From Aramaic זַוְעָא (zawˁā); compare Hebrew זִיעַ (zía', “flutter, tremor”) with the sense of “vowel diacritic” a semantic loan from Arabic حَرَكَة (ḥaraka).
ܙܲܘܥܵܐ • (zawˁā) m sg (plural ܙܲܘܥܹ̈ܐ (zawˁē) or ܙܲܘܥܵܢܹ̈ܐ (zawˁānē))
isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
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state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
m | f | |||||||
singular | absolute | ܙܘܿܥ (zōˁ) | 1st person | ܙܲܘܥܝܼ (zawˁī) | ܙܲܘܥܲܢ (zawˁan) | |||
construct | ܙܘܿܥ (zōˁ) | 2nd person | ܙܲܘܥܘܼܟ݂ (zawˁōḵ) | ܙܲܘܥܵܟ݂ܝ (zawˁāḵ) | ܙܲܘܥܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (zawˁawḵōn) | |||
emphatic | ܙܲܘܥܵܐ (zawˁā) | 3rd person | ܙܲܘܥܹܗ (zawˁēh) | ܙܲܘܥܵܗ̇ (zawˁāh) | ܙܲܘܥܗܘܿܢ (zawˁhōn) | |||
plural | absolute | ܙܲܘܥܝܼ̈ܢ (zawˁīn) | 1st person | ܙܲܘܥܝܼ̈ (zawˁī) | ܙܲܘܥܲܢ̈ (zawˁan) | |||
construct | ܙܲܘܥܲܝ̈ (zawˁay) | 2nd person | ܙܲܘܥܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (zawˁōḵ) | ܙܲܘܥܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (zawˁāḵ) | ܙܲܘܥܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (zawˁawḵōn) | |||
emphatic | ܙܲܘܥܹ̈ܐ (zawˁē) | 3rd person | ܙܲܘܥܘܼ̈ܗܝ (zawˁūh) | ܙܲܘܥܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (zawˁōh) | ܙܲܘܥܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (zawˁayhōn) |
From the root ܙ ܘ ܥ related to moving. Compare Hebrew זִיעַ (zîaʿ). The sense of "vowel diacritic" is a calque of Arabic حَرَكَة (ḥaraka).
ܙܘܥܐ • (zawˁā) m (plural ܙܘܥܢܐ or ܙܘܥܐ)
isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
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state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
m | f | m | f | |||||
singular | absolute | ܙܘܥ | 1st person | ܙܘܥܝ | ܙܘܥܢ | |||
construct | ܙܘܥ | 2nd person | ܙܘܥܟ | ܙܘܥܟܝ | ܙܘܥܟܘܢ | ܙܘܥܟܝܢ | ||
emphatic | ܙܘܥܐ | 3rd person | ܙܘܥܗ | ܙܘܥܗ | ܙܘܥܗܘܢ | ܙܘܥܗܝܢ | ||
plural | absolute | ܙܘܥܢܝܢ ,ܙܘܥܝܢ | 1st person | ܙܘܥܢܝ ,ܙܘܥܝ | ܙܘܥܢܝܢ ,ܙܘܥܝܢ | |||
construct | ܙܘܥܢܝ ,ܙܘܥܝ | 2nd person | ܙܘܥܢܝܟ ,ܙܘܥܝܟ | ܙܘܥܢܝܟܝ ,ܙܘܥܝܟܝ | ܙܘܥܢܝܟܘܢ ,ܙܘܥܝܟܘܢ | ܙܘܥܢܝܟܝܢ ,ܙܘܥܝܟܝܢ | ||
emphatic | ܙܘܥܢܐ ,ܙܘܥܐ | 3rd person | ܙܘܥܢܘܗܝ ,ܙܘܥܘܗܝ | ܙܘܥܢܝܗ ,ܙܘܥܝܗ | ܙܘܥܢܝܗܘܢ ,ܙܘܥܝܗܘܢ | ܙܘܥܢܝܗܝܢ ,ܙܘܥܝܗܝܢ |