ܙܓܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Aramaic זָגָא (zāḡā, “chick”), from Middle Persian (zʾtk' /⁠zādag⁠/) or (zhk' /⁠zahag⁠/); compare also Old Armenian ձագ (jag).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܙܵܓ݂ܵܐ • (zāḡā) m (plural ܙܵܓ݂ܹ̈ܐ (zāḡē), feminine ܙܵܓ݂ܬܵܐ (zāḡtā))

  1. offspring, young of an animal, especially chick
    ܙܵܓ݂ܹ̈ܐ ܕܐܲܪܝܵܐ ܗܵܕܘܿܣܹ̈ܐ ܝܢܵܐ ܥܲܠ ܥܵܠܡܵܐ ܚܵܕ݂ܸܪ̈ܘܵܢܗܘܿܢ.
    zāḡē d-aryā hādōsē ìnā ˁal ˁālmā ḥāḏirwānhōn.
    The lion's young are curious about the world around them.
    • c. 2014, ܕܝܬܩܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܒܠܫܢܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ, Aramaic Bible Translation, Inc., Matthew 21:5:
      ܐ݇ܡܘܿܪܘܼܢ ܠܒܪܵܬܵܐ ܕܨܸܗܝܘܿܢ، «ܗܵܐ ܡܲܠܟܵܟ݂ܝ ܒܹܐ݇ܬܵܝܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܠܟܸܣܠܵܟ݂ܝ، ܡܲܟܝܼܟ݂ܵܐ ܘܪܟ݂ܝܼܒ݂ܵܐ ܥܲܠ ܚܡܵܪܬܵܐ، ܘܥܲܠ ܓ̰ܲܥܫܵܐ ܙܵܓ݂ܹ̈ܐ ܕܚܡܵܪܬܵܐ».
      mōrūn l-brātā d-ṣihyōn, “hā malkāḵ bētāyā ìlēh l-kislāḵ, makīḵā w-rḵīḇā ˁal ḥmārtā, w-ˁal jaˁšā zāḡē d-ḥmārtā”.
      Tell the daughter of Zion, “Behold, your King is coming to you, Lowly, and sitting on a donkey, A colt, the foal of a donkey.”

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Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the earlier unassimilated form ܙܢܓܐ (zangā), from Middle Persian 𐭦𐭭𐭢 (zang); compare Persian زنگ (zang).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

ܙܓܐ • (zaggā) m (plural ܙܓܐ)

  1. cymbal, bell
  2. mortar (used with a pestle)
Inflection
Inflection of ܙܓܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܙܓ 1st person ܙܓܝ ܙܓܢ
construct ܙܓ 2nd person ܙܓܟ ܙܓܟܝ ܙܓܟܘܢ ܙܓܟܝܢ
emphatic ܙܓܐ 3rd person ܙܓܗ ܙܓܗ ܙܓܗܘܢ ܙܓܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܙܓܝܢ 1st person ܙܓܝ ܙܓܝܢ
construct ܙܓܝ 2nd person ܙܓܝܟ ܙܓܝܟܝ ܙܓܝܟܘܢ ܙܓܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܙܓܐ 3rd person ܙܓܘܗܝ ܙܓܝܗ ܙܓܝܗܘܢ ܙܓܝܗܝܢ
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Etymology 2

From Middle Persian (zʾtk' /⁠zādag⁠/) or (zhk' /⁠zahag⁠/); compare also Old Armenian ձագ (jag).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܙܓܐ • (zāggā) m (plural ܙܓܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܙܓܬܐ)

  1. chick (young chicken)
    Synonym: ܦܪܘܓܐ
Inflection
Inflection of ܙܓܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܙܓ 1st person ܙܓܝ ܙܓܢ
construct ܙܓ 2nd person ܙܓܟ ܙܓܟܝ ܙܓܟܘܢ ܙܓܟܝܢ
emphatic ܙܓܐ 3rd person ܙܓܗ ܙܓܗ ܙܓܗܘܢ ܙܓܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܙܓܝܢ 1st person ܙܓܝ ܙܓܝܢ
construct ܙܓܝ 2nd person ܙܓܝܟ ܙܓܝܟܝ ܙܓܝܟܘܢ ܙܓܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܙܓܐ 3rd person ܙܓܘܗܝ ܙܓܝܗ ܙܓܝܗܘܢ ܙܓܝܗܝܢ

Further reading

  • “zg”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-05-22
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 84a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 110a
  • 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, page 364a-b
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