ܥܙܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
| Root |
|---|
| ܥ ܢ ܙ (ˁ n z) |
| 2 terms |
Inherited from Aramaic עִזָּא (ʿezzā), from Proto-Semitic *ʕVnz-; compare Arabic عَنْز (ʕanz), Hebrew עֵז ('éz) and Akkadian 𒍚 (enzum).
Pronunciation
Noun
ܥܸܙܵܐ • (ˁizzā) f (plural ܥܸܙܹ̈ܐ (ˁizzē) or ܥܸ̈ܙܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (ˁizzawāṯā), masculine ܬܲܝܫܵܐ (tayšā))
- female goat, she-goat
- c. 2014, ܕܝܬܩܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܒܠܫܢܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ, Aramaic Bible Translation, Inc., Matthew 25:33:
- ܒܸܬ ܡܲܟܠܹܐ ܥܸܪ̈ܒܹܐ ܡܸܢ ܝܲܡܝܼܢܹܗ، ܘܥܸܙܹ̈ܐ ܡܸܢ ܣܸܡܵܠܹܗ.
- bit maklē ˁirbē min yamīnēh, wˁizzē min simmālēh.
- And He will set the sheep on His right hand, and the goats on the left.
- goat hair
Usage notes
- In some dialects, this word refers to a male goat; such dialects instead refer to a female goat as ܥܸܙܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (ˁizīṯā).
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܥܢܸܙ (ˁniz) | 1st person | ܥܸܙܝܼ (ˁizī) | ܥܸܙܲܢ (ˁizzan) | |||
| construct | ܥܢܸܙ (ˁniz) | 2nd person | ܥܸܙܘܼܟ݂ (ˁizōḵ) | ܥܸܙܵܟ݂ܝ (ˁizzāḵ) | ܥܸܙܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ˁizzawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܥܸܙܵܐ (ˁizzā) | 3rd person | ܥܸܙܹܗ (ˁizzēh) | ܥܸܙܵܗ̇ (ˁizzāh) | ܥܸܙܗܘܿܢ (ˁizhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܥܸܙܝܼ̈ܢ (ˁizīn) | 1st person | ܥܸܙܝܼ̈ (ˁizī) | ܥܸܙܲܢ̈ (ˁizzan) | |||
| construct | ܥܸܙܲܝ̈ (ˁizzay) | 2nd person | ܥܸܙܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ˁizōḵ) | ܥܸܙܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ˁizzāḵ) | ܥܸܙܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ˁizzawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܥܸܙܹ̈ܐ (ˁizzē) | 3rd person | ܥܸܙܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ˁizūh) | ܥܸܙܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (ˁizzōh) | ܥܸܙܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (ˁizzayhōn) | |||
Derived terms
- ܥܲܢܵܙܵܐ (ˁannāzā)
- ܥܢܸܙ ܛܘܼܪܵܐ (ˁniz ṭūrā)
- ܥܢܸܙ ܝܵܡܵܐ (ˁniz yāmā)
Proper noun
ܥܸܙܵܐ • (ˁizzā) f
Classical Syriac
Alternative forms
- Uncontracted form: ܥܢܙܐ
Etymology
From the earlier uncontracted form ܥܢܙܐ (ʿenzā). Compare Akkadian 𒍚 (, enzu [ÙZ]), Arabic عَنْز (ʕanz), Hebrew עֵז (ʿēz), and Ugaritic 𐎓𐎇 (ʿz).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʕɛzzɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [ʕɛzze] (plural)
Noun
ܥܙܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܥܙܐ, singular masculine counterpart ܬܝܫܐ)
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܥܢܙ | 1st person | ܥܙܝ | ܥܙܢ | |||
| construct | ܥܢܙ | 2nd person | ܥܙܟ | ܥܙܟܝ | ܥܙܟܘܢ | ܥܙܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | 3rd person | ܥܙܗ | ܥܙܗ | ܥܙܗܘܢ | ܥܙܗܝܢ | |||
| plural | absolute | ܥܙܝܢ | 1st person | ܥܙܝ | ܥܙܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܥܙܝ | 2nd person | ܥܙܝܟ | ܥܙܝܟܝ | ܥܙܝܟܘܢ | ܥܙܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | 3rd person | ܥܙܘܗܝ | ܥܙܝܗ | ܥܙܝܗܘܢ | ܥܙܝܗܝܢ | |||
Proper noun
ܥܙܐ • (transliteration needed) f
References
- “ˁz”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 258a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 408b
- 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 1089a