ܥܙܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܥܙܐ

Etymology

From Aramaic עִזָּא (ʿezzā); compare Akkadian 𒍚 (, enzu [ÙZ]), Arabic عَنْز (ʕanz), Hebrew עֵז (ʿēz), and Ugaritic 𐎓𐎇 (ʿz).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʕəz.zɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [ʔəz.zɑː]

Noun

ܥܸܙܵܐ • (ˁizzā) m or f (plural ܥܸܙܹ̈ܐ (ˁizzē) or ܥܸ̈ܙܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (ˁizzawāṯā), feminine ܥܸܙܝܼܬܵܐ (ˁizītā), masculine ܬܲܝܫܵܐ (tayšā))

1. goat (hardy domesticated ruminant mammal with backward-curving horns and a beard)
   • Matthew 25:33:

     ܒܸܬ ܡܲܟܠܹܐ ܥܸܪ̈ܒܹܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܝܲܡܝܼܢܹܗ، ܘܥܸܙܹ̈ܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܣܸܡܵܠܹܗ.

     bit maklē ʿirbē min yamīnēh, w-ʿizzē min simmālēh.

     And He will set the sheep on His right hand, and the goats on the left.

2. goat hair

Usage notes

In some dialects, this word refers to a female goat, while in others, a male goat. In dialects which this refers to a female goat, a male goat is a ܬܲܝܫܵܐ (tayšā). In dialects which this word refers to a male goat, a female goat is a ܥܸܙܝܼܬܵܐ (ˁizītā).

Inflection

Inflection of ܥܸܙܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܥܸܙܝܼ (ˁizī)		ܥܸܙܲܢ (ˁizzan)
	construct	ܥܸܙ (ˁiz)		2nd person	ܥܸܙܘܼܟ݂ (ˁizūḵ)	ܥܸܙܵܟ݂ܝ (ˁizzāḵ)	ܥܸܙܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ˁizzāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܥܸܙܵܐ (ˁizzā)		3rd person	ܥܸܙܹܗ (ˁizzēh)	ܥܸܙܵܗ̇ (ˁizzāh)	ܥܸܙܗܘܿܢ (ˁizhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܥܸܙܝܼ̈ (ˁizī)		ܥܸܙܲܢ̈ (ˁizzan)
	construct	ܥܸܙܲܝ̈ (ˁizzay)		2nd person	ܥܸܙܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ˁizūḵ)	ܥܸܙܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ˁizzāḵ)	ܥܸܙܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ˁizzāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܥܸܙܹ̈ܐ (ˁizzē)		3rd person	ܥܸܙܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ˁizūh)	ܥܸܙ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ˁizzōh)	ܥܸܙܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ˁizhōn)

See also

• ܬܲܝܫܵܐ (tayšā)

Proper noun

ܥܸܙܵܐ • (ˁizzā) f

1. (astronomy) Capella

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

• Uncontracted form: ܥܢܙܐ

Etymology

From the earlier uncontracted form ܥܢܙܐ (ʿenzā). Compare Akkadian 𒍚 (, enzu [ÙZ]), Arabic عَنْز (ʕanz), Hebrew עֵז (ʿēz), and Ugaritic 𐎓𐎇 (ʿz).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʕɛzzɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʕɛzze] (plural)

Noun

ܥܙܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܥܙܐ, singular masculine counterpart ܬܝܫܐ)

1. goat, she-goat

Inflection

Inflection of ܥܙܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܥܢܙ		1st person	ܥܙܝ		ܥܙܢ
	construct	ܥܢܙ		2nd person	ܥܙܟ	ܥܙܟܝ	ܥܙܟܘܢ	ܥܙܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܥܙܐ		3rd person	ܥܙܗ	ܥܙܗ	ܥܙܗܘܢ	ܥܙܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܥܙܝܢ		1st person	ܥܙܝ		ܥܙܝܢ
	construct	ܥܙܝ		2nd person	ܥܙܝܟ	ܥܙܝܟܝ	ܥܙܝܟܘܢ	ܥܙܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܥܙܐ		3rd person	ܥܙܘܗܝ	ܥܙܝܗ	ܥܙܝܗܘܢ	ܥܙܝܗܝܢ

Proper noun

ܥܙܐ • (transliteration needed) f

1. (astronomy) Capella

References

• “ˁz”, 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, page 258a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 408b
• 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, →ISBN, page 1089a