From Aramaic זָכוּתָא (zāḵūṯā), By surface analysis, ܙܵܟ݂ܹܐ (zāḵē, “to be aquitted; to defeat”) + -ܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (-ūṯā, the abstract noun ending); compare Hebrew זְכוּת (zkhút, “right, merit”) and borrowed into Arabic زَكَاة (zakāh, “almsgiving”).
ܙܵܟ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ • (zāḵūṯā) f sg (plural ܙܵܟ݂ܘܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (zāḵwāṯē))
| Inflection of ܙܵܟ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (zāḵūṯā) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | ||||||
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܙܵܟ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܝܼ (zāḵūṯī) |
ܙܵܟ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܲܢ (zāḵūṯan) | |||
| construct | ܙܵܟ݂ܘܼܬ݂ (zāḵūṯ) |
2nd person | ܙܵܟ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (zāḵūṯūḵ) |
ܙܵܟ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (zāḵūṯāḵ) |
ܙܵܟ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (zāḵūṯāwḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܙܵܟ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (zāḵūṯā) |
3rd person | ܙܵܟ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܹܗ (zāḵūṯēh) |
ܙܵܟ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (zāḵūṯāh) |
ܙܵܟ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (zāḵuṯhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܙܵܟ݂ܘܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (zāḵwāṯī) |
ܙܵܟ݂ܘܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (zāḵwāṯan) | |||
| construct | ܙܵܟ݂ܘܵܬ݂̈ (zāḵwāṯ) |
2nd person | ܙܵܟ݂ܘܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (zāḵwāṯūḵ) |
ܙܵܟ݂ܘܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (zāḵwāṯāḵ) |
ܙܵܟ݂ܘܵܬ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (zāḵwāṯāwḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܙܵܟ݂ܘܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (zāḵwāṯē) |
3rd person | ܙܵܟ݂ܘܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (zāḵwāṯūh) |
ܙܵܟ݂ܘܵܬ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (zāḵwāṯōh) |
ܙܵܟ݂ܘܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (zāḵwāṯhōn) | |||
From the root ܙ-ܟ-ܐ (z-k-ʾ) related to conquering. Compare Hebrew זְכוּת (zəḵûṯ). The sense of “martyr's tomb” is a calque of Ancient Greek τροπαῖα (tropaîa) while the sense of “emperor's epithet” is a calque of Ancient Greek τροπαιοῦχος (tropaioûkhos).
ܙܟܘܬܐ • (zāḵūṯā) f (plural ܙܟܘܬܐ (zāḵwāṯā))
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܙܟܘ | ܙܟܘܢ |
| construct | ܙܟܘܬ | ܙܟܘܬ |
| emphatic | ܙܟܘܬܐ | ܙܟܘܬܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܙܟܘܬܝ | ܙܟܘܬܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܙܟܘܬܟ | ܙܟܘܬܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܙܟܘܬܟܝ | ܙܟܘܬܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܙܟܘܬܗ | ܙܟܘܬܗ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܙܟܘܬܗ | ܙܟܘܬܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܙܟܘܬܢ | ܙܟܘܬܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܙܟܘܬܟܘܢ | ܙܟܘܬܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܙܟܘܬܟܝܢ | ܙܟܘܬܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܙܟܘܬܗܘܢ | ܙܟܘܬܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܙܟܘܬܗܝܢ | ܙܟܘܬܗܝܢ |