ܥܙܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
ܥܙܐ

Etymology

From Aramaic עִזָּא (ʿezzā); compare Akkadian 𒍚 (, enzu [ÙZ]), Arabic عَنْز (ʕanz), Hebrew עֵז (ʿēz), and Ugaritic 𐎓𐎇 (ʿz).

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [ʕəz.zɑː]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [ʔəz.zɑː]

Noun

ܥܸܙܵܐ • (ˁizzā) m or f (plural ܥܸܙܹ̈ܐ (ˁizzē), feminine ܥܸܙܝܼܬܵܐ (ˁizītā), masculine ܬܲܝܫܵܐ (tayšā))

  1. goat (hardy domesticated ruminant mammal with backward-curving horns and a beard)
    • Matthew 25:33:
      ܒܸܬ ܡܲܟܠܹܐ ܥܸܪ̈ܒܹܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܝܲܡܝܼܢܹܗ، ܘܥܸܙܹ̈ܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܣܸܡܵܠܹܗ.
      bit maklē ʿirbē min yamīnēh, w-ʿizzē min simmālēh.
      And He will set the sheep on His right hand, and the goats on the left.
  2. goat hair

Usage notes

In some dialects, this word refers to a female goat, while in others, a male goat. In dialects which this refers to a female goat, a male goat is a ܬܲܝܫܵܐ (tayšā). In dialects which this word refers to a male goat, a female goat is a ܥܸܙܝܼܬܵܐ (ˁizītā).

Inflection
Inflection of ܥܸܙܵܐ (ˁizzā)
number isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute – 1st person ܥܸܙܝܼ
(ˁizī)		 ܥܸܙܲܢ
(ˁizzan)
construct ܥܸܙ
(ˁiz)		 2nd person ܥܸܙܘܼܟ݂
(ˁizūḵ)		 ܥܸܙܵܟ݂ܝ
(ˁizzāḵ)		 ܥܸܙܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(ˁizzāwḵōn)
emphatic ܥܸܙܵܐ
(ˁizzā)		 3rd person ܥܸܙܹܗ
(ˁizzēh)		 ܥܸܙܵܗ̇
(ˁizzāh)		 ܥܸܙܗܘܿܢ
(ˁizhōn)
plural absolute – 1st person ܥܸܙܝܼ̈
(ˁizī)		 ܥܸܙܲܢ̈
(ˁizzan)
construct ܥܸܙܲܝ̈
(ˁizzay)		 2nd person ܥܸܙܘܼ̈ܟ݂
(ˁizūḵ)		 ܥܸܙܵܟ݂ܝ̈
(ˁizzāḵ)		 ܥܸܙܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(ˁizzāwḵōn)
emphatic ܥܸܙܹ̈ܐ
(ˁizzē)		 3rd person ܥܸܙܘܼ̈ܗܝ
(ˁizūh)		 ܥܸܙ̈ܘܿܗ̇
(ˁizzōh)		 ܥܸܙܗ̈ܘܿܢ
(ˁizhōn)

See also

Proper noun

ܥܸܙܵܐ • (ˁizzā) f

  1. (astronomy) Capella

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

Etymology

From the earlier uncontracted form ܥܢܙܐ (ʿenzā(ʾ)). Compare Akkadian 𒍚 (, enzu [ÙZ]), Arabic عَنْز (ʕanz), Hebrew עֵז (ʿēz), and Ugaritic 𐎓𐎇 (ʿz).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ʕɛzzɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʕɛzze(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܥܙܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܥܙܐ, singular masculine counterpart ܬܝܫܐ)

  1. goat, she-goat

Inflection
    declension of ܥܙܐ
state singular plural
absolute ܥܢܙ ܥܙܝܢ
construct ܥܢܙ ܥܙܝ
emphatic ܥܙܐ ܥܙܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܥܙܝ ܥܙܝ
2nd m. sg. (your) ܥܙܟ ܥܙܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your) ܥܙܟܝ ܥܙܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his) ܥܙܗ ܥܙܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her) ܥܙܗ ܥܙܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our) ܥܙܢ ܥܙܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your) ܥܙܟܘܢ ܥܙܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your) ܥܙܟܝܢ ܥܙܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their) ܥܙܗܘܢ ܥܙܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their) ܥܙܗܝܢ ܥܙܝܗܝܢ

Proper noun

ܥܙܐ • (transliteration needed) f

  1. (astronomy) Capella

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, p. 258a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 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, p. 1089a
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