ܙܘܙܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Inherited from Aramaic זוּזָא (zūzā, “coin, money; drachma”), from Akkadian 𒍪𒊻 (/⁠zūzu⁠/, “half, half measure; half shekel”); compare Hebrew זוּז (zuz, “one quarter of a shekel”).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܙܘܼܙܵܐ • (zūzā) m (plural ܙ̈ܘܼܙܹܐ (zūzē))

  1. zuz (ancient Mesopotamian coin, equal to one half of a shekel)
  2. (in the plural) coins, money
    • c. 2014, ܕܝܬܩܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܒܠܫܢܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ, Aramaic Bible Translation, Inc., Luke 15:8:
      ܝܲܢ ܐܲܝܕܵܐ ܒܲܟ݂ܬܵܐ ܕܗܵܘܝܼ ܠܵܗ̇ ܥܸܣܪܵܐ ܙ̈ܘܼܙܹܐ ܘܡܛܲܠܩܵܐ ܚܲܕ݇ ܡܸܢܗܘܿܢ، ܠܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܡܲܠܗܒ݂ܵܐ ܫܪܵܓ݂ܵܐ ܘܟܵܢܫܵܐ ܒܲܝܬܵܐ ܘܡܛܲܥܝܵܐ ܒܵܬ݂ܪܹܗ ܒܚܦܝܼܛܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܗܲܠ ܕܡܲܫ݇ܟ̰ܚܵܐ ܠܹܗ؟
      yan aydā baḵtā d-hāwī lāh ˁisrā zūzē w-mṭalqā ḥa minhōn, lā kē malhḇā šrāḡā w-kānšā baytā w-mṭaˁyā bāṯrēh bḥpīṭūṯā hal d-mačḥā lēh?
      Either what woman having ten silver coins, if she loses one, does not light a lamp, sweep the house, and search carefully until she finds it?
    • c. 2014, ܕܝܬܩܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܒܠܫܢܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ, Aramaic Bible Translation, Inc., 1 Timothy 6:10:
      ܡܸܛܠ ܚܘܼܒܵܐ ܕܙ̈ܘܼܙܹܐ ܥܸܩܪܵܐ ܕܟܠܗܹܝܢ ܒܝܼ̈ܫܵܬ݂ܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ، ܗ̇ܘ ܕܚܲܕ݇ܟܡܵܐ ܕܡܫܘܼܗܘܸܬ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܐܸܠܘܼܗܝ ܛܥܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܡܸܢ ܗܲܝܡܵܢܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܘܡܘܼܥܒܪܵܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܢܲܦ̮ܫܗܘܿܢ ܒܓ̰ܘܼܢܓ̰ܵܪܹ̈ܐ ܣܲܓܝܼ̈ܐܹܐ.
      miṭṭul ḥūbā d-zūzē ˁiqrā d-klhēn bīšāṯā ìlēh, awa d-ḥakmā d-mšūhwit lhōn ilūh ṭˁē lhōn min haymānūṯā w-muˁbrā lhōn nafšhōn b-jūnjārē sagīˀē.
      For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, for which some have strayed from the faith in their greediness, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
  3. dram (weight)
  4. dipper, ladle

Inflection

Inflection of ܙܘܼܙܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܙܘܼܙ (zūz) 1st person ܙܘܼܙܝܼ (zūzī) ܙܘܼܙܲܢ (zūzan)
construct ܙܘܼܙ (zūz) 2nd person ܙܘܼܙܘܼܟ݂ (zūzōḵ) ܙܘܼܙܵܟ݂ܝ (zūzāḵ) ܙܘܼܙܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (zūzawḵōn)
emphatic ܙܘܼܙܵܐ (zūzā) 3rd person ܙܘܼܙܹܗ (zūzēh) ܙܘܼܙܵܗ̇ (zūzāh) ܙܘܼܙܗܘܿܢ (zuzhōn)
plural absolute ܙܘܼܙܝܼ̈ܢ (zūzīn) 1st person ܙܘܼܙܝܼ̈ (zūzī) ܙܘܼܙܲܢ̈ (zūzan)
construct ܙܘܼܙܲܝ̈ (zūzay) 2nd person ܙܘܼܙܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (zūzōḵ) ܙܘܼܙܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (zūzāḵ) ܙܘܼܙܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (zūzawḵōn)
emphatic ܙ̈ܘܼܙܹܐ (zūzē) 3rd person ܙܘܼܙܘܼ̈ܗܝ (zūzūh) ܙܘܼܙܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (zūzōh) ܙܘܼܙܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (zūzayhōn)

Synonyms

Derived terms

See also

Classical Syriac

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Aramaic זוּזָא (/⁠zūzā⁠/), from Akkadian 𒍪𒊻 (/⁠zūzu⁠/, “half, half measure; half shekel”). Compare Hebrew זוּז (zûz).

Noun

ܙܘܙܐ • (zūzā) m (plural ܙܘܙܐ (zūzē))

  1. coin
  2. (in the plural) money
  3. (numismatics) zuz, drachma, dirhem
  4. dram (weight)
  5. dipper, ladle
Inflection
Inflection of ܙܘܙܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܙܘܙ 1st person ܙܘܙܝ ܙܘܙܢ
construct ܙܘܙ 2nd person ܙܘܙܟ ܙܘܙܟܝ ܙܘܙܟܘܢ ܙܘܙܟܝܢ
emphatic ܙܘܙܐ 3rd person ܙܘܙܗ ܙܘܙܗ ܙܘܙܗܘܢ ܙܘܙܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܙܘܙܝܢ 1st person ܙܘܙܝ ܙܘܙܝܢ
construct ܙܘܙܝ 2nd person ܙܘܙܝܟ ܙܘܙܝܟܝ ܙܘܙܝܟܘܢ ܙܘܙܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܙܘܙܐ 3rd person ܙܘܙܘܗܝ ܙܘܙܝܗ ܙܘܙܝܗܘܢ ܙܘܙܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Noun

ܙܘܙܐ • (zūzā) m (plural ܙܘܙܐ (zūzē))

  1. kind of onion
Inflection
Inflection of ܙܘܙܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܙܘܙ 1st person ܙܘܙܝ ܙܘܙܢ
construct ܙܘܙ 2nd person ܙܘܙܟ ܙܘܙܟܝ ܙܘܙܟܘܢ ܙܘܙܟܝܢ
emphatic ܙܘܙܐ 3rd person ܙܘܙܗ ܙܘܙܗ ܙܘܙܗܘܢ ܙܘܙܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܙܘܙܝܢ 1st person ܙܘܙܝ ܙܘܙܝܢ
construct ܙܘܙܝ 2nd person ܙܘܙܝܟ ܙܘܙܝܟܝ ܙܘܙܝܟܘܢ ܙܘܙܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܙܘܙܐ 3rd person ܙܘܙܘܗܝ ܙܘܙܝܗ ܙܘܙܝܗܘܢ ܙܘܙܝܗܝܢ

References

  • “zwz”, 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 86a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 112b
  • 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, page 371a
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