ܙܝܬܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܙܝ̈ܬܐ

Etymology

From Aramaic זַיְתָא (zaytā); compare Arabic زَيْت (zayt, oil), Hebrew זַיִת (záyit, olive) and Ugaritic 𐎇𐎚𐎎 (ztm).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܙܲܝܬܵܐ (zaytām sg (plural ܙܲܝ̈ܬܹܐ (zaytē))

  1. olive (tree and fruit)
  2. olive oil

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Classical Syriac

Etymology

Compare Arabic زَيْت (zayt) and Hebrew זַיִת (záyiṯ).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܙܝܬܐ (zaytām (plural ܙܝܬܐ)

  1. olive (tree and fruit)
  2. olive oil
  3. (in the plural) olive grove or garden

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References

  • zyt”, 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, p. 87b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 115b
  • 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, p. 379b