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 (nizlā)
number	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

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܢܙܠ	ܢܙܠܝܢ
construct	ܢܙܠ	ܢܙܠܝ
emphatic	ܢܙܠܐ	ܢܙܠܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܢܙܠܝ	ܢܙܠܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܢܙܠܟ	ܢܙܠܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܢܙܠܟܝ	ܢܙܠܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܢܙܠܗ	ܢܙܠܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܢܙܠܗ	ܢܙܠܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܢܙܠܢ	ܢܙܠܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܢܙܠܟܘܢ	ܢܙܠܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܢܙܠܟܝܢ	ܢܙܠܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܢܙܠܗܘܢ	ܢܙܠܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܢܙܠܗܝܢ	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