ܚܙܘܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܚ ܙ ܐ (ḥ z ˀ)
10 terms

Compare Hebrew חָזוֹן (khazón).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܚܸܙܘܵܐ (ḥizwām sg (plural ܚܸܙܘܹ̈ܐ (ḥizwē))

  1. eyesight, the sense of sight
  2. vision, prophecy (religious or mystical experience of a supernatural appearance)
  3. vision (ideal or a goal toward which one aspires)
  4. (in the plural) miracles

Inflection

    Inflection of ܚܸܙܘܵܐ (ḥizwā)
number isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute 1st person ܚܸܙܘܝܼ
(ḥizwī)
ܚܸܙܘܲܢ
(ḥizwan)
construct ܚܙܲܘ
(ḥzaw)
2nd person ܚܸܙܘܘܼܟ݂
(ḥizwūḵ)
ܚܸܙܘܵܟ݂ܝ
(ḥizwāḵ)
ܚܸܙܘܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(ḥizwāwḵōn)
emphatic ܚܸܙܘܵܐ
(ḥizwā)
3rd person ܚܸܙܘܹܗ
(ḥizwēh)
ܚܸܙܘܵܗ̇
(ḥizwāh)
ܚܸܙܘܗܘܿܢ
(ḥizwhōn)
plural absolute 1st person ܚܸܙܘܝܼ̈
(ḥizwī)
ܚܸܙܘܲܢ̈
(ḥizwan)
construct ܚܸܙܘܲܝ̈
(ḥizway)
2nd person ܚܸܙܘܘܼ̈ܟ݂
(ḥizwūḵ)
ܚܸܙܘܵܟ݂ܝ̈
(ḥizwāḵ)
ܚܸܙܘܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(ḥizwāwḵōn)
emphatic ܚܸܙܘܹ̈ܐ
(ḥizwē)
3rd person ܚܸܙܘܘܼ̈ܗܝ
(ḥizwūh)
ܚܸܙܘ̈ܘܿܗ̇
(ḥizwōh)
ܚܸܙܘܗ̈ܘܿܢ
(ḥizwhōn)

Hypernyms

Derived terms

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܚ-ܙ-ܐ (ḥ-z-ʾ) related to seeing.

Pronunciation

Noun

ܚܙܘܐ (ḥezwām (plural ܚܙܘܢܐ or ܚܙܘܐ)

  1. sight, vision
  2. prophecy
  3. appearance, form, figure, aspect
  4. likeness, resemblance
  5. spectacle
  6. (in the plural) miracles

Usage notes

The plural ܚܙܘܢܐ (ḥezwānēʾ) is usually used for the sense of "miracles" while the plural ܚܙܘܐ (ḥezwēʾ) is used for other senses.

Inflection

References

  • ḥzw”, 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. 101a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 136a-b
  • 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. 436b