ܚܙܘܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܚ ܙ ܐ (ḥ z ˀ)
10 terms

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [xɪz.wɑːnɑː]

Noun

ܚܸܙܘܵܢܵܐ • (ḥizwānā) m sg (plural ܚܸܙܘܵܢܹ̈ܐ (ḥizwānē))

1. show, spectacle
2. exhibition

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܸܙܘܵܢܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܚܸܙܘܵܢܝܼ (ḥizwānī)		ܚܸܙܘܵܢܲܢ (ḥizwānan)
	construct	ܚܸܙܘܵܢ (ḥizwān)		2nd person	ܚܸܙܘܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (ḥizwānūḵ)	ܚܸܙܘܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (ḥizwānāḵ)	ܚܸܙܘܵܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥizwānāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܚܸܙܘܵܢܵܐ (ḥizwānā)		3rd person	ܚܸܙܘܵܢܹܗ (ḥizwānēh)	ܚܸܙܘܵܢܵܗ̇ (ḥizwānāh)	ܚܸܙܘܵܢܗܘܿܢ (ḥizwānhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܚܸܙܘܵܢܝܼ̈ (ḥizwānī)		ܚܸܙܘܵܢܲܢ̈ (ḥizwānan)
	construct	ܚܸܙܘܵܢܲܝ̈ (ḥizwānay)		2nd person	ܚܸܙܘܵܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ḥizwānūḵ)	ܚܸܙܘܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ḥizwānāḵ)	ܚܸܙܘܵܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥizwānāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܚܸܙܘܵܢܹ̈ܐ (ḥizwānē)		3rd person	ܚܸܙܘܵܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ḥizwānūh)	ܚܸܙܘܵܢ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ḥizwānōh)	ܚܸܙܘܵܢܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ḥizwānhōn)

Derived terms

• ܒܹܝܬ ܚܸܙܘܵܢܹ̈ܐ (bēt ḥizwānē, “theatre”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܚ-ܙ-ܐ (ḥ-z-ʾ) related to seeing. Compare Hebrew חָזוֹן (ḥāzôn).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ħɛzwɑnɑ(ʔ)] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [ħɛzwɑne(ʔ)] (in the plural)

Noun

ܚܙܘܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܚܙܘܢܐ)

1. vision, prophecy
2. sight, spectacle, show, public event
3. (astronomy) observation

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܙܘܢܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܚܙܘܢ		1st person	ܚܙܘܢܝ		ܚܙܘܢܢ
	construct	ܚܙܘܢ		2nd person	ܚܙܘܢܟ	ܚܙܘܢܟܝ	ܚܙܘܢܟܘܢ	ܚܙܘܢܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܙܘܢܐ		3rd person	ܚܙܘܢܗ	ܚܙܘܢܗ	ܚܙܘܢܗܘܢ	ܚܙܘܢܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܚܙܘܢܝܢ		1st person	ܚܙܘܢܝ		ܚܙܘܢܝܢ
	construct	ܚܙܘܢܝ		2nd person	ܚܙܘܢܝܟ	ܚܙܘܢܝܟܝ	ܚܙܘܢܝܟܘܢ	ܚܙܘܢܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܙܘܢܐ		3rd person	ܚܙܘܢܘܗܝ	ܚܙܘܢܝܗ	ܚܙܘܢܝܗܘܢ	ܚܙܘܢܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܒܝܬ ܚܙܘܢܐ

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ħɛzwɑne(ʔ)]

Noun

ܚܙܘܢܐ • (transliteration needed)

1. emphatic plural of ܚܙܘܐ

References

• “ḥzwn”, 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. 101a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 136b
• 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. 437a