ܙܘܓܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Alternative forms

ܙܵܘܓ݂ܵܐ (zāwḡā)

Etymology

Root
ܙ ܘ ܓ (z w g)
4 terms

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

(Standard) IPA^(key):
(Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key):
(Urmia) IPA^(key):

Noun

ܙܵܘܓܵܐ • (zāwgā) m sg (plural ܙܵܘܓܹ̈ܐ (zāwgē))

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

Inflection

Inflection of **ܙܵܘܓܵܐ**
	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
	state	form		person	m	f	plural
singular	absolute	–		1^st person	ܙܵܘܓܝܼ (zāwgī)		ܙܵܘܓܲܢ (zāwgan)
	construct	ܙܘܿܓ݂ (zōḡ)		2^nd person	ܙܵܘܓܘܼܟ݂ (zāwgūḵ)	ܙܵܘܓܵܟ݂ܝ (zāwgāḵ)	ܙܵܘܓܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (zāwgāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܙܵܘܓܵܐ (zāwgā)		3^rd person	ܙܵܘܓܹܗ (zāwgēh)	ܙܵܘܓܵܗ̇ (zāwgāh)	ܙܵܘܓܗܘܿܢ (zāwghōn)
plural	absolute	–		1^st person	ܙܵܘܓܝܼ̈ (zāwgī)		ܙܵܘܓܲܢ̈ (zāwgan)
	construct	ܙܵܘܓܲܝ̈ (zāwgay)		2^nd person	ܙܵܘܓܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (zāwgūḵ)	ܙܵܘܓܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (zāwgāḵ)	ܙܵܘܓܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (zāwgāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܙܵܘܓܹ̈ܐ (zāwgē)		3^rd person	ܙܵܘܓܘܼ̈ܗܝ (zāwgūh)	ܙܵܘܓ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (zāwgōh)	ܙܵܘܓܗ̈ܘܿܢ (zāwghōn)

Derived terms

ܒܲܪ ܙܵܘܓܵܐ (bar zāwgā, “spouse, partner”)
ܙܵܘܓܵܢܵܝܵܐ (zāwgānāyā)

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

IPA^(key): (singular)
IPA^(key): (plural)

Noun

ܙܘܓܐ • (zawgā) m (plural ܙܘܓܐ)

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

Inflection

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

Descendants

→ Old Armenian: զոյգ (zoyg)
- Middle Armenian: զոյգ (zoyg), զուգ (zug), զուկ (zuk)
  - Armenian: զույգ (zuyg) — literary, զօգՙ (zōgʻ) — Kharberd, զըՙք (zəʻkʻ) — Zeitun
- → Old Georgian: ზოგი (zogi)
  - Georgian: ზოგი (zogi)
→ Arabic: زَوْج (zawj)

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, pages 369b-370a

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