ܙܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac ܙܢܐ, from Old Persian 𐏀𐎴 (zana-); Compare Parthian [Manichaean needed] (zng /⁠zanag⁠/) and Hebrew זַן (zan).

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [zə.nɑː]

Noun

ܙܢܵܐ • (znā) m sg (plural ܙ̈ܢܲܝܵܐ (znayyā))

  1. type, kind, sort, form
  2. species
  3. method, manner, way, style
  4. idiom, expression, figure of speech
  5. (grammar) mood
    ܙܢܵܐ ܦܘܼܫܵܟ݂ܵܝܵܐ ― znā pūšāḵāyā ― conditional mood
    ܙܢܵܐ ܦܵܩܘܿܕܵܐ ― znā pāqōdā ― imperative mood
    ܙܢܵܐ ܣܵܝܘܿܡܵܐ ― znā sāyōmā ― indicative mood
    ܙܢܵܐ ܠܵܐ ܡܬܲܚܡܵܐ ― znā lā mtaḥmā ― infinitive mood
    ܙܢܵܐ ܬܸܢܘܵܝܵܐ ― znā tinwāyā ― subjunctive mood
Inflection
Inflection of ܙܢܵܐ (znā)
number isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute – 1st person ܙܢܝܼ
(znī)		 ܙܢܲܢ
(znan)
construct ܙܸܢ
(zin)		 2nd person ܙܢܘܼܟ݂
(znūḵ)		 ܙܢܵܟ݂ܝ
(znāḵ)		 ܙܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(znāwḵōn)
emphatic ܙܢܵܐ
(znā)		 3rd person ܙܢܹܗ
(znēh)		 ܙܢܘܿܗ̇
(znōh)		 ܙܢܗܘܿܢ
(znhōn)
plural absolute – 1st person ܙܢܲܝܝܼ̈
(znayī)		 ܙܢܲܝܲܢ̈
(znayyan)
construct ܙܢܲܝ̈
(znay)		 2nd person ܙܢܲܝܘܼ̈ܟ݂
(znayūḵ)		 ܙܢܲܝܵܟ݂ܝ̈
(znayyāḵ)		 ܙܢܲܝܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(znayyāwḵōn)
emphatic ܙܢܲܝܹ̈ܐ
(znayyē)		 3rd person ܙܢܲܝܘܼ̈ܗܝ
(znayūh)		 ܙܢܲܝ̈ܘܿܗ̇
(znayyōh)		 ܙܢܲܝܗ̈ܘܿܢ
(znayhōn)
Derived terms

Etymology 2
Root
ܙ ܢ ܐ (z n ˀ)
3 terms

From Aramaic זְנָא (zənā); related to Arabic زَنَى (zanā) and Hebrew זָנָה (zaná).

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [zaːneː]

Verb

ܙܵܢܹܐ • (zānē) (present participle ܙܢܵܝܵܐ (znāyā), past participle ܙܸܢܝܵܐ (zinyā))

  1. to fornicate, commit adultery
    • Exodus 20:13-16:
      ܠܵܐ ܩܵܛܠܹܬ. ܠܵܐ ܙܵܢܹܝܬ. ܠܵܐ ܓܵܢܒ݂ܹܬ. ܠܵܐ ܝܵܗ݇ܒ݂ܹܬ ܣܵܗܕܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܕܲܓܵܠܬܵܐ ܥܲܠ ܫܒܵܒ݂ܘܼܟ݂.
      lā qāṭlēt. lā zānēt. lā gānḇēt. lā yāḇēt sāhdūṯā daggāltā ˁal šbāḇūḵ.
      You shall not murder. You shall not commit adultery. You shall not steal. You shall not bear false witness against your neighbour.
    • Revelation 17:2
      ܗ̇ܝ ܕܥܲܡܘܿܗ̇ ܙܢܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܡܲܠܟܹ̈ܐ ܕܐܲܪܥܵܐ. ܘܪܘܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܥܵܡܪ̈ܵܢܹܐ ܕܐܲܪܥܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܚܲܡܪܵܐ ܕܙܵܢܝܘܼܬܘܿܗ̇.
      aya d-ˁammōh znē lhōn malkē d-arˁā. w-rwē lhōn ˁāmrānē d-arˁā min ḥamrā d-zānyūtōh.
      with whom the kings of the earth committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth were made drunk with the wine of her fornication.
Conjugation
Conjugation of ܙܵܢܹܐ (zānē)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m ܙܢܹܐ ܠܝܼ
(znē lī)		 ܙܢܹܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂
(znē lūḵ)		 ܙܢܹܐ ܠܹܗ
(znē lēh)		 ܙܢܹܐ ܠܲܢ
(znē lan)		 ܙܢܹܐ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(znē lāwḵōn)		 ܙܢܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ
(znē lhōn)
f ܙܢܹܐ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ
(znē lāḵ)		 ܙܢܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇
(znē lāh)
non-past m ܙܵܢܹܝܢ
(zānēn)		 ܙܵܢܹܝܬ
(zānēt)		 ܙܵܢܹܐ
(zānē)		 ܙܵܢܲܚ
(zānaḥ)		 ܙܵܢܹܝܬܘܿܢ
(zānētōn)		 ܙܵܢܝܼ
(zānī)
f ܙܵܢܝܵܢ
(zānyān)		 ܙܵܢܝܵܬܝ
(zānyāt)		 ܙܵܢܝܵܐ
(zānyā)
imperative m ܙܢܝܼ
(znī)		 ܙܢܹܝܡܘܼܢ
(znēmūn)
f ܙܢܹܐ
(znē)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Old Persian 𐏀𐎴 (zana-). Compare Parthian [Manichaean needed] (zng /⁠zanag⁠/) and Hebrew זַן (zan).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [z(ə)nɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܙܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܙܢܝܐ)

  1. type, kind, sort, form
  2. species
  3. method, manner, way, style
  4. (in the plural) customs, habits
  5. reason
  6. state, condition
  7. quality, qualificative
  8. idiom, expression, figure of speech
  9. (grammar) mood

Inflection
    declension of ܙܢܐ
state singular plural
absolute ܙܢ ܙܢܝܢ
construct ܙܢ ܙܢܝ
emphatic ܙܢܐ ܙܢܝܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܙܢܝ ܙܢܝ
2nd m. sg. (your) ܙܢܟ ܙܢܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your) ܙܢܟܝ ܙܢܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his) ܙܢܗ ܙܢܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her) ܙܢܗ ܙܢܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our) ܙܢܢ ܙܢܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your) ܙܢܟܘܢ ܙܢܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your) ܙܢܟܝܢ ܙܢܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their) ܙܢܗܘܢ ܙܢܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their) ܙܢܗܝܢ ܙܢܝܗܝܢ

References
  • “zn”, 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, p. 90a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 118a
  • 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, p. 387b
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