ܙܘܠܒܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Aramaic זוּלְבָּנָא (zulbānā); related to Mishnaic Hebrew זוּבָּן (zubbān, “the bag that contains a male animal's member”) and Tigrinya / Tigre ዝባን (zəban, “back”), all of unknown origin, and possibly by dissimilation to Tigre and Ge'ez ዘነብ (zänäb, “tail”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [zul.bɑːnɑː]

Noun

ܙܘܼܠܒܵܢܵܐ • (zulbānā) m (plural ܙܘܼܠܒܵܢܹ̈ܐ (zulbānē))

1. (anatomy) penis, phallus (especially of an animal)

Inflection

Inflection of ܙܘܼܠܒܵܢܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person			ܙܘܼܠܒܵܢܲܢ (zulbānan)
	construct	ܙܘܼܠܒܵܢ (zulbān)		2nd person	ܙܘܼܠܒܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (zulbānūḵ)	ܙܘܼܠܒܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (zulbānāḵ)	ܙܘܼܠܒܵܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (zulbānāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܙܘܼܠܒܵܢܵܐ (zulbānā)		3rd person	ܙܘܼܠܒܵܢܹܗ (zulbānēh)	ܙܘܼܠܒܵܢܵܗ̇ (zulbānāh)	ܙܘܼܠܒܵܢܗܘܿܢ (zulbānhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܙܘܼܠܒܵܢܝܼ̈ (zulbānī)		ܙܘܼܠܒܵܢܲܢ̈ (zulbānan)
	construct	ܙܘܼܠܒܵܢܲܝ̈ (zulbānay)		2nd person	ܙܘܼܠܒܵܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (zulbānūḵ)	ܙܘܼܠܒܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (zulbānāḵ)	ܙܘܼܠܒܵܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (zulbānāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܙܘܼܠܒܵܢܹ̈ܐ (zulbānē)		3rd person	ܙܘܼܠܒܵܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (zulbānūh)	ܙܘܼܠܒܵܢ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (zulbānōh)	ܙܘܼܠܒܵܢܗ̈ܘܿܢ (zulbānhōn)

Derived terms

• ܙܘܼܠܒܵܢܵܝܵܐ (zulbānāyā, “penile”)

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

• ܙܠܽܘܒܳܢܳܐ (zəlūbānā)

Etymology

Without definite answer. Compares to Mishnaic Hebrew זוּבָּן (zubbān, “the bag that contains a male animal's member”) and Tigrinya / Tigre ዝባን (zəban, “back”), all of unknown origin, and possibly by dissimilation to Tigre and Ge'ez ዘነብ (zänäb, “tail”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zulbɑnɑ/ (singular)
• IPA^(key): /zulbɑne/ (plural)

Noun

ܙܘܽܠܒܳܢܳܐ • (zulbānā) m

1. male member especially of an animal

Inflection

Inflection of ܙܘܠܒܢܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܙܘܠܒܢ		1st person	ܙܘܠܒܢܝ		ܙܘܠܒܢܢ
	construct	ܙܘܠܒܢ		2nd person	ܙܘܠܒܢܟ	ܙܘܠܒܢܟܝ	ܙܘܠܒܢܟܘܢ	ܙܘܠܒܢܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܙܘܠܒܢܐ		3rd person	ܙܘܠܒܢܗ	ܙܘܠܒܢܗ	ܙܘܠܒܢܗܘܢ	ܙܘܠܒܢܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܙܘܠܒܢܝܢ		1st person	ܙܘܠܒܢܝ		ܙܘܠܒܢܝܢ
	construct	ܙܘܠܒܢܝ		2nd person	ܙܘܠܒܢܝܟ	ܙܘܠܒܢܝܟܝ	ܙܘܠܒܢܝܟܘܢ	ܙܘܠܒܢܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܙܘܠܒܢܐ		3rd person	ܙܘܠܒܢܘܗܝ	ܙܘܠܒܢܝܗ	ܙܘܠܒܢܝܗܘܢ	ܙܘܠܒܢܝܗܝܢ

References

• “zwlbnˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Brockelmann, Carl (1928) Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), 2nd edition, Halle: Max Niemeyer, published 1995, page 197a
• Jastrow, Marcus (1903) A Dictionary of the Targumim, the Talmud Babli and Yerushalmi, and the Midrashic Literature, London, New York: Luzac & Co., G.P. Putnam's Sons, page 383a