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 • (nizlām sg (plural ܢܸܙ̈ܠܹܐ (nizlē))

  1. downward balancing movement; balance, weight, gravity
    Synonyms: ܝܘܼܩܪܵܐ (yuqrā), ܬܸܩܠܵܐ (tiqlā)
  2. scale ruler, architect's ruler, drafter's ruler

Inflection

Inflection of ܢܸܙܠܵܐ
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 • (nezlām (plural ܢܙܠܐ (nezlē))

  1. inclination, bending, tipping
  2. vacillation, shaking
  3. equal weight, equality
  4. weight

Inflection

Inflection of ܢܙܠܐ
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