ܙܘܝܬܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
| Root |
|---|
| ܙ ܘ ܐ (z w ˀ) |
| 3 terms |
Compare Arabic زَاوِيَة (zāwiya) and Hebrew זָוִית (zavít).
Pronunciation
Noun
ܙܵܘܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ • (zāwīṯā) f sg (plural ܙܵܘܝܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (zāwyāṯē))
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܙܵܘܝܼ (zāwī) | 1st person | ܙܵܘܝܼܬ݂ܝܼ (zāwīṯī) | ܙܵܘܝܼܬ݂ܲܢ (zāwīṯan) | |||
| construct | ܙܵܘܝܼܬ݂ (zāwīṯ) | 2nd person | ܙܵܘܝܼܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (zāwīṯōḵ) | ܙܵܘܝܼܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (zāwīṯāḵ) | ܙܵܘܝܼܬ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (zāwīṯawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܙܵܘܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (zāwīṯā) | 3rd person | ܙܵܘܝܼܬ݂ܹܗ (zāwīṯēh) | ܙܵܘܝܼܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (zāwīṯāh) | ܙܵܘܝܼܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (zāwīṯhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܙܵܘܝܵܢ̈ (zāwyān) | 1st person | ܙܵܘܝܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (zāwyāṯī) | ܙܵܘܝܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (zāwyāṯan) | |||
| construct | ܙܵܘܝܵܬ݂̈ (zāwyāṯ) | 2nd person | ܙܵܘܝܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (zāwyāṯōḵ) | ܙܵܘܝܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (zāwyāṯāḵ) | ܙܵܘܝܵܬ݂ܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (zāwyāṯawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܙܵܘܝ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (zāwyāṯā) | 3rd person | ܙܵܘܝ̈ܵܬ݂ܹܗ (zāwyāṯēh) | ܙܵܘܝ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (zāwyāṯāh) | ܙܵܘܝܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (zāwyāṯhōn) | |||
Derived terms
- ܙܵܘܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܐܵܠܨܵܝܬܵܐ (zāwīṯā ālṣāytā, “critical angle”)
- ܙܵܘܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܚܲܪܝܼܦܬܵܐ (zāwīṯā ḥarīptā, “acute angle”)
- ܙܵܘܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܫܛܝܼܚܬܵܐ (zāwīṯā šṭīḥtā, “straight angle”)
- ܙܵܘܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܫܵܗܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (zāwīṯā šāhīṯā, “obtuse angle”)
- ܙܵܘܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܬܪܝܼܨܵܐ (zāwīṯā trīṣā, “right angle”)
See also
- ܩܘܼܪܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (qurnīṯā, “inner corner of a building”)
Proper noun
ܙܵܘܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ • (zāwīṯā) f
Descendants
- → Arabic: زاوِيْتَة (zāwiyta)
Classical Syriac
FWOTD – 6 December 2017
Etymology
Compare Arabic زَاوِيَة (zāwiya) and Hebrew זָוִית (zāwîṯ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [zɑˈwi.θɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [zɑwˈjɑ.θɑ] (plural)
Noun
ܙܘܝܬܐ • (zāwīṯā) f (plural ܙܘܝܬܐ)
- corner
- Peshitta, 1 Peter 2, 6.
- ܐܡܝܪ ܗܘ ܓܝܪ ܒܟܬܒܐ ܕܗܐ ܣܐܡ ܐܢܐ ܒܨܗܝܘܢ ܟܐܦܐ ܒܚܝܪܬܐ ܘܝܩܝܪܬܐ ܒܪܝܫ ܙܘܝܬܐ
- ʾămīr [h]ū ḡêr ba-ḵəṯāḇā ḏə-hā sāʾem [ʾĕ]nā ḇə-ṣēhyōn kēp̄ā ḇəḥīrtā wə-yaqqīrtā ḇə-rêš zāwīṯā
- For it is said in the Scripture: "Behold, I place in Zion a stone, chosen and precious, at the head of the corner"
- Peshitta, 1 Peter 2, 6.
- (figuratively) corner or clime of earth; quarter of heaven
- (geometry) angle
- small temple, chapel
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܙܘܝ | 1st person | ܙܘܝܬܝ | ܙܘܝܬܢ | |||
| construct | ܙܘܝܬ | 2nd person | ܙܘܝܬܟ | ܙܘܝܬܟܝ | ܙܘܝܬܟܘܢ | ܙܘܝܬܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܙܘܝܬܐ | 3rd person | ܙܘܝܬܗ | ܙܘܝܬܗ | ܙܘܝܬܗܘܢ | ܙܘܝܬܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܙܘܝܢ | 1st person | ܙܘܝܬܝ | ܙܘܝܬܢ | |||
| construct | ܙܘܝܬ | 2nd person | ܙܘܝܬܟ | ܙܘܝܬܟܝ | ܙܘܝܬܟܘܢ | ܙܘܝܬܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܙܘܝܬܐ | 3rd person | ܙܘܝܬܗ | ܙܘܝܬܗ | ܙܘܝܬܗܘܢ | ܙܘܝܬܗܝܢ | ||
References
- “zwy”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 17 February 2012
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 85b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 113a
- 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 372b