ܙܘܙܐ

Inherited from Aramaic זוּזָא (zūzā, “coin, money; drachma”), from Akkadian 𒍪𒊻 (/⁠zūzu⁠/, “half, half measure; half shekel”); compare Hebrew זוּז (zuz, “one quarter of a shekel”).

• IPA^(key): (Standard) [zuːzaː] (singular)

  IPA^(key): [zuːzeː] (plural)

ܙܘܼܙܵܐ • (zūzā) m (plural ܙ̈ܘܼܙܹܐ (zūzē))

1. zuz (ancient Mesopotamian coin, equal to one half of a shekel)
2. (in the plural) coins, money
   • c. 2014, ܕܝܬܩܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܒܠܫܢܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ, Aramaic Bible Translation, Inc., Luke 15:8:

     ܝܲܢ ܐܲܝܕܵܐ ܒܲܟ݂ܬܵܐ ܕܗܵܘܝܼ ܠܵܗ̇ ܥܸܣܪܵܐ ܙ̈ܘܼܙܹܐ ܘܡܛܲܠܩܵܐ ܚܲܕ݇ ܡܸܢܗܘܿܢ، ܠܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܡܲܠܗܒ݂ܵܐ ܫܪܵܓ݂ܵܐ ܘܟܵܢܫܵܐ ܒܲܝܬܵܐ ܘܡܛܲܥܝܵܐ ܒܵܬ݂ܪܹܗ ܒܚܦܝܼܛܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܗܲܠ ܕܡܲܫ݇ܟ̰ܚܵܐ ܠܹܗ؟

     yan aydā baḵtā d-hāwī lāh ˁisrā zūzē w-mṭalqā ḥa minhōn, lā kē malhḇā šrāḡā w-kānšā baytā w-mṭaˁyā bāṯrēh bḥpīṭūṯā hal d-mačḥā lēh?

     Either what woman having ten silver coins, if she loses one, does not light a lamp, sweep the house, and search carefully until she finds it?

   • c. 2014, ܕܝܬܩܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܒܠܫܢܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ, Aramaic Bible Translation, Inc., 1 Timothy 6:10:

     ܡܸܛܠ ܚܘܼܒܵܐ ܕܙ̈ܘܼܙܹܐ ܥܸܩܪܵܐ ܕܟܠܗܹܝܢ ܒܝܼ̈ܫܵܬ݂ܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ، ܗ̇ܘ ܕܚܲܕ݇ܟܡܵܐ ܕܡܫܘܼܗܘܸܬ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܐܸܠܘܼܗܝ ܛܥܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܡܸܢ ܗܲܝܡܵܢܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܘܡܘܼܥܒܪܵܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܢܲܦ̮ܫܗܘܿܢ ܒܓ̰ܘܼܢܓ̰ܵܪܹ̈ܐ ܣܲܓܝܼ̈ܐܹܐ.

     miṭṭul ḥūbā d-zūzē ˁiqrā d-klhēn bīšāṯā ìlēh, awa d-ḥakmā d-mšūhwit lhōn ilūh ṭˁē lhōn min haymānūṯā w-muˁbrā lhōn nafšhōn b-jūnjārē sagīˀē.

     For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, for which some have strayed from the faith in their greediness, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

3. dram (weight)
4. dipper, ladle

• (coin): ܛܲܒ݂ܥܵܐ (ṭaḇˁā)
• (money): ܟܸܣܦܵܐ (kispā)

• ܡܵܪ ܙ̈ܘܼܙܹܐ (mār zūzē)
• ܡܵܚܹܐ ܙ̈ܘܼܙܹܐ (māḥē zūzē)

• ܦܘܼܠܣܵܐ (pulsā)

• IPA^(key): [zuzɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [zuze] (plural)

From Aramaic זוּזָא (/⁠zūzā⁠/), from Akkadian 𒍪𒊻 (/⁠zūzu⁠/, “half, half measure; half shekel”). Compare Hebrew זוּז (zûz).

ܙܘܙܐ • (zūzā) m (plural ܙܘܙܐ (zūzē))

1. coin
2. (in the plural) money
3. (numismatics) zuz, drachma, dirhem
4. dram (weight)
5. dipper, ladle

ܙܘܙܐ • (zūzā) m (plural ܙܘܙܐ (zūzē))

1. kind of onion

• “zwz”, 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 86a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 112b
• 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, page 371a