ܙܒܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܙ ܡ ܢ (z m n)
4 terms

From a variant of Aramaic זִמְנָא (zimnā), itself either from Old Persian *jamānā or Akkadian simānu. The meaning of time as an abstract concept is from Persian influence. Compare Hebrew זְמַן (z'mán), Arabic زَمَان (zamān) and Persian زمان (zamân).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [zaw.nɑː]
  • (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [zo.nɑː]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [zav.nɑː]
  • (Tyari) IPA(key): [zaw.nɑː]

Noun

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  1. (uncountable) time (inevitable passing of events)
    ܙܲܒ݂ܢܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܥܵܒ݂ܹܪ ܩܲܠܘܼܠܵܐ ܟܲܕ݂ ܡܲܒܣܸܡ ܚܲܕ݇.zaḇnā kē ˁāḇēr qallūlā kaḏ mabsim ḥa.Time passes fast when you have fun.
  2. (countable) a time (duration of time)
    ܡܛܹܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂ ܒܙܲܒ݂ܢܵܐ ܚܸܪܒܵܐ، ܒܠܝܼܓܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ.mṭē lūḵ b-zaḇnā ḥirbā, blīgā ìwen.You arrived at a bad time, I'm busy.
    ܩܲܝܛܵܐ ܙܲܒ݂ܢܵܐ ܝܲܐܝܼܒ݂ܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܠܹܐ݇ܙܵܠܵܐ ܒܣܘܼܦܩܵܢܵܐ.qayṭā zaḇnā yaˀīḇā ìlēh lēzālā b-sūpqānā.Summer is an excellent time to go on a vacation.
  3. (by extension) a time (measurement of a quantity of time)
    ܪܲܚܵܛܵܐ ܥܒ݂ܝܼܕ݂ ܠܹܗ ܙܲܒ݂ܢܵܐ ܝܲܐܝܼܒ݂ܵܐ.raḥḥāṭā ˁḇīḏ lēh zaḇnā yaˀīḇā.The runner set an excellent time.
  4. (grammar) a tense (verb form distinguishing time)
    ’ܟܬ݂ܝܼܒ ܠܝܼ‘ ܝܠܹܗ ܡܸܠܬ݂ܵܐ ܒܙܲܒ݂ܢܵܐ ܕܲܥܒ݂ܲܪ.‘kṯīb lī’ ìlēh milṯā b-zaḇnā daˁḇar.ܟܬ݂ܝܼܒ݂ ܠܝܼ (kṯīḇ lī, I wrote)’ is a verb in the past tense.
  5. epoch, era, age
  6. season
Inflection
Synonyms
Hyponyms
  • ܙܲܒ݂ܢܵܐ ܕܩܵܐܹܡ (zaḇnā dqāˀēm, present tense)
  • ܙܲܒ݂ܢܵܐ ܕܲܥܒ݂ܲܪ (zaḇnā daˁḇar, past tense)
  • ܙܲܒ݂ܢܵܐ ܕܲܥܬܝܼܕ݂ (zaḇnā daˁtīḏ, future tense)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Root
ܙ ܒ ܢ (z b n)
3 terms

From ܙܵܒ݂ܹܢ (zāḇēn, to buy, purchase)

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [zɪw.nɑː]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [zɪv.nɑː]

Noun

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  1. purchase
Inflection
See also

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Old Persian *jamānā, from Proto-Iranian *ǰámaHnaH.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [zavnɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [zavne] (plural)

Noun

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  1. time
  2. temporality, ephemerality
  3. caducity, fragility
  4. epoch, era, age
  5. occasion, moment, instance
  6. season
  7. (grammar) tense
Usage notes

Usually, the sense of "moment" or "instance" is feminine while all other senses are masculine.

Inflection
See also
  • ܙܒܢܬܐ

Etymology 2

From the root ܙ-ܒ-ܢ (z-b-n) related to purchasing.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [z(ə)vɑnɑ], [zɛvnɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [z(ə)vɑne], [zɛvne] (plural)

Noun

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  1. purchasing, purchase
  2. merchandise
Inflection
See also

References

  • zbn2”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • zbn”, 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 83b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 109b–110a
  • 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, page 363a–b
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