ܙܩܝܦܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܙ ܩ ܦ (z q p)
3 terms

Etymology

From Aramaic זְקִיפָא (zəqīp̄ā), equivalent to the passive participle of ܙܵܩܹܦ (zāqēp). The noun is from Akkadian 𒄑𒍣𒆥𒉿 (/⁠zaqīpu⁠/, “stake”); cognate to Hebrew זָקוּף (zakúf).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [zqiːpɑː]

Adjective

ܙܩܝܼܦܵܐ • (zqīpā) (feminine ܙܩܝܼܦܬܵܐ (zqīptā), plural ܙܩܝܼܦܹ̈ܐ (zqīpē))

1. crucified
2. high, raised up
3. erected
4. (grammar) followed by the vowel sign zqāpā

   Coordinate terms: ܦܬܝܼܚܵܐ (ptīḥā), ܙܠܝܼܡܵܐ (zlīmā), ܚܒ݂ܝܼܨܵܐ (ḥḇīṣā), ܪܒ݂ܝܼܨܵܐ (rḇīṣā), ܪܘܝܼܚܵܐ (rwīḥā)

Usage notes

• (zqāpā): This is usually used in the feminine form as all the names of the letters are feminine.

Noun

ܙܩܝܼܦܵܐ • (zqīpā) m sg (plural ܙܩܝܼܦܹ̈ܐ (zqīpē))

1. cross, crucifixion, crucifix

   Synonym: ܨܠܝܼܒ݂ܵܐ (ṣlīḇā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܙܩܝܼܦܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܙܩܝܼܦܝܼ (zqīpī)		ܙܩܝܼܦܲܢ (zqīpan)
	construct	ܙܩܝܼܦ (zqīp)		2nd person	ܙܩܝܼܦܘܼܟ݂ (zqīpūḵ)	ܙܩܝܼܦܵܟ݂ܝ (zqīpāḵ)	ܙܩܝܼܦܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (zqīpāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܙܩܝܼܦܵܐ (zqīpā)		3rd person	ܙܩܝܼܦܹܗ (zqīpēh)	ܙܩܝܼܦܵܗ̇ (zqīpāh)	ܙܩܝܼܦܗܘܿܢ (zqīphōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܙܩܝܼܦܝܼ̈ (zqīpī)		ܙܩܝܼܦܲܢ̈ (zqīpan)
	construct	ܙܩܝܼܦܲܝ̈ (zqīpay)		2nd person	ܙܩܝܼܦܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (zqīpūḵ)	ܙܩܝܼܦܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (zqīpāḵ)	ܙܩܝܼܦܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (zqīpāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܙܩܝܼܦܹ̈ܐ (zqīpē)		3rd person	ܙܩܝܼܦܘܼ̈ܗܝ (zqīpūh)	ܙܩܝܼܦ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (zqīpōh)	ܙܩܝܼܦܗ̈ܘܿܢ (zqīphōn)

Classical Syriac

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [z(ə)qifɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [z(ə)qife(ʔ)] (plural)

Etymology 1

From Akkadian 𒄑𒍣𒆥𒉿 (/⁠zaqīpu⁠/, “stake”).

Noun

ܙܩܝܦܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܙܩܝܦܐ)

1. cross, crucifix

   Synonym: ܨܠܝܒܐ (ṣəlīḇā)

2. crucifixion

   Synonym: ܨܠܝܒܐ (ṣəlīḇā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܙܩܝܦܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܙܩܝܦ		1st person	ܙܩܝܦܝ		ܙܩܝܦܢ
	construct	ܙܩܝܦ		2nd person	ܙܩܝܦܟ	ܙܩܝܦܟܝ	ܙܩܝܦܟܘܢ	ܙܩܝܦܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܙܩܝܦܐ		3rd person	ܙܩܝܦܗ	ܙܩܝܦܗ	ܙܩܝܦܗܘܢ	ܙܩܝܦܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܙܩܝܦܝܢ		1st person	ܙܩܝܦܝ		ܙܩܝܦܝܢ
	construct	ܙܩܝܦܝ		2nd person	ܙܩܝܦܝܟ	ܙܩܝܦܝܟܝ	ܙܩܝܦܝܟܘܢ	ܙܩܝܦܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܙܩܝܦܐ		3rd person	ܙܩܝܦܘܗܝ	ܙܩܝܦܝܗ	ܙܩܝܦܝܗܘܢ	ܙܩܝܦܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܙ-ܩ-ܦ (z-q-p) related to erecting. Compare Hebrew זָקוּף (zāqūp̄).

Adjective

ܙܩܝܦܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܙܩܝܦܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܙܩܝܦܬܐ)

1. high, raised up
2. crucified
3. arrogant, pompous
4. difficult, arduous
5. opposed, set against
6. affected
7. (grammar) pronounced with a certain vowel (see ܙܩܦܐ)

Inflection

Inflection of ܙܩܝܦܐ

person	singular		plural
	m	f	m	f
absolute	ܙܩܝܦ	ܙܩܝܦܐ	ܙܩܝܦܝܢ	ܙܩܝܦܢ
construct	ܙܩܝܦ	ܙܩܝܦܬ	ܙܩܝܦܝ	ܙܩܝܦܬ
emphatic	ܙܩܝܦܐ	ܙܩܝܦܬܐ	ܙܩܝܦܐ	ܙܩܝܦܬܐ

References

• “zqyp”, 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. 91b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 119b
• 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, pp. 393b-394a