ܙܩܝܦܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܙ ܩ ܦ (z q p)
2 terms

Etymology

From Aramaic זְקִיפָא (zəqīp̄ā), equivalent to the passive participle of ܙܵܩܹܦ (zāqēp). The noun is from Akkadian 𒄑𒍣𒆥𒉿 (/⁠zaqīpu⁠/, stake); cognate to Hebrew זָקוּף (zakúf).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [zqiːpɑː]

Adjective

ܙܩܝܼܦܵܐ • (zqīpā) (feminine ܙܩܝܼܦܬܵܐ (zqīptā), plural ܙܩܝܼܦܹ̈ܐ (zqīpē))

  1. crucified
  2. high, raised up
  3. erected
  4. (grammar) followed by the vowel sign zqāpā
    Coordinate terms: ܦܬܝܼܚܵܐ (ptīḥā), ܙܠܝܼܡܵܐ (zlīmā), ܚܒ݂ܝܼܨܵܐ (ḥḇīṣā), ܪܒ݂ܝܼܨܵܐ (rḇīṣā), ܪܘܝܼܚܵܐ (rwīḥā)

Usage notes

  • (zqāpā): This is usually used in the feminine form as all the names of the letters are feminine.

Noun

ܙܩܝܼܦܵܐ • (zqīpā) m sg (plural ܙܩܝܼܦܹ̈ܐ (zqīpē))

  1. cross, crucifixion, crucifix
    Synonym: ܨܠܝܼܒ݂ܵܐ (ṣlīḇā)

Inflection

Classical Syriac

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [z(ə)qifɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [z(ə)qife(ʔ)] (plural)

Etymology 1

From Akkadian 𒄑𒍣𒆥𒉿 (/⁠zaqīpu⁠/, stake).

Noun

ܙܩܝܦܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܙܩܝܦܐ)

  1. cross, crucifix
    Synonym: ܨܠܝܒܐ (ṣəlīḇā)
  2. crucifixion
    Synonym: ܨܠܝܒܐ (ṣəlīḇā)
Inflection

Etymology 2

From the root ܙ-ܩ-ܦ (z-q-p) related to erecting. Compare Hebrew זָקוּף (zāqūp̄).

Adjective

ܙܩܝܦܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܙܩܝܦܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܙܩܝܦܬܐ)

  1. high, raised up
  2. crucified
  3. arrogant, pompous
  4. difficult, arduous
  5. opposed, set against
  6. affected
  7. (grammar) pronounced with a certain vowel (see ܙܩܦܐ)
Inflection

References

  • zqyp”, 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. 91b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 119b
  • 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, pp. 393b-394a
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