ܙܢܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܙ ܢ ܐ (z n ˀ)
3 terms

Active participle of ܙܵܢܹܐ (zānē, “to commit adultery”); compare Arabic زَانٍ (zānin).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [zɑːnjɑː]

Noun

ܙܵܢܝܵܐ • (zānyā) m sg (plural ܙܵܢܝܹ̈ܐ (zānyē), feminine ܙܵܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (zānīṯā))

1. fornicator, adulterer
2. prostitute, rake, philanderer

   Synonyms: ܓܲܝܵܪܵܐ (gayyārā), ܐܵܣܘܿܛܵܐ (āsōṭā), ܦܲܚܙܵܐ (paḥzā), ܙܲܠܝܼܠܵܐ (zalīlā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܙܵܢܝܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܙܵܢܝܝܼ (zānyī)		ܙܵܢܝܲܢ (zānyan)
	construct	ܙܵܢܹܐ (zānē)		2nd person	ܙܵܢܝܘܼܟ݂ (zānyūḵ)	ܙܵܢܝܵܟ݂ܝ (zānyāḵ)	ܙܵܢܝܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (zānyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܙܵܢܝܵܐ (zānyā)		3rd person	ܙܵܢܝܹܗ (zānyēh)	ܙܵܢܝܵܗ̇ (zānyāh)	ܙܵܢܝܗܘܿܢ (zānihōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܙܵܢܝܝܼ̈ (zānyī)		ܙܵܢܝܲܢ̈ (zānyan)
	construct	ܙܵܢܝܲܝ̈ (zānyay)		2nd person	ܙܵܢܝܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (zānyūḵ)	ܙܵܢܝܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (zānyāḵ)	ܙܵܢܝܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (zānyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܙܵܢܝܹ̈ܐ (zānyē)		3rd person	ܙܵܢܝܘܼ̈ܗܝ (zānyūh)	ܙܵܢܝ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (zānyōh)	ܙܵܢܝܗ̈ܘܿܢ (zānihōn)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• ܙܢܵܝܵܐ:
  • (Standard) IPA^(key): [zənɑːjɑː]
• ܙܸܢܝܵܐ:
  • (Standard) IPA^(key): [zɪn.jɑː]

Verb

ܙܢܵܝܵܐ • (znāyā)

1. present participle of ܙܵܢܹܐ (zānē, “to commit adultery”)

Verb

ܙܸܢܝܵܐ • (zinyā) (feminine ܙܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (znīṯā), plural ܙܸܢܝܹ̈ܐ (zinyē))

1. past participle of ܙܵܢܹܐ (zānē, “to commit adultery”)

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [znajjɑː]

Noun

ܙ̈ܢܲܝܵܐ • (znayyā) m

1. plural of ܙܢܵܐ (znā, “type, species, mood”)