ܙܒܘܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܙ ܒ ܢ (z b n)
7 terms

Active noun of the verb ܙܵܒ݂ܹܢ (zāḇēn, “to buy, purchase”); compare also borrowed into Arabic زَبُون (zabūn).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [zaːwoːnaː]

Noun

ܙܵܒ݂ܘܿܢܵܐ • (zāḇōnā) m (plural ܙܵܒ݂ܘܿܢܹ̈ܐ (zāḇōnē), feminine ܙܵܒ݂ܘܿܢܬܵܐ (zāḇōntā))

1. buyer, client, customer, patron

   Antonym: ܡܙܲܒܢܵܢܵܐ (mzabnānā)

   ܝܼܠܹܗ ܙܵܒ݂ܘܿܢܵܐ ܐܲܡܝܼܢܵܐ ܐܵܟ݂ܵܐ. ― īlēh zāḇōnā amīnā āḵā. ― He is a regular patron here.

Inflection

Inflection of ܙܵܒ݂ܘܿܢܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܙܵܒ݂ܘܿܢܝܼ (zāḇōnī)		ܙܵܒ݂ܘܿܢܲܢ (zāḇōnan)
	construct	ܙܵܒ݂ܘܿܢ (zāḇōn)		2nd person	ܙܵܒ݂ܘܿܢܘܼܟ݂ (zāḇōnūḵ)	ܙܵܒ݂ܘܿܢܵܟ݂ܝ (zāḇōnāḵ)	ܙܵܒ݂ܘܿܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (zāḇōnāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܙܵܒ݂ܘܿܢܵܐ (zāḇōnā)		3rd person	ܙܵܒ݂ܘܿܢܹܗ (zāḇōnēh)	ܙܵܒ݂ܘܿܢܵܗ̇ (zāḇōnāh)	ܙܵܒ݂ܘܿܢܗܘܿܢ (zāḇōnhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܙܵܒ݂ܘܿܢܝܼ̈ (zāḇōnī)		ܙܵܒ݂ܘܿܢܲܢ̈ (zāḇōnan)
	construct	ܙܵܒ݂ܘܿܢܲܝ̈ (zāḇōnay)		2nd person	ܙܵܒ݂ܘܿܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (zāḇōnūḵ)	ܙܵܒ݂ܘܿܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (zāḇōnāḵ)	ܙܵܒ݂ܘܿܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (zāḇōnāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܙܵܒ݂ܘܿܢܹ̈ܐ (zāḇōnē)		3rd person	ܙܵܒ݂ܘܿܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (zāḇōnūh)	ܙܵܒ݂ܘܿܢ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (zāḇōnōh)	ܙܵܒ݂ܘܿܢܗ̈ܘܿܢ (zāḇōnhōn)