ܙܗܪܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Root
ܙ ܗ ܪ
1 term

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [z(ə)hɑrɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [z(ə)hɑre] (plural)

Noun

ܙܗܪܐ • (zəhārā) m (plural ܙܗܪܐ (zəhārē))

1. caution, wariness, circumspection

Inflection

Inflection of ܙܗܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܙܗܪ		1st person	ܙܗܪܝ		ܙܗܪܢ
	construct	ܙܗܪ		2nd person	ܙܗܪܟ	ܙܗܪܟܝ	ܙܗܪܟܘܢ	ܙܗܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܙܗܪܐ		3rd person	ܙܗܪܗ	ܙܗܪܗ	ܙܗܪܗܘܢ	ܙܗܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܙܗܪܝܢ		1st person	ܙܗܪܝ		ܙܗܪܝܢ
	construct	ܙܗܪܝ		2nd person	ܙܗܪܝܟ	ܙܗܪܝܟܝ	ܙܗܪܝܟܘܢ	ܙܗܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܙܗܪܐ		3rd person	ܙܗܪܘܗܝ	ܙܗܪܝܗ	ܙܗܪܝܗܘܢ	ܙܗܪܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Root
ܙ ܗ ܪ
1 term

Compare Arabic زَهْر (zahr) and Hebrew זֹהַר (zṓhar), and a variant conserved in Classical Syriac ܨܗܪܘܐ (ṣəharwā, ṣəhērwā, ṣəhārwā, “hemlock”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [zahrɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [zahre] (plural)

Noun

ܙܗܪܐ • (zahrā) m (plural ܙܗܪܐ (zahrē))

1. light, brightness, brilliance, flashing, splendour
2. (botany) fully-bloomed flower

Inflection

Inflection of ܙܗܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܙܗܪ		1st person	ܙܗܪܝ		ܙܗܪܢ
	construct	ܙܗܪ		2nd person	ܙܗܪܟ	ܙܗܪܟܝ	ܙܗܪܟܘܢ	ܙܗܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܙܗܪܐ		3rd person	ܙܗܪܗ	ܙܗܪܗ	ܙܗܪܗܘܢ	ܙܗܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܙܗܪܝܢ		1st person	ܙܗܪܝ		ܙܗܪܝܢ
	construct	ܙܗܪܝ		2nd person	ܙܗܪܝܟ	ܙܗܪܝܟܝ	ܙܗܪܝܟܘܢ	ܙܗܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܙܗܪܐ		3rd person	ܙܗܪܘܗܝ	ܙܗܪܝܗ	ܙܗܪܝܗܘܢ	ܙܗܪܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

From Middle Persian [script needed] (zʾhl /⁠zahr⁠/). Compare Persian زهر (zahr).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [zahrɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [zahre] (plural)

Noun

ܙܗܪܐ • (zahrā) m (plural ܙܗܪܐ (zahrē))

1. poison, venom

   Synonym: ܣܡܐ

Inflection

Inflection of ܙܗܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܙܗܪ		1st person	ܙܗܪܝ		ܙܗܪܢ
	construct	ܙܗܪ		2nd person	ܙܗܪܟ	ܙܗܪܟܝ	ܙܗܪܟܘܢ	ܙܗܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܙܗܪܐ		3rd person	ܙܗܪܗ	ܙܗܪܗ	ܙܗܪܗܘܢ	ܙܗܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܙܗܪܝܢ		1st person	ܙܗܪܝ		ܙܗܪܝܢ
	construct	ܙܗܪܝ		2nd person	ܙܗܪܝܟ	ܙܗܪܝܟܝ	ܙܗܪܝܟܘܢ	ܙܗܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܙܗܪܐ		3rd person	ܙܗܪܘܗܝ	ܙܗܪܝܗ	ܙܗܪܝܗܘܢ	ܙܗܪܝܗܝܢ

Further reading

• “zhr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “zhr³”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “zhr²”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “zhr⁴”, 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 85
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 111b
• 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, page 368b