ܙܓܘܓܝܬܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

ܦܐܬܐ ܕܒܢܝܢܐ ܡܢ ܙܓܘܓܝܬܐBuilding facade made out of glass

From Aramaic זְגוּגִיתָא (zḡūḡīṯā), from Akkadian 𒍝𒅗𒅗𒌈 (/⁠zakukītu⁠/), from 𒍪𒆪𒌑 (/⁠zukû⁠/, a kind of frit used in glass-making, literally clarity, clear, clean, refined or pure substance); compare Arabic زُجَاجَة (zujāja) and Hebrew זְגוּגִית (zgugít).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܙܓ݂ܘܿܓ݂ܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (zḡōḡīṯāf (plural ܙܓ݂ܘܿܓ݂ܝܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (zḡōḡyāṯē))

  1. glass
  2. (by extension) glass vessel; bottle; flask
    Synonym: ܫܝܼܫܬܵܐ (šīštā)

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Classical Syriac

Etymology

Compare Akkadian 𒍝𒅗𒅗𒌈 (/⁠zakakatu⁠/, glass, glaze, gloss), Arabic زُجَاجَة (zujāja), and Hebrew זְגוּגִית (zəḡûḡîṯ).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܙܓܘܓܝܬܐ (zgūgītāf (plural ܙܓܘܓܝܬܐ)

  1. glass (substance)
  2. (by extension) any vessel made of glass
  3. (pathology) eye disease

Inflection

References

  • zgwgy”, 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, 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, pages 364b-365a