ܚܙܝܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ħ(ə)zɑjɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܚܙܝܐ • (transliteration needed) m(uncountable)

1. seeing, sight, vision
2. recovery from blindness

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܙܝܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܚܙܝ		1st person	ܚܙܝܝ		ܚܙܝܢ
	construct	ܚܙܝ		2nd person	ܚܙܝܟ	ܚܙܝܟܝ	ܚܙܝܟܘܢ	ܚܙܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܙܝܐ		3rd person	ܚܙܝܗ	ܚܙܝܗ	ܚܙܝܗܘܢ	ܚܙܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ħɛzjɑ(ʔ)] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [ħɛzje(ʔ)] (in the plural)

Noun

ܚܙܝܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܚܙܝܐ)

1. (nautical) prow

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܙܝܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܚܙܝ		1st person	ܚܙܝܝ		ܚܙܝܢ
	construct	ܚܙܝ		2nd person	ܚܙܝܟ	ܚܙܝܟܝ	ܚܙܝܟܘܢ	ܚܙܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܙܝܐ		3rd person	ܚܙܝܗ	ܚܙܝܗ	ܚܙܝܗܘܢ	ܚܙܝܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܚܙܝܝܢ		1st person	ܚܙܝܝ		ܚܙܝܝܢ
	construct	ܚܙܝܝ		2nd person	ܚܙܝܝܟ	ܚܙܝܝܟܝ	ܚܙܝܝܟܘܢ	ܚܙܝܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܙܝܐ		3rd person	ܚܙܝܘܗܝ	ܚܙܝܝܗ	ܚܙܝܝܗܘܢ	ܚܙܝܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ħazzɑjɑ(ʔ)] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [ħazzɑje(ʔ)] (in the plural)

Noun

ܚܙܝܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܚܙܝܐ)

1. observer, spectator, onlooker
2. eyewitness
3. seer, prophet

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܙܝܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܚܙܝ		1st person	ܚܙܝܝ		ܚܙܝܢ
	construct	ܚܙܝ		2nd person	ܚܙܝܟ	ܚܙܝܟܝ	ܚܙܝܟܘܢ	ܚܙܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܙܝܐ		3rd person	ܚܙܝܗ	ܚܙܝܗ	ܚܙܝܗܘܢ	ܚܙܝܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܚܙܝܝܢ		1st person	ܚܙܝܝ		ܚܙܝܝܢ
	construct	ܚܙܝܝ		2nd person	ܚܙܝܝܟ	ܚܙܝܝܟܝ	ܚܙܝܝܟܘܢ	ܚܙܝܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܙܝܐ		3rd person	ܚܙܝܘܗܝ	ܚܙܝܝܗ	ܚܙܝܝܗܘܢ	ܚܙܝܝܗܝܢ

References

• “ḥzy”, 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, b
• 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, pp. 438b-439a