending); compare Hebrew זְכוּת (zkhút, “right, merit”) and borrowed into Arabic زَكَاة (zakāh, “almsgiving”).⁩

Pronunciation

(Standard) IPA^(key): [zaːxuːθaː] (singular)
IPA^(key): [zaːxwaːθaː] (plural)

Noun

ܙܵܟ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ • (zāḵūṯā) f sg (plural ܙܵܟ݂̈ܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (zāḵwāṯā))

victory, triumph
Synonym: ܢܸܨܚܵܢܵܐ (niṣḥānā)
acquittal, innocence, justification

Inflection

Inflection of **ܙܵܟ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ**
	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
	state	form	person	m	f	plural
singular	absolute	ܙܵܟ݂ܘܼ (zāḵū)	1^st person	ܙܵܟ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܝܼ (zāḵūṯī)		ܙܵܟ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܲܢ (zāḵūṯan)
	construct	ܙܵܟ݂ܘܼܬ݂ (zāḵūṯ)	2^nd person	ܙܵܟ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (zāḵūṯōḵ)	ܙܵܟ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (zāḵūṯāḵ)	ܙܵܟ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (zāḵūṯawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܙܵܟ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (zāḵūṯā)	3^rd person	ܙܵܟ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܹܗ (zāḵūṯēh)	ܙܵܟ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (zāḵūṯāh)	ܙܵܟ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (zāḵuṯhōn)
plural	absolute	ܙܵܟ݂ܘܵܢ̈ (zāḵwān)	1^st person	ܙܵܟ݂ܘܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (zāḵwāṯī)		ܙܵܟ݂ܘܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (zāḵwāṯan)
	construct	ܙܵܟ݂ܘܵܬ݂̈ (zāḵwāṯ)	2^nd person	ܙܵܟ݂ܘܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (zāḵwāṯōḵ)	ܙܵܟ݂ܘܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (zāḵwāṯāḵ)	ܙܵܟ݂ܘܵܬ݂ܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (zāḵwāṯawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܙܵܟ݂ܘ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (zāḵwāṯā)	3^rd person	ܙܵܟ݂ܘ̈ܵܬ݂ܹܗ (zāḵwāṯēh)	ܙܵܟ݂ܘ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (zāḵwāṯāh)	ܙܵܟ݂ܘܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (zāḵwāṯhōn)

Derived terms

ܙܵܟ݂ܘܿ (zāḵō)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܙ ܟ ܐ related to conquering. Compare Hebrew זְכוּת (zəḵûṯ). The sense of “martyr's tomb” is a calque of Ancient Greek τροπαῖα (tropaîa) while the sense of “emperor's epithet” is a calque of Ancient Greek τροπαιοῦχος (tropaioûkhos).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [zɑxuθɑ] (singular)
IPA^(key): [zɑxwɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܙܟܘܬܐ • (zāḵūṯā) f (plural ܙܟܘܬܐ (zāḵwāṯā))

Inflection

Inflection of **ܙܟܘܬܐ**
	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
	state	form	person	m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܙܟܘ	1^st person	ܙܟܘܬܝ		ܙܟܘܬܢ
	construct	ܙܟܘܬ	2^nd person	ܙܟܘܬܟ	ܙܟܘܬܟܝ	ܙܟܘܬܟܘܢ	ܙܟܘܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܙܟܘܬܐ	3^rd person	ܙܟܘܬܗ	ܙܟܘܬܗ	ܙܟܘܬܗܘܢ	ܙܟܘܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܙܟܘܢ	1^st person	ܙܟܘܬܝ		ܙܟܘܬܢ
	construct	ܙܟܘܬ	2^nd person	ܙܟܘܬܟ	ܙܟܘܬܟܝ	ܙܟܘܬܟܘܢ	ܙܟܘܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܙܟܘܬܐ	3^rd person	ܙܟܘܬܗ	ܙܟܘܬܗ	ܙܟܘܬܗܘܢ	ܙܟܘܬܗܝܢ

Descendants

→ Arabic: زَكاة (zakāh), زَكَوٰة (zakāh) — preclassical spelling
- → Ottoman Turkish: زكات (zekat)
  - → Turkish: zekât
- → Classical Persian: زَکَات (zakāt), زَکَوٰةْ (zakāt) (archaic spelling, rare)
  - → English: zakat
- → Spanish: azaque
- → Swahili: zakati
- → Turkmen: zekat
- → Tatar: зәкәт (zäkät)

References

“zkw”, 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 87b
Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 115b
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, page 380a