ܙܓܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Aramaic זָגָא (zāḡā, “chick”), from Middle Persian [script needed] (zʾtk' /⁠zādag⁠/) or [script needed] (zhk' /⁠zahag⁠/); compare also Old Armenian ձագ (jag).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [zaːɣaː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [zaʔa]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [zaj.jɑː]

Noun

ܙܵܓ݂ܵܐ • (zāḡā) m (plural ܙܵܓ݂ܹ̈ܐ (zāḡē), feminine ܙܵܓ݂ܬܵܐ (zāḡtā))

1. offspring, young of an animal, especially chick

   ܙܵܓ݂ܹ̈ܐ ܕܐܲܪܝܵܐ ܗܵܕܘܿܣܹ̈ܐ ܝܢܵܐ ܥܲܠ ܥܵܠܡܵܐ ܚܵܕ݂ܸܪ̈ܘܵܢܗܘܿܢ.

   zāḡē d-aryā hādōsē ìnā ˁal ˁālmā ḥāḏirwānhōn.

   The lion's young are curious about the world around them.

   • c. 2014, ܕܝܬܩܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܒܠܫܢܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ, Aramaic Bible Translation, Inc., Matthew 21:5:

     ܐ݇ܡܘܿܪܘܼܢ ܠܒܪܵܬܵܐ ܕܨܸܗܝܘܿܢ، «ܗܵܐ ܡܲܠܟܵܟ݂ܝ ܒܹܐ݇ܬܵܝܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܠܟܸܣܠܵܟ݂ܝ، ܡܲܟܝܼܟ݂ܵܐ ܘܪܟ݂ܝܼܒ݂ܵܐ ܥܲܠ ܚܡܵܪܬܵܐ، ܘܥܲܠ ܓ̰ܲܥܫܵܐ ܙܵܓ݂ܹ̈ܐ ܕܚܡܵܪܬܵܐ».

     mōrūn l-brātā d-ṣihyōn, “hā malkāḵ bētāyā ìlēh l-kislāḵ, makīḵā w-rḵīḇā ˁal ḥmārtā, w-ˁal jaˁšā zāḡē d-ḥmārtā”.

     Tell the daughter of Zion, “Behold, your King is coming to you, Lowly, and sitting on a donkey, A colt, the foal of a donkey.”

Derived terms

• ܙܲܥܝܵܐ (zaˁyā)

See also

• ܦܲܪܘܼܓ݂ܵܐ (parūḡā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the earlier unassimilated form ܙܢܓܐ (zangā), from Middle Persian 𐭦𐭭𐭢 (zang); compare Persian زنگ (zang).

Alternative forms

• ܙܢܓܐ (zangā) (unassimilated form)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈzaɡ.ɡɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ˈzaɡ.ɡe] (plural)

Noun

ܙܓܐ • (zaggā) m (plural ܙܓܐ)

1. cymbal, bell
2. mortar (used with a pestle)

Inflection

Inflection of ܙܓܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܙܓ		1st person	ܙܓܝ		ܙܓܢ
	construct	ܙܓ		2nd person	ܙܓܟ	ܙܓܟܝ	ܙܓܟܘܢ	ܙܓܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܙܓܐ		3rd person	ܙܓܗ	ܙܓܗ	ܙܓܗܘܢ	ܙܓܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܙܓܝܢ		1st person	ܙܓܝ		ܙܓܝܢ
	construct	ܙܓܝ		2nd person	ܙܓܝܟ	ܙܓܝܟܝ	ܙܓܝܟܘܢ	ܙܓܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܙܓܐ		3rd person	ܙܓܘܗܝ	ܙܓܝܗ	ܙܓܝܗܘܢ	ܙܓܝܗܝܢ

See also

• ܢܩܘܫܐ (nāqōšā)

Etymology 2

From Middle Persian [script needed] (zʾtk' /⁠zādag⁠/) or [script needed] (zhk' /⁠zahag⁠/); compare also Old Armenian ձագ (jag).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈzɑ(ɡ).ɡɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ˈzɑ(ɡ).ɡe] (plural)

Noun

ܙܓܐ • (zāggā) m (plural ܙܓܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܙܓܬܐ)

1. chick (young chicken)

   Synonym: ܦܪܘܓܐ

Inflection

Inflection of ܙܓܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܙܓ		1st person	ܙܓܝ		ܙܓܢ
	construct	ܙܓ		2nd person	ܙܓܟ	ܙܓܟܝ	ܙܓܟܘܢ	ܙܓܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܙܓܐ		3rd person	ܙܓܗ	ܙܓܗ	ܙܓܗܘܢ	ܙܓܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܙܓܝܢ		1st person	ܙܓܝ		ܙܓܝܢ
	construct	ܙܓܝ		2nd person	ܙܓܝܟ	ܙܓܝܟܝ	ܙܓܝܟܘܢ	ܙܓܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܙܓܐ		3rd person	ܙܓܘܗܝ	ܙܓܝܗ	ܙܓܝܗܘܢ	ܙܓܝܗܝܢ

Further reading

• “zg”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-05-22
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 84a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 110a
• 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 364a–b