ܥܙܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
From Aramaic עִזָּא (ʿezzā); compare Akkadian 𒍚 (
, enzu ), Arabic عَنْز (ʕanz), Hebrew עֵז (ʿēz), and Ugaritic 𐎓𐎇 (ʿz).
Pronunciation
Noun
ܥܸܙܵܐ • (ˁizzā) m or f (plural ܥܸܙܹ̈ܐ (ˁizzē), feminine ܥܸܙܝܼܬܵܐ (ˁizītā), masculine ܬܲܝܫܵܐ (tayšā))
- goat (hardy domesticated ruminant mammal with backward-curving horns and a beard)
- Matthew 25:33:
- ܒܸܬ ܡܲܟܠܹܐ ܥܸܪ̈ܒܹܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܝܲܡܝܼܢܹܗ، ܘܥܸܙܹ̈ܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܣܸܡܵܠܹܗ.
- bit maklē ʿirbē min yamīnēh, w-ʿizzē min simmālēh.
- And He will set the sheep on His right hand, and the goats on the left.
- Matthew 25:33:
- goat hair
Usage notes
In some dialects, this word refers to a female goat, while in others, a male goat. In dialects which this refers to a female goat, a male goat is a ܬܲܝܫܵܐ (tayšā). In dialects which this word refers to a male goat, a female goat is a ܥܸܙܝܼܬܵܐ (ˁizītā).
Inflection
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܥܸܙܝܼ (ˁizī) |
ܥܸܙܲܢ (ˁizzan) | ||
| construct | ܥܸܙ (ˁiz) |
2nd person | ܥܸܙܘܼܟ݂ (ˁizūḵ) |
ܥܸܙܵܟ݂ܝ (ˁizzāḵ) |
ܥܸܙܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ˁizzāwḵōn) | ||
| emphatic | ܥܸܙܵܐ (ˁizzā) |
3rd person | ܥܸܙܹܗ (ˁizzēh) |
ܥܸܙܵܗ̇ (ˁizzāh) |
ܥܸܙܗܘܿܢ (ˁizhōn) | ||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܥܸܙܝܼ̈ (ˁizī) |
ܥܸܙܲܢ̈ (ˁizzan) | ||
| construct | ܥܸܙܲܝ̈ (ˁizzay) |
2nd person | ܥܸܙܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ˁizūḵ) |
ܥܸܙܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ˁizzāḵ) |
ܥܸܙܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ˁizzāwḵōn) | ||
| emphatic | ܥܸܙܹ̈ܐ (ˁizzē) |
3rd person | ܥܸܙܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ˁizūh) |
ܥܸܙ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ˁizzōh) |
ܥܸܙܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ˁizhōn) | ||
See also
- ܬܲܝܫܵܐ (tayšā)
Proper noun
ܥܸܙܵܐ • (ˁizzā) f
Classical Syriac
Alternative forms
- Uncontracted form: ܥܢܙܐ
Etymology
From the earlier uncontracted form ܥܢܙܐ (ʿenzā(ʾ)). Compare Akkadian 𒍚 (, enzu ), Arabic عَنْز (ʕanz), Hebrew עֵז (ʿēz), and Ugaritic 𐎓𐎇 (ʿz).
Pronunciation
Noun
ܥܙܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܥܙܐ, singular masculine counterpart ܬܝܫܐ)
Inflection
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܥܢܙ | ܥܙܝܢ |
| construct | ܥܢܙ | ܥܙܝ |
| emphatic | ܥܙܐ | ܥܙܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܥܙܝ | ܥܙܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܥܙܟ | ܥܙܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܥܙܟܝ | ܥܙܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܥܙܗ | ܥܙܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܥܙܗ | ܥܙܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܥܙܢ | ܥܙܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܥܙܟܘܢ | ܥܙܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܥܙܟܝܢ | ܥܙܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܥܙܗܘܢ | ܥܙܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܥܙܗܝܢ | ܥܙܝܗܝܢ |
Proper noun
ܥܙܐ • (transliteration needed) f
References
- “ˁz”, 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. 258a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 408b
- 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. 1089a