ܙܝܢ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Ultimately derived from Phoenician 𐤆𐤉𐤍 (zyn, literally “sword”); compare Hebrew זַיִן (záyin), Arabic زَاي (zāy) and Ancient Greek ζῆτᾰ (zêtă). Doublet of ܙܲܝܢܵܐ (zaynā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [zenː]

Noun

ܙܹܝܢ • (zēn) f

1. zayin (the seventh letter of the Assyrian alphabet and Syriac script)

Usage notes

• Zēn represents the number seven in the native numbering system (usually used for ordinal numbers, book publishing data or biblical references).
  • When a mṭalqānā is placed above (ܙ݇), it means 7,000.

Coordinate terms

• (symbol) ܙ

Assyrian letter namesedit

• ܐܵܠܲܦ (ālap)
• ܒܹܝܬ݂ (bēṯ)
• ܓܵܡܲܠ (gāmal)
• ܕܵܠܲܬ݂ (dālaṯ)
• ܗܹܐ (hē)
• ܘܲܘ (waw)
• ܙܹܝܢ (zēn)
• ܚܹܝܬ݂ (ḥēṯ)
• ܛܹܝܬ݂ (ṭēṯ)
• ܝܘܿܕ݂ (yōḏ)
• ܟܵܦ (kāp)
• ܠܵܡܲܕ݂ (lāmaḏ)
• ܡܝܼܡ (mīm)
• ܢܘܼܢ (nūn)
• ܣܸܡܟܲܬ݂ (simkaṯ)
• ܥܹܐ (ˁē)
• ܦܹܐ (pē)
• ܨܵܕ݂ܹܐ (ṣāḏē)
• ܩܘܿܦ (qōp)
• ܪܹܝܫ (rēš)
• ܫܝܼܢ (šīn)
• ܬܵܘ (tāw)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [zenː]

Noun

ܙܹܝܢ • (zēn) m (plural ܙܲܝܢܲܝ̈ (zaynay))

1. singular construct state of ܙܲܝܢܵܐ (zaynā, “weapon”)