ܙܝܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܙ ܝ ܢ (z y n)
2 terms

From Aramaic זַיְנָא (zaynā), borrowed from Old Iranian *zaina-; compare Hebrew זַיִן (záyin), Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬉𐬥𐬀 (zaēna, “weapon”), Middle Persian 𐫉𐫏𐫗 (zyn /⁠zēn⁠/, “weapon; armor”), Old Armenian զէն (zēn) (a loanword). The sense of “semicolon” is a learned borrowing from Classical Syriac.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ˈzaj.nɑː] (in the singular)
  • IPA^(key): [ˈzaj.neː] (plural)

Noun

ܙܲܝܢܵܐ • (zaynā) m sg (plural ܙܲܝ̈ܢܹܐ (zaynē))

1. weapons, arms
2. armour, shield
3. armed force
4. implements, ornaments
5. harness, trappings

Inflection

Inflection of ܙܲܝܢܵܐ (zaynā)
number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܙܲܝܢܝܼ (zaynī)		ܙܲܝܢܲܢ (zaynan)
	construct	ܙܹܝܢ (zēn)	2nd person	ܙܲܝܢܘܼܟ݂ (zaynūḵ)	ܙܲܝܢܵܟ݂ܝ (zaynāḵ)	ܙܲܝܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (zaynāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܙܲܝܢܵܐ (zaynā)	3rd person	ܙܲܝܢܹܗ (zaynēh)	ܙܲܝܢܵܗ̇ (zaynāh)	ܙܲܝܢܗܘܿܢ (zaynhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܙܲܝܢܝܼ̈ (zaynī)		ܙܲܝܢܲܢ̈ (zaynan)
	construct	ܙܲܝܢܲܝ̈ (zaynay)	2nd person	ܙܲܝܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (zaynūḵ)	ܙܲܝܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (zaynāḵ)	ܙܲܝܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (zaynāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܙܲܝ̈ܢܹܐ (zaynē)	3rd person	ܙܲܝܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (zaynūh)	ܙܲܝ̈ܢܘܿܗ̇ (zaynōh)	ܙܲܝܢܗ̈ܘܿܢ (zaynhōn)

Derived terms

• ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܙܲܝ̈ܢܹܐ (bēṯ zaynē, “armory, closet; quiver”)
• ܙܲܝܸܢ (zayyin, “to arm”)

Noun

ܙܲܝ̈ܢܹܐ • (zaynē) m pl

1. (typography) semicolon

Coordinate terms

• (symbol) ( ؛ )
• (Punctuation) ܦܘܼܚܵܡܵܐ (puḥḥāmā); ܢܘܼܩܙܵܐ (nuqzā, “period, full stop”), ܦܵܪܘܿܫܬܵܐ (pārōštā, “comma”), ܫܘܲܝܹ̈ܐ (šwayyē, “colon”), ܙܲܝ̈ܢܹܐ (zaynē, “semicolon”), ܝܲܕ݂ܥܵܐ ܕܫܘܼܐܵܠܵܐ (yaḏˁā d-šuˀālā, “question mark”), ܝܲܕ݂ܥܵܐ ܕܩܪܵܝܬܵܐ (yaḏˁā d-qrāytā, “exclamation mark”), ܝܲܕ݂ܥܵܐ ܕܡܸܬܬܣܝܼܡܵܢܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (yaḏˁā d-mittsīmānūṯā, “quotation mark”), ܢܵܩܘܿܦܵܐ (nāqōpā, “dash, hyphen”), ܣܛܵܦܵܐ (sṭāpā, “slash”), ܩܸܫܬܵܐ (qištā, “parenthesis, bracket”), ܟܵܘܟ݂ܒ݂ܘܿܢܵܐ (kāwḵḇōnā, “asterisk”), ܓܵܕ݂ܘܿܡܵܐ (gāḏōmā), ܦܵܣܘܿܩܵܐ (pāsōqā), ^{(Category: aii:Punctuation marks)}

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Iranian *zaina-. Compare Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬉𐬥𐬀 (zaēna, “weapon”), Middle Persian 𐫉𐫏𐫗 (zyn /⁠zēn⁠/, “weapon; armor”), and the loaned Old Armenian զէն (zēn); see the latter for more.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [zajnɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [zajne] (plural)

Noun

ܙܝܢܐ • (zaynā) m (plural ܙܝܢܐ (zaynē))

1. weapons, arms
2. armour, shield
3. armed force
4. implements, ornaments
5. harness, trappings

Inflection

    inflection of ܙܝܢܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܙܝܢ	ܙܝܢܝܢ
construct	ܙܝܢ	ܙܝܢܝ
emphatic	ܙܝܢܐ	ܙܝܢܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܙܝܢܝ	ܙܝܢܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܙܝܢܟ	ܙܝܢܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܙܝܢܟܝ	ܙܝܢܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܙܝܢܗ	ܙܝܢܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܙܝܢܗ	ܙܝܢܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܙܝܢܢ	ܙܝܢܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܙܝܢܟܘܢ	ܙܝܢܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܙܝܢܟܝܢ	ܙܝܢܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܙܝܢܗܘܢ	ܙܝܢܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܙܝܢܗܝܢ	ܙܝܢܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܒܝܬ ܙܝܢܐ (bēṯ zaynā)

References

• “zyn²”, 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 87b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 115a
• 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 378b