ܙܝܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܙܝ̈ܬܐ

Etymology

From Aramaic זַיְתָא (zaytā); compare Arabic زَيْت (zayt, “oil”), Hebrew זַיִת (záyit, “olive”) and Ugaritic 𐎇𐎚𐎎 (ztm).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [zajtɑː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [zeːθa], [zeʔθa]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [zeːtɑː]

Noun

ܙܲܝܬܵܐ • (zaytā) m sg (plural ܙܲܝ̈ܬܹܐ (zaytē))

1. olive (tree and fruit)
2. olive oil

Inflection

Inflection of ܙܲܝܬܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܙܲܝܬܝܼ (zaytī)		ܙܲܝܬܲܢ (zaytan)
	construct	ܙܹܝܬ݂ (zēṯ)		2nd person	ܙܲܝܬܘܼܟ݂ (zaytūḵ)	ܙܲܝܬܵܟ݂ܝ (zaytāḵ)	ܙܲܝܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (zaytāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܙܲܝܬܵܐ (zaytā)		3rd person	ܙܲܝܬܹܗ (zaytēh)	ܙܲܝܬܵܗ̇ (zaytāh)	ܙܲܝܬܗܘܿܢ (zaythōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܙܲܝܬܝܼ̈ (zaytī)		ܙܲܝܬܲܢ̈ (zaytan)
	construct	ܙܲܝܬܲܝ̈ (zaytay)		2nd person	ܙܲܝܬܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (zaytūḵ)	ܙܲܝܬܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (zaytāḵ)	ܙܲܝܬܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (zaytāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܙܲܝ̈ܬܹܐ (zaytē)		3rd person	ܙܲܝܬܘܼ̈ܗܝ (zaytūh)	ܙܲܝ̈ܬܘܿܗ̇ (zaytōh)	ܙܲܝܬܗ̈ܘܿܢ (zaythōn)

Derived terms

• ܙܲܝܬܘܿܢܵܐ (zaytōnā, “little olive tree”)
• ܛܘܼܪܵܐ ܕܙܲܝ̈ܬܹܐ (ṭūrā d-zaytē, “the Mount of Olives”)
• ܡܸܫܚܵܐ ܕܙܲܝ̈ܬܹܐ (mišḥā d-zaytē, “olive oil”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Compare Arabic زَيْت (zayt) and Hebrew זַיִת (záyiṯ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [zajtɑ(ʔ)] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [zajte(ʔ)] (in the plural)

Noun

ܙܝܬܐ • (zaytā) m (plural ܙܝܬܐ)

1. olive (tree and fruit)
2. olive oil
3. (in the plural) olive grove or garden

Inflection

Inflection of ܙܝܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܙܝܬ		1st person	ܙܝܬܝ		ܙܝܬܢ
	construct	ܙܝܬ		2nd person	ܙܝܬܟ	ܙܝܬܟܝ	ܙܝܬܟܘܢ	ܙܝܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܙܝܬܐ		3rd person	ܙܝܬܗ	ܙܝܬܗ	ܙܝܬܗܘܢ	ܙܝܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܙܝܬܝܢ		1st person	ܙܝܬܝ		ܙܝܬܝܢ
	construct	ܙܝܬܝ		2nd person	ܙܝܬܝܟ	ܙܝܬܝܟܝ	ܙܝܬܝܟܘܢ	ܙܝܬܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܙܝܬܐ		3rd person	ܙܝܬܘܗܝ	ܙܝܬܝܗ	ܙܝܬܝܗܘܢ	ܙܝܬܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܒܝܬ ܙܝܬܐ
• ܙܝܬܐ ܕܒܪܐ
• ܙܝܬܐ ܛܒܐ
• ܙܝܬܐ ܕܫܝܢܐ
• ܡܝ ܙܝܬܐ

References

• “zyt”, 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, p. 87b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 115b
• 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, p. 379b