ܢܙܠܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܢ ܙ ܠ (n z l)
2 terms

Compare Hebrew נוֹזֵל (nózel, “liquid, fluid”), and Arabic نَزْل (nazl, “lodge”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [nɪz.lɑː]

Noun

ܢܸܙܠܵܐ • (nizlā) m sg (plural ܢܸܙ̈ܠܹܐ (nizlē))

1. downward balancing movement; balance, weight, gravity

   Synonyms: ܝܘܼܩܪܵܐ (yuqrā), ܬܸܩܠܵܐ (tiqlā)

2. scale ruler, architect's ruler, drafter's ruler

Inflection

Inflection of ܢܸܙܠܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܢܸܙܠܝܼ (nizlī)		ܢܸܙܠܲܢ (nizlan)
	construct	ܢܙܲܠ (nzal)		2nd person	ܢܸܙܠܘܼܟ݂ (nizlūḵ)	ܢܸܙܠܵܟ݂ܝ (nizlāḵ)	ܢܸܙܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (nizlāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܢܸܙܠܵܐ (nizlā)		3rd person	ܢܸܙܠܹܗ (nizlēh)	ܢܸܙܠܵܗ̇ (nizlāh)	ܢܸܙܠܗܘܿܢ (nizlhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܢܸܙܠܝܼ̈ (nizlī)		ܢܸܙܠܲܢ̈ (nizlan)
	construct	ܢܸܙܠܲܝ̈ (nizlay)		2nd person	ܢܸܙܠܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (nizlūḵ)	ܢܸܙܠܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (nizlāḵ)	ܢܸܙܠܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (nizlāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܢܸܙܠܹ̈ܐ (nizlē)		3rd person	ܢܸܙܠܘܼ̈ܗܝ (nizlūh)	ܢܸܙܠ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (nizlōh)	ܢܸܙܠܗ̈ܘܿܢ (nizlhōn)

Derived terms

• ܫܘܹܐ ܢܸܙܠܵܐ (šwē nizlā, “equanimous”)
• ܢܸܙܠܬ݂ܵܐ (nizlṯā, “pus; mucus”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Root
ܢ-ܙ-ܠ
2 terms

Nominalized from ܢܙܠ (nzal).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nɛzlɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [nɛzle] (singular and plural)

Noun

ܢܙܠܐ • (nezlā) m (plural ܢܙܠܐ (nezlē))

1. inclination, bending, tipping
2. vacillation, shaking
3. equal weight, equality
4. weight

Inflection

Inflection of ܢܙܠܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܢܙܠ		1st person	ܢܙܠܝ		ܢܙܠܢ
	construct	ܢܙܠ		2nd person	ܢܙܠܟ	ܢܙܠܟܝ	ܢܙܠܟܘܢ	ܢܙܠܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܢܙܠܐ		3rd person	ܢܙܠܗ	ܢܙܠܗ	ܢܙܠܗܘܢ	ܢܙܠܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܢܙܠܝܢ		1st person	ܢܙܠܝ		ܢܙܠܝܢ
	construct	ܢܙܠܝ		2nd person	ܢܙܠܝܟ	ܢܙܠܝܟܝ	ܢܙܠܝܟܘܢ	ܢܙܠܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܢܙܠܐ		3rd person	ܢܙܠܘܗܝ	ܢܙܠܝܗ	ܢܙܠܝܗܘܢ	ܢܙܠܝܗܝܢ

References

• “nzl”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Brockelmann, Carl (1928) Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), 2nd edition, Halle: Max Niemeyer, published 1995, page 422
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 335