ܙܘܘܓܐ
Appearance
Classical Syriac
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From the root ܙ-ܘ-ܓ (z-w-ɡ) related to joining, from Ancient Greek ζυγόν (zugón) or ζεῦγος (zeûgos), from Proto-Indo-European *yugóm (“yoke”). Compare Arabic زَوَاج (zawāj) and Hebrew זִוּוּג (ziwwûḡ).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ܙܘܘܓܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܙܘܘܓܐ)
- marriage, wedding
- matrimony, wedlock
- spouse
- copulation, coition, sexual intercourse
- coupling, cohabitation
Inflection
[edit] inflection of ܙܘܘܓܐ
state | singular | plural |
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absolute | ܙܘܘܓ | ܙܘܘܓܝܢ |
construct | ܙܘܘܓ | ܙܘܘܓܝ |
emphatic | ܙܘܘܓܐ | ܙܘܘܓܐ |
possessive forms | ||
1st c. sg. (my) | ܙܘܘܓܝ | ܙܘܘܓܝ |
2nd m. sg. (your) | ܙܘܘܓܟ | ܙܘܘܓܝܟ |
2nd f. sg. (your) | ܙܘܘܓܟܝ | ܙܘܘܓܝܟܝ |
3rd m. sg. (his) | ܙܘܘܓܗ | ܙܘܘܓܘܗܝ |
3rd f. sg. (her) | ܙܘܘܓܗ | ܙܘܘܓܝܗ |
1st c. pl. (our) | ܙܘܘܓܢ | ܙܘܘܓܝܢ |
2nd m. pl. (your) | ܙܘܘܓܟܘܢ | ܙܘܘܓܝܟܘܢ |
2nd f. pl. (your) | ܙܘܘܓܟܝܢ | ܙܘܘܓܝܟܝܢ |
3rd m. pl. (their) | ܙܘܘܓܗܘܢ | ܙܘܘܓܝܗܘܢ |
3rd f. pl. (their) | ܙܘܘܓܗܝܢ | ܙܘܘܓܝܗܝܢ |
References
[edit]- “zwwg”, 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, p. 85b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 112a
- 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, p. 371a
Categories:
- Classical Syriac terms borrowed from Ancient Greek
- Classical Syriac terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Classical Syriac terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Classical Syriac terms with IPA pronunciation
- Classical Syriac lemmas
- Classical Syriac nouns
- Classical Syriac masculine nouns
- syc:Family
- syc:Marriage
- syc:Sex