ܙܕܩ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܙ ܕ ܩ (z d q)
3 terms

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac ܙܕܩ (zādeq, active participle of a defective verb).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [zɑːðeqː]

Adverb

ܙܵܕ݂ܹܩ • (zāḏēq)

1. it is fitting, is it right; must, have to, should indicates obligation [with ܕ- (d-) ‘that’]

   Synonyms: ܘܵܠܹܐ (wālē), ܓܵܪܲܓ (gārag), ܠܵܙܹܡ (lāzēm)

Usage notes

• While ܙܵܕ݂ܹܩ (zāḏēq) is an adverb, it is used in much the same way as a present-tense verb; followed by its suffixes agreeing with the subject in person, gender, and number. Its corresponding past tense is expressed by ܙܵܕ݂ܹܩ (zāḏēq) + ܗ݇ܘܵܐ/ܗ݇ܘܵܬ݇/ܗ݇ܘܵܘ (wā).
• This adverb is considered to be of high modality; contrasted with ܫܘܼܕ (šūd) or ܝܵܐܹܐ (yāˀē, “should, ought to”) which is weaker and of medium to low modality.

Inflection

Inflection of ܙܵܕ݂ܹܩ

base form			ܙܵܕ݂ܹܩ (zāḏēq)
Personal-pronoun including forms
	singular		plural
	m	f
1st person	ܙܵܕ݂ܹܩ ܠܝܼ (zāḏēq lī)		ܙܵܕ݂ܹܩ ܠܲܢ (zāḏēq lan)
2nd person	ܙܵܕ݂ܹܩ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (zāḏēq lūḵ)	ܙܵܕ݂ܹܩ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (zāḏēq lāḵ)	ܙܵܕ݂ܹܩ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (zāḏēq lāwḵōn)
3rd person	ܙܵܕ݂ܹܩ ܠܹܗ (zāḏēq lēh)	ܙܵܕ݂ܹܩ ܠܵܗ̇ (zāḏēq lāh)	ܙܵܕ݂ܹܩ ܠܗܘܿܢ (zāḏēq lhōn)

Derived terms

• ܙܵܕ݂ܩܵܝܵܐ (zāḏqāyā)
• ܙܵܕ݂ܩܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (zāḏqāˀīṯ)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ˈzəðɪq.]

Noun

ܙܕ݂ܸܩ • (zḏiq) m sg (plural ܙܸܕ݂ܩܲܝ̈ (ziḏqay))

1. singular construct state of ܙܸܕ݂ܩܵܐ (ziḏqā, “right”)