ܙܢܩܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Root
ܙ ܢ ܩ
1 term

From ܙܢܩ (zənaq, to cast out).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [z(ə)nɑqɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [z(ə)nɑqe] (plural)

Noun

ܙܢܩܐ • (zənāqām (plural ܙܢܩܐ (zənāqē))

  1. (uncountable) archery
  2. (uncountable) shooting, throwing, casting (especially of arrows)
  3. (countable, astronomy) comet, meteor
Inflection
Inflection of ܙܢܩܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܙܢܩ 1st person ܙܢܩܝ ܙܢܩܢ
construct ܙܢܩ 2nd person ܙܢܩܟ ܙܢܩܟܝ ܙܢܩܟܘܢ ܙܢܩܟܝܢ
emphatic ܙܢܩܐ 3rd person ܙܢܩܗ ܙܢܩܗ ܙܢܩܗܘܢ ܙܢܩܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܙܢܩܝܢ 1st person ܙܢܩܝ ܙܢܩܝܢ
construct ܙܢܩܝ 2nd person ܙܢܩܝܟ ܙܢܩܝܟܝ ܙܢܩܝܟܘܢ ܙܢܩܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܙܢܩܐ 3rd person ܙܢܩܘܗܝ ܙܢܩܝܗ ܙܢܩܝܗܘܢ ܙܢܩܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Root
ܙ ܢ ܩ
1 term

From ܙܢܩ (zənaq, to bind).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [zanqɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [zanqe] (plural)

Noun

ܙܢܩܐ • (zanqām (plural ܙܢܩܐ (zanqē))

  1. bit, bridle
Inflection
Inflection of ܙܢܩܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܙܢܩ 1st person ܙܢܩܝ ܙܢܩܢ
construct ܙܢܩ 2nd person ܙܢܩܟ ܙܢܩܟܝ ܙܢܩܟܘܢ ܙܢܩܟܝܢ
emphatic ܙܢܩܐ 3rd person ܙܢܩܗ ܙܢܩܗ ܙܢܩܗܘܢ ܙܢܩܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܙܢܩܝܢ 1st person ܙܢܩܝ ܙܢܩܝܢ
construct ܙܢܩܝ 2nd person ܙܢܩܝܟ ܙܢܩܝܟܝ ܙܢܩܝܟܘܢ ܙܢܩܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܙܢܩܐ 3rd person ܙܢܩܘܗܝ ܙܢܩܝܗ ܙܢܩܝܗܘܢ ܙܢܩܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

A Northwestern Iranian borrowing equivalent to Persian زنخ (zanax).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [zanqɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [zanqe] (plural)

Noun

ܙܢܩܐ • (zanqām (plural ܙܢܩܐ (zanqē))

  1. chin
Inflection
Inflection of ܙܢܩܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܙܢܩ 1st person ܙܢܩܝ ܙܢܩܢ
construct ܙܢܩ 2nd person ܙܢܩܟ ܙܢܩܟܝ ܙܢܩܟܘܢ ܙܢܩܟܝܢ
emphatic ܙܢܩܐ 3rd person ܙܢܩܗ ܙܢܩܗ ܙܢܩܗܘܢ ܙܢܩܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܙܢܩܝܢ 1st person ܙܢܩܝ ܙܢܩܝܢ
construct ܙܢܩܝ 2nd person ܙܢܩܝܟ ܙܢܩܝܟܝ ܙܢܩܝܟܘܢ ܙܢܩܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܙܢܩܐ 3rd person ܙܢܩܘܗܝ ܙܢܩܝܗ ܙܢܩܝܗܘܢ ܙܢܩܝܗܝܢ
See also

Etymology 4

From the same Parthian source as Latin zancha. Also wholly borrowed as a compound in Classical Syriac ܒܪܙܢܩܐ (barzanqā, greave; bracelet).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [zanqɑ], [zɑnqɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [zanqe], [zɑnqe] (plural)

Noun

ܙܢܩܐ • (zanqā, zānqām (plural ܙܢܩܐ (zanqē, zānqē))

  1. long boot
Inflection
Inflection of ܙܢܩܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܙܢܩ 1st person ܙܢܩܝ ܙܢܩܢ
construct ܙܢܩ 2nd person ܙܢܩܟ ܙܢܩܟܝ ܙܢܩܟܘܢ ܙܢܩܟܝܢ
emphatic ܙܢܩܐ 3rd person ܙܢܩܗ ܙܢܩܗ ܙܢܩܗܘܢ ܙܢܩܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܙܢܩܝܢ 1st person ܙܢܩܝ ܙܢܩܝܢ
construct ܙܢܩܝ 2nd person ܙܢܩܝܟ ܙܢܩܝܟܝ ܙܢܩܝܟܘܢ ܙܢܩܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܙܢܩܐ 3rd person ܙܢܩܘܗܝ ܙܢܩܝܗ ܙܢܩܝܗܘܢ ܙܢܩܝܗܝܢ

References

  • znq”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • znq2”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • znq3”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Brockelmann, Carl (1928) Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), 2nd edition, Halle: Max Niemeyer, published 1995, page 201b
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 90a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 118b, 624b
  • 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 389b