ܙܘܥܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܙ ܘ ܥ (z w ˁ)
10 terms

Etymology

From Aramaic זַוְעָא (zawˁā); compare Hebrew זִיעַ (zía', “flutter, tremor”) with the sense of “vowel diacritic” a semantic loan from Arabic حَرَكَة (ḥaraka).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [zɑwʕɑː]

Noun

ܙܲܘܥܵܐ • (zawˁā) m sg (plural ܙܲܘܥܹ̈ܐ (zawˁē) or ܙܲܘܥܵܢܹ̈ܐ (zawˁānē))

1. movement, motion, moving
2. tumult, uprising, sedition, rebellion
3. terror, impulse, vibration
4. (grammar, orthography) vowel diacritic

   Synonym: ܢܘܼܩܙܵܐ (nuqzā)

5. (modern, politics) movement

Inflection

Inflection of ܙܲܘܥܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܙܲܘܥܝܼ (zawˁī)		ܙܲܘܥܲܢ (zawˁan)
	construct	ܙܘܿܥ (zōˁ)		2nd person	ܙܲܘܥܘܼܟ݂ (zawˁōḵ)	ܙܲܘܥܵܟ݂ܝ (zawˁāḵ)	ܙܲܘܥܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (zawˁāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܙܲܘܥܵܐ (zawˁā)		3rd person	ܙܲܘܥܹܗ (zawˁēh)	ܙܲܘܥܵܗ̇ (zawˁāh)	ܙܲܘܥܗܘܿܢ (zawˁhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܙܲܘܥܝܼ̈ (zawˁī)		ܙܲܘܥܲܢ̈ (zawˁan)
	construct	ܙܲܘܥܲܝ̈ (zawˁay)		2nd person	ܙܲܘܥܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (zawˁōḵ)	ܙܲܘܥܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (zawˁāḵ)	ܙܲܘܥܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (zawˁāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܙܲܘܥܹ̈ܐ (zawˁē)		3rd person	ܙܲܘܥܘܼ̈ܗܝ (zawˁūh)	ܙܲܘܥ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (zawˁōh)	ܙܲܘܥܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (zawˁayhōn)

Hyponyms

• (Vowels) ܙܵܘܥܹ̈ܐ (zāwˁē); ܦܬ݂ܵܚܵܐ (pṯāḥā, “a”, literally “opening”), ܙܩܵܦܵܐ (zqāpā, “ā”, literally “erecting”), ܙܠܵܡܵܐ ܦܫܝܼܩܵܐ (zlāmā pšīqā, “i, e”, literally “easy slanting”), ܙܠܵܡܵܐ ܩܸܫܝܵܐ (zlāmā qišyā, “ē”, literally “hard slanting”), ܪܘܵܚܵܐ (rwāḥā, “ō”, literally “expanding”), ܪܒ݂ܵܨܵܐ (rḇāṣā, “ū”, literally “pressing”), ܚܒ݂ܵܨܵܐ (ḥḇāṣā, “ī”, literally “thronging”),

Derived terms

• ܙܲܘܥܵܐ ܡܚܘܼܝܕ݂ܵܐ (zawˁā mḥūyḏā, “diphtong”)
• ܙܲܘܥܵܢܵܝܵܐ (zawˁānāyā, “kinetic, pertaining to the Zawaa”)
• ܡܙܲܝܸܥ (mzayyiˁ, “to punctuate, vocalise”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܙ ܘ ܥ related to moving. Compare Hebrew זִיעַ (zîaʿ). The sense of "vowel diacritic" is a calque of Arabic حَرَكَة (ḥaraka).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [zawʕɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [zawʕe], [zawʕɑne] (plural)

Noun

ܙܘܥܐ • (zawˁā) m (plural ܙܘܥܢܐ or ܙܘܥܐ)

1. shaking, trembling
2. vibration
3. moving, motion, movement
4. earthquake
5. commotion, agitation
6. tumult, uprising, sedition, rebellion
7. terror
8. impulse
9. (grammar, orthography) vowel diacritic

   Synonyms: ܦܘܚܡܝܐ, ܢܘܩܙܐ

10. (modern, politics) movement

Inflection

Inflection of ܙܘܥܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܙܘܥ		1st person	ܙܘܥܝ		ܙܘܥܢ
	construct	ܙܘܥ		2nd person	ܙܘܥܟ	ܙܘܥܟܝ	ܙܘܥܟܘܢ	ܙܘܥܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܙܘܥܐ		3rd person	ܙܘܥܗ	ܙܘܥܗ	ܙܘܥܗܘܢ	ܙܘܥܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܙܘܥܢܝܢ ,ܙܘܥܝܢ		1st person	ܙܘܥܢܝ ,ܙܘܥܝ		ܙܘܥܢܝܢ ,ܙܘܥܝܢ
	construct	ܙܘܥܢܝ ,ܙܘܥܝ		2nd person	ܙܘܥܢܝܟ ,ܙܘܥܝܟ	ܙܘܥܢܝܟܝ ,ܙܘܥܝܟܝ	ܙܘܥܢܝܟܘܢ ,ܙܘܥܝܟܘܢ	ܙܘܥܢܝܟܝܢ ,ܙܘܥܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܙܘܥܢܐ ,ܙܘܥܐ		3rd person	ܙܘܥܢܘܗܝ ,ܙܘܥܘܗܝ	ܙܘܥܢܝܗ ,ܙܘܥܝܗ	ܙܘܥܢܝܗܘܢ ,ܙܘܥܝܗܘܢ	ܙܘܥܢܝܗܝܢ ,ܙܘܥܝܗܝܢ

References

• “zwˁ”, 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 86b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 114a
• 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 374b