ܙܠܡܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܙ-ܠ-ܡ (z-l-m) related to crookedness.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [z(ə)lɑmɑ(ʔ)] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [z(ə)lɑme(ʔ)] (in the plural)

Noun

ܙܠܡܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܙܠܡܐ)

1. crookedness
2. strabismus
3. crooked writing
4. fault, error
5. (grammar, orthography) name of a vowel mark equivalent to /ɛ/ or /e/

Inflection

    inflection of ܙܠܡܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܙܠܡ	ܙܠܡܝܢ
construct	ܙܠܡ	ܙܠܡܝ
emphatic	ܙܠܡܐ	ܙܠܡܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܙܠܡܝ	ܙܠܡܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܙܠܡܟ	ܙܠܡܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܙܠܡܟܝ	ܙܠܡܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܙܠܡܗ	ܙܠܡܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܙܠܡܗ	ܙܠܡܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܙܠܡܢ	ܙܠܡܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܙܠܡܟܘܢ	ܙܠܡܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܙܠܡܟܝܢ	ܙܠܡܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܙܠܡܗܘܢ	ܙܠܡܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܙܠܡܗܝܢ	ܙܠܡܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܙܠܡܐ ܩܫܝܐ
• ܙܠܡܐ ܦܫܝܩܐ

Etymology 2

From the root ܙ-ܠ-ܡ (z-l-m) related to crookedness.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [zɛlmɑ(ʔ)] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [zɛlme(ʔ)] (in the plural)

Noun

ܙܠܡܐ • (transliteration needed) m(uncountable)

1. twisting, winding
2. distortion, perversity, defect
3. vice, anger
4. opposition

Inflection

    inflection of ܙܠܡܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܙܠܡ	ܙܠܡܝܢ
construct	ܙܠܡ	ܙܠܡܝ
emphatic	ܙܠܡܐ	ܙܠܡܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܙܠܡܝ	ܙܠܡܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܙܠܡܟ	ܙܠܡܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܙܠܡܟܝ	ܙܠܡܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܙܠܡܗ	ܙܠܡܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܙܠܡܗ	ܙܠܡܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܙܠܡܢ	ܙܠܡܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܙܠܡܟܘܢ	ܙܠܡܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܙܠܡܟܝܢ	ܙܠܡܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܙܠܡܗܘܢ	ܙܠܡܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܙܠܡܗܝܢ	ܙܠܡܝܗܝܢ

References

• “zlm”, 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. 89a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 117a
• 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. 384a