ܙܘܓܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܙ ܘ ܓ (z w g)
4 terms

Inherited from Aramaic זַוְגָּא (zawgā), from Ancient Greek ζεῦγος (zeûgos), from Proto-Indo-European *yugóm (“yoke”); compare also borrowed into Arabic زَوْج (zawj) and Hebrew זוּג (zug).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܙܲܘܓܵܐ • (zawgā) m sg (plural ܙܲܘܓ݂ܹ̈ܐ (zawḡē))

  1. yoke
    Synonym: ܢܝܼܪܵܐ (nīrā)
  2. pair, couple, twosome
  3. (poker) pair, two-of-a-kind
  4. (arithmetic) even number
    Antonym: ܐܵܦܲܙܓܵܐ (āpazgā)
  5. (grammar) conjugation
    Synonym: ܣܘܼܪܥܵܦܵܐ (surˁāpā)
  6. (linguistics) two-stem compound word

Inflection

Inflection of ܙܲܘܓܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܙܘܿܓ݂ (zōḡ) 1st person ܙܲܘܓܝܼ (zawgī) ܙܲܘܓܲܢ (zawgan)
construct ܙܘܿܓ݂ (zōḡ) 2nd person ܙܲܘܓܘܼܟ݂ (zawgōḵ) ܙܲܘܓܵܟ݂ܝ (zawgāḵ) ܙܲܘܓܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (zawgawḵōn)
emphatic ܙܲܘܓܵܐ (zawgā) 3rd person ܙܲܘܓܹܗ (zawgēh) ܙܲܘܓܵܗ̇ (zawgāh) ܙܲܘܓܗܘܿܢ (zawghōn)
plural absolute ܙܲܘܓܝܼ̈ܢ (zawgīn) 1st person ܙܲܘܓܝܼ̈ (zawgī) ܙܲܘܓܲܢ̈ (zawgan)
construct ܙܲܘܓܲܝ̈ (zawgay) 2nd person ܙܲܘܓܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (zawgōḵ) ܙܲܘܓܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (zawgāḵ) ܙܲܘܓܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (zawgawḵōn)
emphatic ܙܲܘܓܹ̈ܐ (zawgē) 3rd person ܙܲܘܓܘܼ̈ܗܝ (zawgūh) ܙܲܘܓܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (zawgōh) ܙܲܘܓܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (zawgayhōn)

Derived terms

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ζυγόν (zugón) or ζεῦγος (zeûgos), from Proto-Indo-European *yugóm (“yoke”). Compare Arabic زَوْج (zawj) and Hebrew זוּג (zûḡ).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܙܘܓܐ • (zawgā) m (plural ܙܘܓܐ)

  1. yoke, pair, couple
  2. two-horse chariot
  3. two-layered garment
  4. balance, scale
    Synonym: ܡܣܐܬܐ
  5. (arithmetic) even number
    Antonyms: ܐܦܙܓܐ (ʾāp̄azgā, ʾāp̄zəḡā), ܦܪܐ (pārā)
  6. (grammar) conjugation
  7. (linguistics) two-stem compound word

Inflection

Inflection of ܙܘܓܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܙܘܓ 1st person ܙܘܓܝ ܙܘܓܢ
construct ܙܘܓ 2nd person ܙܘܓܟ ܙܘܓܟܝ ܙܘܓܟܘܢ ܙܘܓܟܝܢ
emphatic ܙܘܓܐ 3rd person ܙܘܓܗ ܙܘܓܗ ܙܘܓܗܘܢ ܙܘܓܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܙܘܓܝܢ 1st person ܙܘܓܝ ܙܘܓܝܢ
construct ܙܘܓܝ 2nd person ܙܘܓܝܟ ܙܘܓܝܟܝ ܙܘܓܝܟܘܢ ܙܘܓܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܙܘܓܐ 3rd person ܙܘܓܘܗܝ ܙܘܓܝܗ ܙܘܓܝܗܘܢ ܙܘܓܝܗܝܢ

Descendants

References

  • “zwg”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-09-14
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 85b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 111b–112a
  • 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, pages 369b–370a
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