Semi-learned borrowing from Classical Syriac ܙܢܐ (znā) with a prosthetic aleph, from Old Persian 𐏀𐎴 (zana-); compare Parthian (zng /zanag/) and Hebrew זַן (zan).
ܐܸܙܢܵܐ • (iznā) m sg (plural ܐܸܙ̈ܢܹܐ (iznē))
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܙܸܢ (zin) | 1st person | ܐܸܙܢܝܼ (iznī) | ܐܸܙܢܲܢ (iznan) | |||
| construct | ܙܸܢ (zin) | 2nd person | ܐܸܙܢܘܼܟ݂ (iznōḵ) | ܐܸܙܢܵܟ݂ܝ (iznāḵ) | ܐܸܙܢܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (iznawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܐܸܙܢܵܐ (iznā) | 3rd person | ܐܸܙܢܹܗ (iznēh) | ܐܸܙܢܵܗ̇ (iznāh) | ܐܸܙܢܗܘܿܢ (iznhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܙܢܝܼ̈ܢ (znīn) | 1st person | ܐܸܙܢܝܼ̈ (iznī) | ܐܸܙܢܲܢ̈ (iznan) | |||
| construct | ܙܢܲܝ̈ (znay) | 2nd person | ܐܸܙܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (iznōḵ) | ܐܸܙܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (iznāḵ) | ܐܸܙܢܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (iznawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܐܸܙ̈ܢܹܐ (iznē) | 3rd person | ܐܸܙܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (iznūh) | ܐܸܙܢܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (iznōh) | ܐܸܙܢܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (iznayhōn) | |||