ܙܢܩܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Root
ܙ-ܢ-ܩ
1 term

From ܙܢܩ (zənaq, “to cast out”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [z(ə)nɑqɑ] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [z(ə)nɑqe] (in the plural)

Noun

ܙܢܩܐ • (zənāqā) m (plural ܙܢܩܐ (zənāqē))

1. (uncountable) archery
2. (uncountable) shooting, throwing, casting (especially of arrows)
3. (countable, astronomy) comet, meteor

Inflection

Inflection of ܙܢܩܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܙܢܩ		1st person	ܙܢܩܝ		ܙܢܩܢ
	construct	ܙܢܩ		2nd person	ܙܢܩܟ	ܙܢܩܟܝ	ܙܢܩܟܘܢ	ܙܢܩܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܙܢܩܐ		3rd person	ܙܢܩܗ	ܙܢܩܗ	ܙܢܩܗܘܢ	ܙܢܩܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܙܢܩܝܢ		1st person	ܙܢܩܝ		ܙܢܩܝܢ
	construct	ܙܢܩܝ		2nd person	ܙܢܩܝܟ	ܙܢܩܝܟܝ	ܙܢܩܝܟܘܢ	ܙܢܩܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܙܢܩܐ		3rd person	ܙܢܩܘܗܝ	ܙܢܩܝܗ	ܙܢܩܝܗܘܢ	ܙܢܩܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Root
ܙ-ܢ-ܩ
1 term

From ܙܢܩ (zənaq, “to bind”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [zanqɑ] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [zanqe] (in the plural)

Noun

ܙܢܩܐ • (zanqā) m (plural ܙܢܩܐ (zanqē))

1. bit, bridle

Inflection

Inflection of ܙܢܩܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܙܢܩ		1st person	ܙܢܩܝ		ܙܢܩܢ
	construct	ܙܢܩ		2nd person	ܙܢܩܟ	ܙܢܩܟܝ	ܙܢܩܟܘܢ	ܙܢܩܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܙܢܩܐ		3rd person	ܙܢܩܗ	ܙܢܩܗ	ܙܢܩܗܘܢ	ܙܢܩܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܙܢܩܝܢ		1st person	ܙܢܩܝ		ܙܢܩܝܢ
	construct	ܙܢܩܝ		2nd person	ܙܢܩܝܟ	ܙܢܩܝܟܝ	ܙܢܩܝܟܘܢ	ܙܢܩܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܙܢܩܐ		3rd person	ܙܢܩܘܗܝ	ܙܢܩܝܗ	ܙܢܩܝܗܘܢ	ܙܢܩܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

A Northwestern Iranian borrowing equivalent to Persian زنخ (zanax).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [zanqɑ] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [zanqe] (in the plural)

Noun

ܙܢܩܐ • (zanqā) m (plural ܙܢܩܐ (zanqē))

1. chin

Inflection

Inflection of ܙܢܩܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܙܢܩ		1st person	ܙܢܩܝ		ܙܢܩܢ
	construct	ܙܢܩ		2nd person	ܙܢܩܟ	ܙܢܩܟܝ	ܙܢܩܟܘܢ	ܙܢܩܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܙܢܩܐ		3rd person	ܙܢܩܗ	ܙܢܩܗ	ܙܢܩܗܘܢ	ܙܢܩܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܙܢܩܝܢ		1st person	ܙܢܩܝ		ܙܢܩܝܢ
	construct	ܙܢܩܝ		2nd person	ܙܢܩܝܟ	ܙܢܩܝܟܝ	ܙܢܩܝܟܘܢ	ܙܢܩܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܙܢܩܐ		3rd person	ܙܢܩܘܗܝ	ܙܢܩܝܗ	ܙܢܩܝܗܘܢ	ܙܢܩܝܗܝܢ

See also

• ܕܩܢܐ (daqnā)
• ܟܠܙܘܙܐ (kəlāzūzā)

Etymology 4

From the same Parthian source as Latin zancha. Also wholly borrowed as a compound in Classical Syriac ܒܪܙܢܩܐ (barzanqā, “greave; bracelet”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [zanqɑ], [zɑnqɑ] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [zanqe], [zɑnqe] (in the plural)

Noun

ܙܢܩܐ • (zanqā, zānqā) m (plural ܙܢܩܐ (zanqē, zānqē))

1. long boot

Inflection

Inflection of ܙܢܩܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܙܢܩ		1st person	ܙܢܩܝ		ܙܢܩܢ
	construct	ܙܢܩ		2nd person	ܙܢܩܟ	ܙܢܩܟܝ	ܙܢܩܟܘܢ	ܙܢܩܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܙܢܩܐ		3rd person	ܙܢܩܗ	ܙܢܩܗ	ܙܢܩܗܘܢ	ܙܢܩܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܙܢܩܝܢ		1st person	ܙܢܩܝ		ܙܢܩܝܢ
	construct	ܙܢܩܝ		2nd person	ܙܢܩܝܟ	ܙܢܩܝܟܝ	ܙܢܩܝܟܘܢ	ܙܢܩܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܙܢܩܐ		3rd person	ܙܢܩܘܗܝ	ܙܢܩܝܗ	ܙܢܩܝܗܘܢ	ܙܢܩܝܗܝܢ

References

• “znq”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “znq²”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “znq³”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Brockelmann, Carl (1928) Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), 2nd edition, Halle: Max Niemeyer, published 1995, page 201b
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 90a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 118b, 624b
• 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 389b