ܙܝܙܢܐ

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Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Sumerian 𒍩 (zizān, “wheat; emmer wheat”).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܙܝܙܢܐ • (zīzānā) m (plural ܙܝܙܢܐ (zīzānē))

  1. weed, tare, darnel
  2. (figuratively) wicked man

Usage notes

This word is usually found in the plural.

Inflection

Inflection of ܙܝܙܢܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܙܝܙܢ 1st person ܙܝܙܢܝ ܙܝܙܢܢ
construct ܙܝܙܢ 2nd person ܙܝܙܢܟ ܙܝܙܢܟܝ ܙܝܙܢܟܘܢ ܙܝܙܢܟܝܢ
emphatic ܙܝܙܢܐ 3rd person ܙܝܙܢܗ ܙܝܙܢܗ ܙܝܙܢܗܘܢ ܙܝܙܢܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܙܝܙܢܝܢ 1st person ܙܝܙܢܝ ܙܝܙܢܝܢ
construct ܙܝܙܢܝ 2nd person ܙܝܙܢܝܟ ܙܝܙܢܝܟܝ ܙܝܙܢܝܟܘܢ ܙܝܙܢܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܙܝܙܢܐ 3rd person ܙܝܙܢܘܗܝ ܙܝܙܢܝܗ ܙܝܙܢܝܗܘܢ ܙܝܙܢܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Arabic: زِيزَان (zīzān)
  • → Ancient Greek: ζιζάνιον (zizánion) (see there for further descendants)

References

  • “zyzn”, 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 87b
  • Löw, Immanuel (1881) Aramæische Pflanzennamen‎ (in German), Leipzig: Wilhelm Engelmann, pages 133–134
  • Löw, Immanuel (1896) “Bemerkungen zu ‚Schwally’s Idioticon‘”, in Wiener Zeitschrift für die Kunde des Morgenlandes‎ (in German), volume 10, page 137
  • Löw, Immanuel (1928) Die Flora der Juden‎ (in German), volume 1, Wien und Leipzig: R. Löwit, pages 723–729
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 115a
  • 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, page 378a
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