ܙܒܢܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology 1
From a variant of Aramaic זִמְנָא (zimnā), itself either from Old Persian *jamānā or Akkadian 𒋛𒈠𒉡 (si-ma-nu /simānu/) with the meaning of time as an abstract concept 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]
- (Urmia) IPA(key): [zav.nɑː]
- (Tyari) IPA(key): [zaw.nɑː]
Noun
ܙܲܒ݂ܢܵܐ • (zaḇnā) m sg (plural ܙܲܒ݂ܢܹ̈ܐ (zaḇnē))
- (uncountable) time (inevitable passing of events)
- ܙܲܒ݂ܢܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܥܵܒ݂ܹܪ ܩܲܠܘܼܠܵܐ ܟܲܕ݂ ܡܲܒܣܸܡ ܚܲܕ݇.
- zaḇnā kē ˁāḇēr qalūlā kaḏ mabsim ḥa.
- Time passes fast when you have fun.
- (countable) a time, epoch, era, age, season
- ܦܝܼܫ ܠܹܗ ܦܩܝܼܥܵܐ ܒܙܲܒ݂ܢܵܐ ܕܟܒ݂ܘܼܫܝܵܐ.
- pīš lēh pqīˁā b-zaḇnā dkḇušyā.
- It was bombed during the time of the occupation.
- ܗܵܕ݂ܹܐ ܟܹܐ ܕܵܥܪܵܐ ܠܙܲܒ݂ܢܵܐ ܕܐܸܡܦܪܵܛܘܿܪܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ
- hāḏē kē dāˁrā l-zaḇnā d-imprāṭōrūṯā
- This dates back to the time of the empire.
- (grammar) a tense (verb form distinguishing time)
- ’ܟܬ݂ܝܼܒ ܠܝܼ‘ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܡܸܠܬ݂ܵܐ ܒܙܲܒ݂ܢܵܐ ܕܲܥܒ݂ܲܪ.
- ‘kṯīb lī’ ìlāh milṯā b-zaḇnā daˁḇar.
- ‘ܟܬ݂ܝܼܒ݂ ܠܝܼ (kṯīḇ lī, “I wrote”)’ is a verb in the past tense.
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܙܒ݂ܲܢ (zḇan) | 1st person | ܙܲܒ݂ܢܝܼ (zaḇnī) | ܙܲܒ݂ܢܲܢ (zaḇnan) | |||
| construct | ܙܒ݂ܲܢ (zḇan) | 2nd person | ܙܲܒ݂ܢܘܼܟ݂ (zaḇnōḵ) | ܙܲܒ݂ܢܵܟ݂ܝ (zaḇnāḵ) | ܙܲܒ݂ܢܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (zaḇnawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܙܲܒ݂ܢܵܐ (zaḇnā) | 3rd person | ܙܲܒ݂ܢܹܗ (zaḇnēh) | ܙܲܒ݂ܢܵܗ̇ (zaḇnāh) | ܙܲܒ݂ܢܗܘܿܢ (zaḇnhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܙܲܒ݂ܢܝܼ̈ܢ (zaḇnīn) | 1st person | ܙܲܒ݂ܢܝܼ̈ (zaḇnī) | ܙܲܒ݂ܢܲܢ̈ (zaḇnan) | |||
| construct | ܙܲܒ݂ܢܲܝ̈ (zaḇnay) | 2nd person | ܙܲܒ݂ܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (zaḇnōḵ) | ܙܲܒ݂ܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (zaḇnāḵ) | ܙܲܒ݂ܢܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (zaḇnawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܙܲܒ݂ܢܹ̈ܐ (zaḇnē) | 3rd person | ܙܲܒ݂ܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (zaḇnūh) | ܙܲܒ݂ܢܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (zaḇnōh) | ܙܲܒ݂ܢܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (zaḇnayhōn) | |||
Synonyms
Hyponyms
- ܙܲܒ݂ܢܵܐ ܕܩܵܐܹܡ (zaḇnā dqāˀēm, “present tense”)
- ܙܲܒ݂ܢܵܐ ܕܲܥܒ݂ܲܪ (zaḇnā daˁḇar, “past tense”)
- ܙܲܒ݂ܢܵܐ ܕܲܥܬܝܼܕ݂ (zaḇnā daˁtīḏ, “future tense”)
Derived terms
- ܒܟܠ ܙܲܒ݂ܢܵܐ (b-kul zaḇnā, “always, at all times”)
- ܒܲܪ ܙܲܒ݂ܢܵܐ (bar zaḇnā, “contemporary”)
- ܙܒ݂ܲܢ݇ܬܵܐ (zḇattā, “time, occurrence”)
- ܙܲܒ݂ܢܵܝܵܐ (zaḇnāyā, “ancient”)
- ܙܲܒ݂ܢܵܢܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (zaḇnānāˀīṯ, “temporarily”)
- ܙܲܒ݂ܢܵܢܵܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (zaḇnānāyūṯā, “temporality”)
- ܙܲܒ݂ܢܵܢܵܝܵܐ (zaḇnānāyā, “temporary”)
- ܟܵܐܹܠ ܙܲܒ݂ܢܵܐ (kāˀēl zaḇnā, “to time”)
- ܡ̣ܢ ܙܲܒ݂ܢܵܐ (min zaḇnā, “long ago”)
- ܡܲܫܘܹܐ ܙܲܒ݂ܢܵܐ (mašwē zaḇnā, “to synchronize”)
Etymology 2
| Root |
|---|
| ܙ ܒ ܢ (z b n) |
| 7 terms |
From ܙܵܒ݂ܹܢ (zāḇēn, “to buy, purchase”)
Pronunciation
Noun
ܙܸܒ݂ܢܵܐ • (ziḇnā) m sg (plural ܙܸܒ݂ܢܹ̈ܐ (ziḇnē))
