ܙܕܝܩܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܙ ܕ ܩ (z d q)
3 terms

Etymology

From Aramaic זַדִּיקָא (zaddīqā); cognate to Arabic صِدِّيق (ṣiddīq) and Hebrew צַדִּיק (tsadík).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [zaddiːqɑː]

Adjective

ܙܲܕܝܼܩܵܐ • (zadīqā) (feminine ܙܲܕܝܼܩܬܵܐ (zadīqtā), plural ܙܲܕܝܼܩܹ̈ܐ (zadīqē))

1. righteous
2. just, moral

   Synonym: ܟܹܐܢܵܐ (kēnā)

Derived terms

• ܙܲܕܝܼܩܵܐܝܼܬ (zadīqāˀīt, “righteously”)
• ܙܲܕܝܼܩܘܼܬܵܐ (zadīqūtā, “righteousness”)

Noun

ܙܲܕܝܼܩܵܐ • (zadīqā) m sg (plural ܙܲܕܝܼܩܹ̈ܐ (zadīqē), feminine ܙܲܕܝܼܩܬܵܐ (zadīqtā))

1. a righteous man