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ܙܓܘܓܝܬܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Etymology

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ܦܐܬܐ ܕܒܢܝܢܐ ܡܢ ܙܓܘܓܝܬܐBuilding facade made out of glass

From Aramaic זְגוּגִיתָא (zḡūḡīṯā), from Akkadian 𒍝𒅗𒅗𒌈 (/⁠zakukītu⁠/), from 𒍪𒆪𒌑 (/⁠zukû⁠/, a kind of frit used in glass-making, literally clarity, clear, clean, refined or pure substance); compare Arabic زُجَاجَة (zujāja) and Hebrew זְגוּגִית (zgugít).

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard) IPA(key): [zɣoːɣiːθɑ]

Noun

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ܙܓ݂ܘܿܓ݂ܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (zḡōḡīṯāf (plural ܙܓ݂ܘܿܓ݂ܝܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (zḡōḡyāṯē))

  1. glass
  2. (by extension) glass vessel; bottle; flask
    Synonym: ܫܝܼܫܬܵܐ (šīštā)

Inflection

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Inflection of ܙܓ݂ܘܿܓ݂ܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute 1st person ܙܓ݂ܘܿܓ݂ܝܼܬ݂ܝܼ (zḡōḡīṯī) ܙܓ݂ܘܿܓ݂ܝܼܬ݂ܲܢ (zḡōḡīṯan)
construct ܙܓ݂ܘܿܓ݂ܝܼܬ݂ (zḡōḡīṯ) 2nd person ܙܓ݂ܘܿܓ݂ܝܼܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (zḡōḡīṯūḵ) ܙܓ݂ܘܿܓ݂ܝܼܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (zḡōḡīṯāḵ) ܙܓ݂ܘܿܓ݂ܝܼܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (zḡōḡīṯāwḵōn)
emphatic ܙܓ݂ܘܿܓ݂ܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (zḡōḡīṯā) 3rd person ܙܓ݂ܘܿܓ݂ܝܼܬ݂ܹܗ (zḡōḡīṯēh) ܙܓ݂ܘܿܓ݂ܝܼܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (zḡōḡīṯāh) ܙܓ݂ܘܿܓ݂ܝܼܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (zḡōḡīṯhōn)
plural absolute 1st person ܙܓ݂ܘܿܓ݂ܝܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (zḡōḡyāṯī) ܙܓ݂ܘܿܓ݂ܝܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (zḡōḡyāṯan)
construct ܙܓ݂ܘܿܓ݂ܝܵܬ݂̈ (zḡōḡyāṯ) 2nd person ܙܓ݂ܘܿܓ݂ܝܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (zḡōḡyāṯūḵ) ܙܓ݂ܘܿܓ݂ܝܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (zḡōḡyāṯāḵ) ܙܓ݂ܘܿܓ݂ܝܵܬ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (zḡōḡyāṯāwḵōn)
emphatic ܙܓ݂ܘܿܓ݂ܝܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (zḡōḡyāṯē) 3rd person ܙܓ݂ܘܿܓ݂ܝܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (zḡōḡyāṯūh) ܙܓ݂ܘܿܓ݂ܝܵܬ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (zḡōḡyāṯōh) ܙܓ݂ܘܿܓ݂ܝܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (zḡōḡyāṯhōn)

Derived terms

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Classical Syriac

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Etymology

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Compare Akkadian 𒍝𒅗𒅗𒌈 (/⁠zakakatu⁠/, glass, glaze, gloss), Arabic زُجَاجَة (zujāja), and Hebrew זְגוּגִית (zəḡûḡîṯ).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [z(ə)ɣuɣiθɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [z(ə)ɣuɣjɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

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ܙܓܘܓܝܬܐ (zgūgītāf (plural ܙܓܘܓܝܬܐ)

  1. glass (substance)
  2. (by extension) any vessel made of glass
  3. (pathology) eye disease

Inflection

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Inflection of ܙܓܘܓܝܬܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܙܓܘܓܝ 1st person ܙܓܘܓܝܬܝ ܙܓܘܓܝܬܢ
construct ܙܓܘܓܝܬ 2nd person ܙܓܘܓܝܬܟ ܙܓܘܓܝܬܟܝ ܙܓܘܓܝܬܟܘܢ ܙܓܘܓܝܬܟܝܢ
emphatic ܙܓܘܓܝܬܐ 3rd person ܙܓܘܓܝܬܗ ܙܓܘܓܝܬܗ ܙܓܘܓܝܬܗܘܢ ܙܓܘܓܝܬܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܙܓܘܓܝܢ 1st person ܙܓܘܓܝܬܝ ܙܓܘܓܝܬܢ
construct ܙܓܘܓܝܬ 2nd person ܙܓܘܓܝܬܟ ܙܓܘܓܝܬܟܝ ܙܓܘܓܝܬܟܘܢ ܙܓܘܓܝܬܟܝܢ
emphatic ܙܓܘܓܝܬܐ 3rd person ܙܓܘܓܝܬܗ ܙܓܘܓܝܬܗ ܙܓܘܓܝܬܗܘܢ ܙܓܘܓܝܬܗܝܢ

References

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  • zgwgy”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • 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 364b-365a