ܙܪܙܝܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Onomatopoeic, Compare Arabic زُرْزُور (zurzūr) and Hebrew זַרְזִיר (zarzī́r).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܙܲܪܙܝܼܪܵܐ • (zarzīrām (plural ܙܲܪܙܝܼܪܹ̈ܐ (zarzīrē))

  1. starling

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

Etymology

Compare Arabic زُرْزُور (zurzūr) and Hebrew זַרְזִיר (zarzī́r).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [zarzirɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [zarzire] (plural)

Noun

ܙܪܙܝܪܐ • (zarzīrām (plural ܙܪܙܝܪܐ (zarzīrē))

  1. starling

Inflection

Inflection of ܙܪܙܝܪܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܙܪܙܝܪ 1st person ܙܪܙܝܪܝ ܙܪܙܝܪܢ
construct ܙܪܙܝܪ 2nd person ܙܪܙܝܪܟ ܙܪܙܝܪܟܝ ܙܪܙܝܪܟܘܢ ܙܪܙܝܪܟܝܢ
emphatic ܙܪܙܝܪܐ 3rd person ܙܪܙܝܪܗ ܙܪܙܝܪܗ ܙܪܙܝܪܗܘܢ ܙܪܙܝܪܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܙܪܙܝܪܝܢ 1st person ܙܪܙܝܪܝ ܙܪܙܝܪܝܢ
construct ܙܪܙܝܪܝ 2nd person ܙܪܙܝܪܝܟ ܙܪܙܝܪܝܟܝ ܙܪܙܝܪܝܟܘܢ ܙܪܙܝܪܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܙܪܙܝܪܐ 3rd person ܙܪܙܝܪܘܗܝ ܙܪܙܝܪܝܗ ܙܪܙܝܪܝܗܘܢ ܙܪܙܝܪܝܗܝܢ

References

  • zrzyr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • 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 398a