ܙܩܬܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Akkadian 𒍣𒆤 (/⁠ziqtu⁠/, “stringer, barb, point”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [zɛqq(ə)θɑ(ʔ)], [zɛqtɑ(ʔ)] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [zɛqq(ə)θe(ʔ)], [zɛqte(ʔ)] (in the plural)

Noun

ܙܩܬܐ • (transliteration needed) c (plural ܙܩܬܐ)

1. goad, spur, sting
2. switch, staff, rod
3. bow (of an instrument), pick, plectrum

Inflection

Inflection of ܙܩܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܙܩܬ		1st person	ܙܩܬܝ		ܙܩܬܢ
	construct	ܙܩܬ		2nd person	ܙܩܬܟ	ܙܩܬܟܝ	ܙܩܬܟܘܢ	ܙܩܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܙܩܬܐ		3rd person	ܙܩܬܗ	ܙܩܬܗ	ܙܩܬܗܘܢ	ܙܩܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܙܩܬܝܢ		1st person	ܙܩܬܝ		ܙܩܬܝܢ
	construct	ܙܩܬܝ		2nd person	ܙܩܬܝܟ	ܙܩܬܝܟܝ	ܙܩܬܝܟܘܢ	ܙܩܬܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܙܩܬܐ		3rd person	ܙܩܬܘܗܝ	ܙܩܬܝܗ	ܙܩܬܝܗܘܢ	ܙܩܬܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܙܩܬ

Etymology 2

From the root ܙ-ܩ-ܬ (z-q-t) related to proding, itself derived from above.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ܙܩܬܐ • (transliteration needed) c (plural ܙܩܬܐ)

1. (physiology) spasm, tetanus, stiffness, rigor

Inflection

Inflection of ܙܩܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܙܩܬ		1st person	ܙܩܬܝ		ܙܩܬܢ
	construct	ܙܩܬ		2nd person	ܙܩܬܟ	ܙܩܬܟܝ	ܙܩܬܟܘܢ	ܙܩܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܙܩܬܐ		3rd person	ܙܩܬܗ	ܙܩܬܗ	ܙܩܬܗܘܢ	ܙܩܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܙܩܬܝܢ		1st person	ܙܩܬܝ		ܙܩܬܝܢ
	construct	ܙܩܬܝ		2nd person	ܙܩܬܝܟ	ܙܩܬܝܟܝ	ܙܩܬܝܟܘܢ	ܙܩܬܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܙܩܬܐ		3rd person	ܙܩܬܘܗܝ	ܙܩܬܝܗ	ܙܩܬܝܗܘܢ	ܙܩܬܝܗܝܢ

References

• “zqt”, 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. 120a
• 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. 395b