ܙܘܓܐ
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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- ܙܵܘܓ݂ܵܐ (zāwḡā)
Etymology
[edit]Root |
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ܙ ܘ ܓ (z w g) |
4 terms |
From Aramaic זַוְגָּא (zawgā), from Ancient Greek ζεῦγος (zeûgos), from Proto-Indo-European *yugóm (“yoke”); compare also borrowed into Arabic زَوْج (zawj) and Hebrew זוּג (zug).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ܙܵܘܓܵܐ • (zāwgā) m sg (plural ܙܵܘܓܹ̈ܐ (zāwgē))
- yoke
- Synonym: ܢܝܼܪܵܐ (nīrā)
- pair, couple, twosome
- (poker) pair, two-of-a-kind
- (grammar) conjugation
- Synonym: ܣܘܼܪܥܵܦܵܐ (surˁāpā)
- (linguistics) two-stem compound word
Inflection
[edit]Inflection of ܙܵܘܓܵܐ (zāwgā)
number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
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state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
m | f | ||||||
singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܙܵܘܓܝܼ (zāwgī) |
ܙܵܘܓܲܢ (zāwgan) | ||
construct | ܙܘܿܓ݂ (zōḡ) |
2nd person | ܙܵܘܓܘܼܟ݂ (zāwgūḵ) |
ܙܵܘܓܵܟ݂ܝ (zāwgāḵ) |
ܙܵܘܓܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (zāwgāwḵōn) | ||
emphatic | ܙܵܘܓܵܐ (zāwgā) |
3rd person | ܙܵܘܓܹܗ (zāwgēh) |
ܙܵܘܓܵܗ̇ (zāwgāh) |
ܙܵܘܓܗܘܿܢ (zāwghōn) | ||
plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܙܵܘܓܝܼ̈ (zāwgī) |
ܙܵܘܓܲܢ̈ (zāwgan) | ||
construct | ܙܵܘܓܲܝ̈ (zāwgay) |
2nd person | ܙܵܘܓܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (zāwgūḵ) |
ܙܵܘܓܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (zāwgāḵ) |
ܙܵܘܓܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (zāwgāwḵōn) | ||
emphatic | ܙܵܘܓܹ̈ܐ (zāwgē) |
3rd person | ܙܵܘܓܘܼ̈ܗܝ (zāwgūh) |
ܙܵܘܓ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (zāwgōh) |
ܙܵܘܓܗ̈ܘܿܢ (zāwghōn) |
Derived terms
[edit]- ܒܲܪ ܙܵܘܓܵܐ (bar zāwgā, “spouse, partner”)
- ܙܵܘܓܵܢܵܝܵܐ (zāwgānāyā)
Classical Syriac
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek ζυγόν (zugón) or ζεῦγος (zeûgos), from Proto-Indo-European *yugóm (“yoke”). Compare Arabic زَوْج (zawj) and Hebrew זוּג (zûḡ).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ܙܘܓܐ • (zawgā) m (plural ܙܘܓܐ)
- yoke, pair, couple
- two-horse chariot
- two-layered garment
- balance, scale
- Synonym: ܡܣܐܬܐ
- (arithmetic) even number
- (grammar) conjugation
- (linguistics) two-stem compound word
Inflection
[edit] inflection of ܙܘܓܐ
state | singular | plural |
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absolute | ܙܘܓ | ܙܘܓܝܢ |
construct | ܙܘܓ | ܙܘܓܝ |
emphatic | ܙܘܓܐ | ܙܘܓܐ |
possessive forms | ||
1st c. sg. (my) | ܙܘܓܝ | ܙܘܓܝ |
2nd m. sg. (your) | ܙܘܓܟ | ܙܘܓܝܟ |
2nd f. sg. (your) | ܙܘܓܟܝ | ܙܘܓܝܟܝ |
3rd m. sg. (his) | ܙܘܓܗ | ܙܘܓܘܗܝ |
3rd f. sg. (her) | ܙܘܓܗ | ܙܘܓܝܗ |
1st c. pl. (our) | ܙܘܓܢ | ܙܘܓܝܢ |
2nd m. pl. (your) | ܙܘܓܟܘܢ | ܙܘܓܝܟܘܢ |
2nd f. pl. (your) | ܙܘܓܟܝܢ | ܙܘܓܝܟܝܢ |
3rd m. pl. (their) | ܙܘܓܗܘܢ | ܙܘܓܝܗܘܢ |
3rd f. pl. (their) | ܙܘܓܗܝܢ | ܙܘܓܝܗܝܢ |
Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- “zwg”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-09-14
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 85b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 111b-112a
- 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, pages 369b-370a
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- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic terms belonging to the root ܙ ܘ ܓ
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic terms inherited from Aramaic
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic terms derived from Aramaic
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic terms borrowed from Ancient Greek
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic lemmas
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic nouns
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic masculine nouns
- aii:Poker
- aii:Grammar
- aii:Linguistics
- Classical Syriac terms borrowed from Ancient Greek
- Classical Syriac terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Classical Syriac terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Classical Syriac terms with IPA pronunciation
- Classical Syriac lemmas
- Classical Syriac nouns
- Classical Syriac masculine nouns
- syc:Arithmetic
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