ܙܝܢ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Ultimately derived from Phoenician 𐤆𐤉𐤍‎ (zyn, literally “sword”); compare Hebrew זַיִן‎ (záyin), Arabic زَاي‎ (zāy) and Ancient Greek ζῆτᾰ (zêta).

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [zenː]

Noun

ܙܹܝܢ • (zēn) f

  1. zayin (the seventh letter of the Assyrian alphabet and Syriac script)
Coordinate terms
  • (symbol) ܙ‎
  • (Assyrian letter names) ܐܵܠܲܦ‎ (ālap), ܒܹܝܬ݂‎ (bēṯ), ܓܵܡܲܠ‎ (gāmal), ܕܵܠܲܬ݂‎ (dālaṯ), ܗܹܐ‎ (hē), ܘܲܘ‎ (waw), Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), ܚܹܝܬ݂‎ (ḥēṯ), ܛܹܝܬ݂‎ (ṭēṯ), ܝܘܿܕ݂‎ (yōḏ), ܟܲܦ‎ (kap), ܠܵܡܲܕ݂‎ (lāmaḏ), ܡܝܼܡ‎ (mīm), ܢܘܼܢ‎ (nūn), ܣܸܡܟܲܬ݂‎ (simkaṯ), ܥܹܐ‎ (ˁē), ܦܹܐ‎ (pē), ܨܵܕ݂ܹܐ‎ (ṣāḏē), ܩܘܿܦ‎ (qōp), ܪܹܝܫ‎ (rēš), ܫܝܼܢ‎ (šīn), ܬܲܘ‎ (taw), (Category: aii:Assyrian letter names)

Etymology 2
Root
ܙ ܝ ܢ‎ (z y n)
1 term

Denominal verb derived from ܙܲܝܢܵܐ‎ (zaynā, “weapon”); cognate to Hebrew זִיֵּן‎ (ziyén).

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [zaj.jɪn.]

Verb

ܙܲܝܸܢ • (zayyin) (present participle ܙܲܝܘܼܢܹܐ‎ (zayyūnē), past participle ܙܘܼܝܸܢܵܐ‎ (zūyinnā))

  1. to arm with weapons
    ‏ܡܲܠܟܵܐ ܙܘܼܝܸܢ ܠܹܗ ܕܲܚܫܘܼ̈ܗܝ ܒܣܲܝܦܹ̈ܐ ܘܡܵܛܵܠܹ̈ܐ.‎‎
    malkā zūyin lēh daḥšūh b-saypē w-māṭālē.
    The king armed his knights with swords and shields.
Conjugation
Conjugation of ܙܲܝܸܢ (zayyin)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m ܙܘܼܝܸܢ ܠܝܼ‎
(zūyin lī)		 ܙܘܼܝܸܢ ܠܘܼܟ݂‎
(zūyin lūḵ)		 ܙܘܼܝܸܢ ܠܹܗ‎
(zūyin lēh)		 ܙܘܼܝܸܢ ܠܲܢ‎
(zūyin lan)		 ܙܘܼܝܸܢ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ‎
(zūyin lāwḵōn)		 ܙܘܼܝܸܢ ܠܗܘܿܢ‎
(zūyin lhōn)
f ܙܘܼܝܸܢ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ‎
(zūyin lāḵ)		 ܙܘܼܝܸܢ ܠܵܗ̇‎
(zūyin lāh)
non-past m ܙܲܝܢܸܢ‎
(zaynin)		 ܙܲܝܢܸܬ‎
(zaynit)		 Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
(zayyin)		 ܙܲܝܢܲܚ‎
(zaynaḥ)		 ܙܲܝܢܝܼܬܘܿܢ‎
(zaynītōn)		 ܙܲܝܢܝܼ‎
(zaynī)
f ܙܲܝܢܵܢ‎
(zaynān)		 ܙܲܝܢܵܬܝ‎
(zaynāt)		 ܙܲܝܢܵܐ‎
(zaynā)
imperative m Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
(zayyin)		 ܙܲܝܢܘܼܢ‎
(zaynūn)
f ܙܲܝܸܢܝ‎
(zayyin)

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [zenː]

Noun

ܙܹܝܢ • (zēn) m (plural ܙܲܝܢܲܝ̈‎ (zaynay))

  1. singular construct state of ܙܲܝܢܵܐ‎ (zaynā, “weapon”)
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