ܡܘܙܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܡܘܙܐ

Etymology

From Middle Persian [script needed] (mwc /⁠mōz⁠/), from Sanskrit मौच (mauca). Compare Persian موز (moz), Arabic مَوْز (mawz), Hebrew מוֹז (môz), and Turkish muz.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [muːzɑː]

Noun

ܡܘܼܙܵܐ • (mūzā) m (plural ܡܘܼܙܹ̈ܐ (mūzē))

1. banana (fruit and tree)

Declension

Inflection of ܡܘܼܙܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܡܘܼܙܝܼ (mūzī)		ܡܘܼܙܲܢ (mūzan)
	construct	ܡܘܼܙ (mūz)		2nd person	ܡܘܼܙܘܼܟ݂ (mūzūḵ)	ܡܘܼܙܵܟ݂ܝ (mūzāḵ)	ܡܘܼܙܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mūzāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܘܼܙܵܐ (mūzā)		3rd person	ܡܘܼܙܹܗ (mūzēh)	ܡܘܼܙܵܗ̇ (mūzāh)	ܡܘܼܙܗܘܿܢ (muzhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܡܘܼܙܝܼ̈ (mūzī)		ܡܘܼܙܲܢ̈ (mūzan)
	construct	ܡܘܼܙܲܝ̈ (mūzay)		2nd person	ܡܘܼܙܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (mūzūḵ)	ܡܘܼܙܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (mūzāḵ)	ܡܘܼܙܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mūzāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܘܼܙܹ̈ܐ (mūzē)		3rd person	ܡܘܼܙܘܼ̈ܗܝ (mūzūh)	ܡܘܼܙ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (mūzōh)	ܡܘܼܙܗ̈ܘܿܢ (muzhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

ܡܘܙ̈ܐ

From Middle Persian [script needed] (mwc /⁠mōz⁠/). Compare Persian موز (moz), Arabic مَوْز (mawz), and Hebrew מוֹז (môz).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [muzɑ(ʔ)] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [muze(ʔ)] (in the plural)

Noun

ܡܘܙܐ • (mūzā) m (plural ܡܘܙܐ)

1. banana
2. Musa × paradisiaca

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܘܙܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܡܘܙ		1st person	ܡܘܙܝ		ܡܘܙܢ
	construct	ܡܘܙ		2nd person	ܡܘܙܟ	ܡܘܙܟܝ	ܡܘܙܟܘܢ	ܡܘܙܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܘܙܐ		3rd person	ܡܘܙܗ	ܡܘܙܗ	ܡܘܙܗܘܢ	ܡܘܙܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܡܘܙܝܢ		1st person	ܡܘܙܝ		ܡܘܙܝܢ
	construct	ܡܘܙܝ		2nd person	ܡܘܙܝܟ	ܡܘܙܝܟܝ	ܡܘܙܝܟܘܢ	ܡܘܙܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܘܙܐ		3rd person	ܡܘܙܘܗܝ	ܡܘܙܝܗ	ܡܘܙܝܗܘܢ	ܡܘܙܝܗܝܢ

References

• “mwzˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• 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. 723a