ܙܟܘܬܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

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”).⁩

Pronunciation

Noun

ܙܵܟ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ • (zāḵūṯā) f sg (plural ܙܵܟ݂ܘܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (zāḵwāṯē))

  1. victory, triumph
    Synonym: ܢܸܨܚܵܢܵܐ (niṣḥānā)
  2. acquittal, innocence, justification

Inflection

Inflection of ܙܵܟ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ
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)

Derived terms

Classical Syriac

Etymology

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).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܙܟܘܬܐ • (zāḵūṯā) f (plural ܙܟܘܬܐ (zāḵwāṯā))

  1. victory
  2. spoils, trophies
  3. rule, command
  4. goodness, uprightness, probity
  5. justification
  6. acquittal, innocence
  7. martyr's tomb
  8. emperor's epithet

Inflection

Inflection of ܙܟܘܬܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܙܟܘ 1st person ܙܟܘܬܝ ܙܟܘܬܢ
construct ܙܟܘܬ 2nd person ܙܟܘܬܟ ܙܟܘܬܟܝ ܙܟܘܬܟܘܢ ܙܟܘܬܟܝܢ
emphatic ܙܟܘܬܐ 3rd person ܙܟܘܬܗ ܙܟܘܬܗ ܙܟܘܬܗܘܢ ܙܟܘܬܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܙܟܘܢ 1st person ܙܟܘܬܝ ܙܟܘܬܢ
construct ܙܟܘܬ 2nd person ܙܟܘܬܟ ܙܟܘܬܟܝ ܙܟܘܬܟܘܢ ܙܟܘܬܟܝܢ
emphatic ܙܟܘܬܐ 3rd person ܙܟܘܬܗ ܙܟܘܬܗ ܙܟܘܬܗܘܢ ܙܟܘܬܗܝܢ

Descendants

References

  • “zkw”, 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
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 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, page 380a
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