ܫܢܝܙܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܫ ܢ ܙ (š n z)
1 term

Etymology

Passive participle of ܫܵܢܹܙ (šānēz, “to recede, stray”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʃəniːzɑː]

Adjective

ܫܢܝܼܙܵܐ • (šnīzā) (feminine ܫܢܝܼܙܬܵܐ (šnīztā), plural ܫܢܝܼܙܹ̈ܐ (šnīzē))

1. strange, weird, odd, peculiar
2. atypical, abnormal, unusual, eccentric
3. irregular, inconsistent, erratic
4. (grammar) irregular, heteroclite

   Synonym: ܬܪܝܼܥܵܐ (trīˁā)

   Antonyms: ܥܝܵܕܵܝܵܐ (ˁyādāyā), ܦܫܝܼܛܵܐ (pšīṭā)

5. (euphemistic, but not positive) queer, homosexual, gay

   Synonyms: ܕܵܡܹܐ ܓܸܢܣܵܝܵܐ (dāmē ginsāyā), ܣܕܘܿܡܵܝܵܐ (sdōmāyā), ܠܘܿܛܵܝܵܐ (lōṭāyā)