ܙܕܝܩܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܙ ܕ ܩ (z d q)
3 terms

Etymology

From Aramaic זַדִּיקָא (zaddīqā); cognate to Arabic صِدِّيق (ṣiddīq) and Hebrew צַדִּיק (tsadík).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [zaddiːqɑː]

Adjective

ܙܲܕܝܼܩܵܐ • (zadīqā) (feminine ܙܲܕܝܼܩܬܵܐ (zadīqtā), plural ܙܲܕܝܼܩܹ̈ܐ (zadīqē))

  1. righteous
  2. just, moral
    Synonym: ܟܹܐܢܵܐ (kēnā)

Derived terms

Noun

ܙܲܕܝܼܩܵܐ • (zadīqām sg (plural ܙܲܕܝܼܩܹ̈ܐ (zadīqē), feminine ܙܲܕܝܼܩܬܵܐ (zadīqtā))

  1. a righteous man