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܙܒ݂ܸܢ (zḇin) | 1st person | ܙܸܒ݂ܢܝܼ (ziḇnī) | ܙܸܒ݂ܢܲܢ (ziḇnan) | |||
| construct | ܙܒ݂ܸܢ (zḇin) | 2nd person | ܙܸܒ݂ܢܘܼܟ݂ (ziḇnōḵ) | ܙܸܒ݂ܢܵܟ݂ܝ (ziḇnāḵ) | ܙܸܒ݂ܢܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ziḇnawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܙܸܒ݂ܢܵܐ (ziḇnā) | 3rd person | ܙܸܒ݂ܢܹܗ (ziḇnēh) | ܙܸܒ݂ܢܵܗ̇ (ziḇnāh) | ܙܸܒ݂ܢܗܘܿܢ (ziḇnhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܙܸܒ݂ܢܝܼ̈ܢ (ziḇnīn) | 1st person | ܙܸܒ݂ܢܝܼ̈ (ziḇnī) | ܙܸܒ݂ܢܲܢ̈ (ziḇnan) | |||
| construct | ܙܸܒ݂ܢܲܝ̈ (ziḇnay) | 2nd person | ܙܸܒ݂ܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ziḇnōḵ) | ܙܸܒ݂ܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ziḇnāḵ) | ܙܸܒ݂ܢܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ziḇnawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܙܸܒ݂ܢܹ̈ܐ (ziḇnē) | 3rd person | ܙܸܒ݂ܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ziḇnūh) | ܙܸܒ݂ܢܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (ziḇnōh) | ܙܸܒ݂ܢܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (ziḇnayhōn) | |||
See also
- ܙܘܼܒܵܢܵܐ (zubbānā, “sale”)
Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
From Old Persian *jamānā, from Proto-Iranian *ǰámaHnaH.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [zavnɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [zavne] (plural)
Noun
ܙܒܢܐ • (zaḇnā) c (plural ܙܒܢܐ (zaḇnē))
- time
- temporality, ephemerality
- caducity, fragility
- epoch, era, age
- occasion, moment, instance
- season
- (grammar) tense
Usage notes
Usually, the sense of "moment" or "instance" is feminine while all other senses are masculine.
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܙܒܢ | 1st person | ܙܒܢܝ | ܙܒܢܢ | |||
| construct | ܙܒܢ | 2nd person | ܙܒܢܟ | ܙܒܢܟܝ | ܙܒܢܟܘܢ | ܙܒܢܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܙܒܢܐ | 3rd person | ܙܒܢܗ | ܙܒܢܗ | ܙܒܢܗܘܢ | ܙܒܢܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܙܒܢܝܢ | 1st person | ܙܒܢܝ | ܙܒܢܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܙܒܢܝ | 2nd person | ܙܒܢܝܟ | ܙܒܢܝܟܝ | ܙܒܢܝܟܘܢ | ܙܒܢܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܙܒܢܐ | 3rd person | ܙܒܢܘܗܝ | ܙܒܢܝܗ | ܙܒܢܝܗܘܢ | ܙܒܢܝܗܝܢ | ||
See also
Etymology 2
From the root ܙ ܒ ܢ related to purchasing.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [z(ə)vɑnɑ], [zɛvnɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [z(ə)vɑne], [zɛvne] (plural)
Noun
ܙܒܢܐ • (zəḇānā, zeḇnā) m (plural ܙܒܢܐ (zəḇānē, zeḇnē))
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܙܒܢ | 1st person | ܙܒܢܝ | ܙܒܢܢ | |||
| construct | ܙܒܢ | 2nd person | ܙܒܢܟ | ܙܒܢܟܝ | ܙܒܢܟܘܢ | ܙܒܢܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܙܒܢܐ | 3rd person | ܙܒܢܗ | ܙܒܢܗ | ܙܒܢܗܘܢ | ܙܒܢܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܙܒܢܝܢ | 1st person | ܙܒܢܝ | ܙܒܢܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܙܒܢܝ | 2nd person | ܙܒܢܝܟ | ܙܒܢܝܟܝ | ܙܒܢܝܟܘܢ | ܙܒܢܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܙܒܢܐ | 3rd person | ܙܒܢܘܗܝ | ܙܒܢܝܗ | ܙܒܢܝܗܘܢ | ܙܒܢܝܗܝܢ | ||
See also
- ܙܘܒܢܐ (zubbānā)
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, pages 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, →ISBN, pages 363a–b