ܙܘܓܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܙ ܘ ܓ (z w g)
4 terms

Etymology

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

ܙܵܘܓܵܐ (zāwgām sg (plural ܙܵܘܓܹ̈ܐ (zāwgē))

  1. yoke
    Synonym: ܢܝܼܪܵܐ (nīrā)
  2. pair, couple, twosome
  3. (poker) pair, two-of-a-kind
  4. (grammar) conjugation
    Synonym: ܣܘܼܥܪܵܦܵܐ (suˁrāpā)
  5. (linguistics) two-stem compound word

Inflection

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 (zawgām (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

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, pages 369b-370a