ܙܟܘܬܐ
Appearance
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Aramaic זָכוּתָא (zāḵūṯā), By surface analysis, ܙܵܟ݂ܹܐ (zāḵē, “to be aquitted; to defeat”) + -ܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (-ūṯā, the abstract noun ending); compare Hebrew זְכוּת (zkhút, “right, merit”) and borrowed into Arabic زَكَاة (zakāh, “almsgiving”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ܙܵܟ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ • (zāḵūṯā) f sg (plural ܙܵܟ݂ܘܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (zāḵwāṯē))
Inflection
[edit]isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
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state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
m | f | |||||||
singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܙܵܟ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܝܼ (zāḵūṯī) | ܙܵܟ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܲܢ (zāḵūṯan) | |||
construct | ܙܵܟ݂ܘܼܬ݂ (zāḵūṯ) | 2nd person | ܙܵܟ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (zāḵūṯūḵ) | ܙܵܟ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (zāḵūṯāḵ) | ܙܵܟ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (zāḵūṯāwḵōn) | |||
emphatic | ܙܵܟ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (zāḵūṯā) | 3rd person | ܙܵܟ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܹܗ (zāḵūṯēh) | ܙܵܟ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (zāḵūṯāh) | ܙܵܟ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (zāḵuṯhōn) | |||
plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܙܵܟ݂ܘܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (zāḵwāṯī) | ܙܵܟ݂ܘܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (zāḵwāṯan) | |||
construct | ܙܵܟ݂ܘܵܬ݂̈ (zāḵwāṯ) | 2nd person | ܙܵܟ݂ܘܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (zāḵwāṯūḵ) | ܙܵܟ݂ܘܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (zāḵwāṯāḵ) | ܙܵܟ݂ܘܵܬ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (zāḵwāṯāwḵōn) | |||
emphatic | ܙܵܟ݂ܘܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (zāḵwāṯē) | 3rd person | ܙܵܟ݂ܘܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (zāḵwāṯūh) | ܙܵܟ݂ܘܵܬ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (zāḵwāṯōh) | ܙܵܟ݂ܘܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (zāḵwāṯhōn) |
Derived terms
[edit]- ܙܵܟ݂ܘܿ (zāḵō)
Classical Syriac
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From the root ܙ-ܟ-ܐ (z-k-ʾ) related to conquering. Compare Hebrew זְכוּת (zəḵûṯ). The sense of “martyr's tomb” is a calque of Ancient Greek τροπαῖα (tropaîa) while the sense of “emperor's epithet” is a calque of Ancient Greek τροπαιοῦχος (tropaioûkhos).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ܙܟܘܬܐ • (zāḵūṯā) f (plural ܙܟܘܬܐ (zāḵwāṯā))
- victory
- spoils, trophies
- rule, command
- goodness, uprightness, probity
- justification
- acquittal, innocence
- martyr's tomb
- emperor's epithet
Inflection
[edit]isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
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state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
m | f | m | f | |||||
singular | absolute | ܙܟܘ | 1st person | ܙܟܘܬܝ | ܙܟܘܬܢ | |||
construct | ܙܟܘܬ | 2nd person | ܙܟܘܬܟ | ܙܟܘܬܟܝ | ܙܟܘܬܟܘܢ | ܙܟܘܬܟܝܢ | ||
emphatic | ܙܟܘܬܐ | 3rd person | ܙܟܘܬܗ | ܙܟܘܬܗ | ܙܟܘܬܗܘܢ | ܙܟܘܬܗܝܢ | ||
plural | absolute | ܙܟܘܢ | 1st person | ܙܟܘܬܝ | ܙܟܘܬܢ | |||
construct | ܙܟܘܬ | 2nd person | ܙܟܘܬܟ | ܙܟܘܬܟܝ | ܙܟܘܬܟܘܢ | ܙܟܘܬܟܝܢ | ||
emphatic | ܙܟܘܬܐ | 3rd person | ܙܟܘܬܗ | ܙܟܘܬܗ | ܙܟܘܬܗܘܢ | ܙܟܘܬܗܝܢ |
Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- “zkw”, 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 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, page 380a
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