ܙܕܩܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Root
ܙ ܕ ܩ
3 terms

Compare Arabic صِدْق (ṣidq) and Hebrew צֶדֶק (ṣéḏeq).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [zɛðqɑ] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [zɛðqe] (in the plural)

Noun

ܙܕܩܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܙܕܩܐ)

1. propriety, rectitude, justice
2. law, rule, prescription
3. duty, contribution
4. due, portion, allowance, appurtenance
5. income
6. tax, debt
7. proceeds
8. tribute
9. rite, service, alms

Inflection

Inflection of ܙܕܩܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܙܕܩ		1st person	ܙܕܩܝ		ܙܕܩܢ
	construct	ܙܕܩ		2nd person	ܙܕܩܟ	ܙܕܩܟܝ	ܙܕܩܟܘܢ	ܙܕܩܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܙܕܩܐ		3rd person	ܙܕܩܗ	ܙܕܩܗ	ܙܕܩܗܘܢ	ܙܕܩܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܙܕܩܝܢ		1st person	ܙܕܩܝ		ܙܕܩܝܢ
	construct	ܙܕܩܝ		2nd person	ܙܕܩܝܟ	ܙܕܩܝܟܝ	ܙܕܩܝܟܘܢ	ܙܕܩܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܙܕܩܐ		3rd person	ܙܕܩܘܗܝ	ܙܕܩܝܗ	ܙܕܩܝܗܘܢ	ܙܕܩܝܗܝܢ

References

• “zdq”, 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 84b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 110b
• 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, →ISBN, page 366b