ܙ ܡ ܢ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
Semi-denomnial root from ܙܲܒ݂ܢܵܐ (zaḇnā, “time”) and its older variant of Aramaic זִמְנָא (zimnā), itself either from Old Persian *jamānā or Akkadian simānu. Therefore compare Arabic ز م ن (z m n) and Hebrew ז־מ־ן (z-m-n).
Root
ܙ ܡ ܢ • (z m n)
Derived terms
- Verbs
- ܙܲܡܸܢ (zammin, “to invite”)
- Verbal Noun: ܙܘܼܡܵܢܵܐ (zummānā)
- Instance Noun: ܙܲܡܲܢܬܵܐ (zammantā)
- Active Participle: ܡܙܲܡܢܵܢܵܐ (mzamnānā)
- Passive Participle: ܡܙܘܼܡܢܵܐ (mzumnā)
- Classical Passive Participle: ܡܙܲܡܢܵܐ (mzamnā)
- Nouns
- ܙܲܒ݂ܢܵܐ (zaḇnā, “time”)
- ܙܲܒ݂ܢܵܢܵܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (zaḇnānāyūṯā, “temporality”)
- ܙܡܝܼܢܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (zmīnūṯā, “availability”)
- ܗܲܙܡܵܢܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (hazmānūṯā, “summons”)
- ܡܸܬܬܲܙܡܵܢܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (mittazmānūṯā, “conjunction”)
- Adjectives
- Adverbs
- ܙܲܒ݂ܢܵܢܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (zaḇnānāˀīṯ, “temporarily”)