ܙܘܡܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek ζωμός (zōmós). Compare Hebrew זוֹם (zōm).

Alternative forms

• ܙܘܡܘܣ (zōmōs)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [zomɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [zome] (plural)

Noun

ܙܘܡܐ • (zōmā) m (plural ܙܘܡܐ (zōmē))

1. sauce, broth, juice
2. liquid, fluid

Inflection

Inflection of ܙܘܡܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܙܘܡ		1st person	ܙܘܡܝ		ܙܘܡܢ
	construct	ܙܘܡ		2nd person	ܙܘܡܟ	ܙܘܡܟܝ	ܙܘܡܟܘܢ	ܙܘܡܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܙܘܡܐ		3rd person	ܙܘܡܗ	ܙܘܡܗ	ܙܘܡܗܘܢ	ܙܘܡܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܙܘܡܝܢ		1st person	ܙܘܡܝ		ܙܘܡܝܢ
	construct	ܙܘܡܝ		2nd person	ܙܘܡܝܟ	ܙܘܡܝܟܝ	ܙܘܡܝܟܘܢ	ܙܘܡܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܙܘܡܐ		3rd person	ܙܘܡܘܗܝ	ܙܘܡܝܗ	ܙܘܡܝܗܘܢ	ܙܘܡܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [zumɑ], [zɑwmɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [zume], [zɑwme] (plural)

Noun

ܙܘܡܐ • (zawmā, zūmā) m (plural ܙܘܡܐ (zawmā, zūmā))

1. snout

Inflection

Inflection of ܙܘܡܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܙܘܡ		1st person	ܙܘܡܝ		ܙܘܡܢ
	construct	ܙܘܡ		2nd person	ܙܘܡܟ	ܙܘܡܟܝ	ܙܘܡܟܘܢ	ܙܘܡܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܙܘܡܐ		3rd person	ܙܘܡܗ	ܙܘܡܗ	ܙܘܡܗܘܢ	ܙܘܡܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܙܘܡܝܢ		1st person	ܙܘܡܝ		ܙܘܡܝܢ
	construct	ܙܘܡܝ		2nd person	ܙܘܡܝܟ	ܙܘܡܝܟܝ	ܙܘܡܝܟܘܢ	ܙܘܡܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܙܘܡܐ		3rd person	ܙܘܡܘܗܝ	ܙܘܡܝܗ	ܙܘܡܝܗܘܢ	ܙܘܡܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

From Middle Persian *zum. Compare from Middle Persian *zumag Arabic زُمَّج (zummaj), Chagatai زمج (zummaj, “steppe eagle, Aquila nipalensis”) known from the Bāburnāma and metathetical Hindi जुमिज़ (jumiz, “steppe eagle, Aquila nipalensis; eastern imperial eagle, Aquila heliaca”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [zumɑ], [zɑwmɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [zume], [zɑwme] (plural)

Noun

ܙܘܡܐ • (zawmā, zūmā) m (plural ܙܘܡܐ (zawmā, zūmā))

1. kind of bird of prey, (possibly) lammergeier

Inflection

Inflection of ܙܘܡܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܙܘܡ		1st person	ܙܘܡܝ		ܙܘܡܢ
	construct	ܙܘܡ		2nd person	ܙܘܡܟ	ܙܘܡܟܝ	ܙܘܡܟܘܢ	ܙܘܡܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܙܘܡܐ		3rd person	ܙܘܡܗ	ܙܘܡܗ	ܙܘܡܗܘܢ	ܙܘܡܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܙܘܡܝܢ		1st person	ܙܘܡܝ		ܙܘܡܝܢ
	construct	ܙܘܡܝ		2nd person	ܙܘܡܝܟ	ܙܘܡܝܟܝ	ܙܘܡܝܟܘܢ	ܙܘܡܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܙܘܡܐ		3rd person	ܙܘܡܘܗܝ	ܙܘܡܝܗ	ܙܘܡܝܗܘܢ	ܙܘܡܝܗܝܢ

References

• “zwm³”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-04-03
• “zwm”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-04-03
• “zwm²”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-04-03
• Brockelmann, Carl (1928) Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), 2nd edition, Halle: Max Niemeyer, published 1995, page 192b
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 86a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 113a, 624b
• 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 373a