ܙܝܘܓܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Hg | |
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Etymology
Semi-learned borrowing from Classical Syriac ܙܝܘܓ (zīwaḡ), from Aramaic [Term?], from a hypothetical Middle Persian [script needed] (*zywk' /zīwag/, “mercury”), whence also Arabic زِئْبَق (ziʔbaq) and Persian ژیوه (žive), ultimately from Middle Persian [script needed] (zy(w)ndk' /zīndag, zīwandāg, zībandāg/, “living”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [zjoːɣɑː]
- (Urmia) IPA(key): [ziːwɑː]
- Homophone: ܙܝܼܘܵܐ (zīwā, “glow, aura, splendid appearance”)
Noun
ܙܝܘܿܓ݂ܵܐ • (zyōḡā) m
- quicksilver, mercury (a silvery-colored, toxic, metallic chemical element, liquid at room temperature, with atomic number 80 and symbol Hg)
Inflection
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܙܝܼܘܲܓ݂ (zīwaḡ) | 1st person | ܙܝܘܿܓ݂ܝܼ (zyōḡī) | ܙܝܘܿܓ݂ܲܢ (zyōḡan) | |||
| construct | ܙܝܼܘܲܓ݂ (zīwaḡ) | 2nd person | ܙܝܘܿܓ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (zyōḡōḵ) | ܙܝܘܿܓ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (zyōḡāḵ) | ܙܝܘܿܓ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (zyōḡawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܙܝܘܿܓ݂ܵܐ (zyōḡā) | 3rd person | ܙܝܘܿܓ݂ܹܗ (zyōḡēh) | ܙܝܘܿܓ݂ܵܗ̇ (zyōḡāh) | ܙܝܘܿܓ݂ܗܘܿܢ (zyōḡhōn) | |||