ܙܢܓܪܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
| Root |
|---|
| ܙ ܢ ܓ ܪ (z n g r) |
| 2 terms |
Inherited from Aramaic [Term?], from Middle Persian *zngʾl (zangār); compare Persian زنگار (zangâr), Arabic زِنْجَار (zinjār), Northern Kurdish ژەنگ (jeng) and Armenian ժանգ (žang).
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [zanɡɑːrɑː]
- (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [d͡ʒunɡaːrˤa]
- (Urmia) IPA(key): [zand͡ʒɑːrɑː]
Noun
ܙܲܢܓܵܪܵܐ • (zangārā) m (plural ܙܲܢܓܵܪܹ̈ܐ (zangārē))
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܙܲܢܓܵܪ (zangār) | 1st person | ܙܲܢܓܵܪܝܼ (zangārī) | ܙܲܢܓܵܪܲܢ (zangāran) | |||
| construct | ܙܲܢܓܵܪ (zangār) | 2nd person | ܙܲܢܓܵܪܘܼܟ݂ (zangārōḵ) | ܙܲܢܓܵܪܵܟ݂ܝ (zangārāḵ) | ܙܲܢܓܵܪܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (zangārawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܙܲܢܓܵܪܵܐ (zangārā) | 3rd person | ܙܲܢܓܵܪܹܗ (zangārēh) | ܙܲܢܓܵܪܵܗ̇ (zangārāh) | ܙܲܢܓܵܪܗܘܿܢ (zangārhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܙܲܢܓܵܪ̈ܝܼܢ (zangārīn) | 1st person | ܙܲܢܓܵܪ̈ܝܼ (zangārī) | ܙܲܢܓܵܪ̈ܲܢ (zangāran) | |||
| construct | ܙܲܢܓܵܪ̈ܲܝ (zangāray) | 2nd person | ܙܲܢܓܵܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (zangārōḵ) | ܙܲܢܓܵܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (zangārāḵ) | ܙܲܢܓܵܪ̈ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (zangārawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܙܲܢܓܵܪܹ̈ܐ (zangārē) | 3rd person | ܙܲܢܓܵܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (zangārūh) | ܙܲܢܓܵܪ̈ܘܼܗ̇ (zangārōh) | ܙܲܢܓܵܪ̈ܲܝܗܘܿܢ (zangārayhōn) | |||
Derived terms
- ܡܙܲܢܓܸܪ (mzangir)
- ܙܲܢܓܵܪܵܝܵܐ (zangārāyā)
Classical Syriac
Alternative forms
- ܙܘܢܓܪܐ (/zwngrʾ/)
Etymology
From Middle Persian *zngʾl (zangār). Compare Persian زنگار (zangâr) and Arabic زِنْجَار (zinjār) and see the former for more.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [zanɡɑrɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [zanɡɑre] (plural)
Noun
ܙܢܓܪܐ • (zangārā) m (plural ܙܢܓܪܐ)
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܙܢܓܪ | 1st person | ܙܢܓܪܝ | ܙܢܓܪܢ | |||
| construct | ܙܢܓܪ | 2nd person | ܙܢܓܪܟ | ܙܢܓܪܟܝ | ܙܢܓܪܟܘܢ | ܙܢܓܪܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܙܢܓܪܐ | 3rd person | ܙܢܓܪܗ | ܙܢܓܪܗ | ܙܢܓܪܗܘܢ | ܙܢܓܪܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܙܢܓܪܝܢ | 1st person | ܙܢܓܪܝ | ܙܢܓܪܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܙܢܓܪܝ | 2nd person | ܙܢܓܪܝܟ | ܙܢܓܪܝܟܝ | ܙܢܓܪܝܟܘܢ | ܙܢܓܪܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܙܢܓܪܐ | 3rd person | ܙܢܓܪܘܗܝ | ܙܢܓܪܝܗ | ܙܢܓܪܝܗܘܢ | ܙܢܓܪܝܗܝܢ | ||
References
- “zngr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 27 April 2013
- Ciancaglini, Claudia A. (2008), Iranian loanwords in Syriac (Beiträge zur Iranistik; 28)[1], Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag
- 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 388a