ܢܙܠܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
| Root |
|---|
| ܢ ܙ ܠ (n z l) |
| 2 terms |
Compare Hebrew נוֹזֵל (nózel, “liquid, fluid”), and Arabic نَزْل (nazl, “lodge”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [nɪz.lɑː]
Noun
ܢܸܙܠܵܐ • (nizlā) m sg (plural ܢܸܙ̈ܠܹܐ (nizlē))
- downward balancing movement; balance, weight, gravity
- Synonyms: ܝܘܼܩܪܵܐ (yuqrā), ܬܸܩܠܵܐ (tiqlā)
- scale ruler, architect's ruler, drafter's ruler
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܢܙܲܠ (nzal) | 1st person | ܢܸܙܠܝܼ (nizlī) | ܢܸܙܠܲܢ (nizlan) | |||
| construct | ܢܙܲܠ (nzal) | 2nd person | ܢܸܙܠܘܼܟ݂ (nizlōḵ) | ܢܸܙܠܵܟ݂ܝ (nizlāḵ) | ܢܸܙܠܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (nizlawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܢܸܙܠܵܐ (nizlā) | 3rd person | ܢܸܙܠܹܗ (nizlēh) | ܢܸܙܠܵܗ̇ (nizlāh) | ܢܸܙܠܗܘܿܢ (nizlhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܢܸܙܠܝܼ̈ܢ (nizlīn) | 1st person | ܢܸܙܠܝܼ̈ (nizlī) | ܢܸܙܠܲܢ̈ (nizlan) | |||
| construct | ܢܸܙܠܲܝ̈ (nizlay) | 2nd person | ܢܸܙܠܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (nizlōḵ) | ܢܸܙܠܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (nizlāḵ) | ܢܸܙܠܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (nizlawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܢܸܙܠܹ̈ܐ (nizlē) | 3rd person | ܢܸܙܠܘܼ̈ܗܝ (nizlūh) | ܢܸܙܠܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (nizlōh) | ܢܸܙܠܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (nizlayhōn) | |||
Derived terms
- ܫܘܹܐ ܢܸܙܠܵܐ (šwē nizlā, “equanimous”)
- ܢܸܙܠܬ݂ܵܐ (nizlṯā, “pus; mucus”)
Classical Syriac
Etymology
| Root |
|---|
| ܢ ܙ ܠ |
| 2 terms |
Nominalized from ܢܙܠ (nzal).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [nɛzlɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [nɛzle] (singular and plural)
Noun
ܢܙܠܐ • (nezlā) m (plural ܢܙܠܐ (nezlē))
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܢܙܠ | 1st person | ܢܙܠܝ | ܢܙܠܢ | |||
| construct | ܢܙܠ | 2nd person | ܢܙܠܟ | ܢܙܠܟܝ | ܢܙܠܟܘܢ | ܢܙܠܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܢܙܠܐ | 3rd person | ܢܙܠܗ | ܢܙܠܗ | ܢܙܠܗܘܢ | ܢܙܠܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܢܙܠܝܢ | 1st person | ܢܙܠܝ | ܢܙܠܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܢܙܠܝ | 2nd person | ܢܙܠܝܟ | ܢܙܠܝܟܝ | ܢܙܠܝܟܘܢ | ܢܙܠܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܢܙܠܐ | 3rd person | ܢܙܠܘܗܝ | ܢܙܠܝܗ | ܢܙܠܝܗܘܢ | ܢܙܠܝܗܝܢ | ||
References
- “nzl”, 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 422
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 335